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Ghana - Job Creation and Skills Development : Background Papers

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:23:51Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:23:51Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-29
dc.description.abstractAccording to Government, Ghana is facing many challenges in the area of skill development and job creation. The Government is particularly concerned with: (i) unemployment among the youth (6.1 percent in 2005 for 15-24 years old), which has been attributable to the rapid population growth rate of the youth, the rapid urbanization rate, the quality of labor supply, and low labor absorption rate of the economy; and (ii) the external efficiency of the education training system and its ability to supply the skills demanded by a diversified and competitive economy. Moreover, other related concerns include: channeling economic growth toward creating jobs, including 'good jobs'; better understanding the functioning of the informal sector; explaining the mismatch between skills development and jobs; improving labor market indicators; monitoring and evaluating employment programs' outcomes; reviewing the role of labor market regulations in job creation; and reforming technical vocational education and training (TVET) systems. The key objective of Ghana's development policy is to accelerate economic growth and put the creation of new and better jobs at the center of the Government agenda. In this context, and complementing the recent Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and earlier Bank's work on youth employment, this report addresses labor market challenges that Ghana is facing, particularly as it strives for middle income status by 2015. This report: (a) briefly reviews the determinants of labor demand; (b) analyzes labor market outcomes based on recent survey data; (c) reviews the role of labor policies, institutions and programs; and (d) examines education and skills development policies and their links to labor market outcomes.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090713005516
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/3073
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3073
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE EDUCATION
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectEDUCATED PARENTS
dc.subjectEDUCATION ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEDUCATION INVESTMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION REFORM
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PLANNING
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectENROLMENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFORMS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGOALS FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLMENT
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLMENT RATES
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectHIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectJUNIOR SECONDARY
dc.subjectJUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectJUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL
dc.subjectJUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectKIDS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLARGE FIRM
dc.subjectLARGE FIRMS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAM
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectMIDDLE SCHOOL
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNET ENROLMENT
dc.subjectNET ENROLMENT RATE
dc.subjectNET ENROLMENT RATES
dc.subjectNON-FORMAL TRAINING
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectREADERS
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSENIOR
dc.subjectSENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL
dc.subjectSENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE TRAINING
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSHORT-TERM TRAINING
dc.subjectSKILL ACQUISITION
dc.subjectSKILLS ACQUISITION
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRADE UNION
dc.subjectTRAINING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTERS
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTRE
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTES
dc.subjectTYPES OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectVALUABLE
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.titleGhana - Job Creation and Skills Development : Background Papersen
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okr.date.disclosure2009-07-10
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:53:42.206421Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Education Study
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.report40328
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.sectorVocational training
okr.sectorOther social services
okr.sectorGeneral public administration sector
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorHealth and other social services
okr.sectorPublic Administration
okr.sectorLaw
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.themeSmall and medium enterprise support
okr.themeRural non-farm income generation
okr.themeMacroeconomic management
okr.themeImproving labor markets
okr.themeEducation for the knowledge economy
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development
okr.themeRural development
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management
okr.themeHuman development
okr.themeEconomic management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitSocial Protection (AFTSP)
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