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The Private Sector and Youth Skills and Employment Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countries

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dc.contributor.authorGlick, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Crystal
dc.contributor.authorMejia, Nelly
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-09T20:03:58Z
dc.date.available2015-12-09T20:03:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractGetting youth into productive employment is an urgent policy issue for countries around the world. Many governments in low and middle-income countries are actively engaged in policies to help youth attain the skills they need to do well in work and in life, as well as to find suitable employment. The involvement of the private sector in youth skills development and employment is a complex issue because the nature of the firms and their motivations vary significantly. Multinational corporations operating in low and middle-income countries may be motivated by direct productivity or profit objectives - to secure a skilled workforce, or reliable suppliers - but also, or even primarily, by corporate social responsibility (CSR) factors. Firms that supply training or employment services will be driven by profit considerations when entering these markets and deciding what services to offer and to whom. The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to provide a comprehensive look at the way the private sector is involved in youth skills and employment in low- and middle-income countries, considering the broad range of program types and firm types; (2) to present and interpret the available evidence of the effectiveness of this involvement; and (3) to understand where the private sector has been most effective at promoting young people’s labor market success, and what can be done to enhance the role of the private sector to achieve this objective. The report is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two provides background to the analysis of the private sector role in youth employment in low- and middle-income countries. In chapter three the authors characterize the private sector’s role more systematically using the youth employment inventory, a global database of interventions that are designed to integrate young people into the labor market. Chapter four reviews the evidence of effectiveness of youth interventions involving the private sector. Chapter five briefly draws together strands from the previous review, as well as from the broader literature, to gain an understanding of the institutional and other factors leading to (and in other cases preventing) successful public-private partnerships for youth employment. Chapter six summarizes the main findings of this review, and is followed by a discussion of key gaps in knowledge on the role of the private sector in different types of youth employment intervention that future research should attempt to address, and a review of the main lessons for policy and programming emerging from the study.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25522921/private-sector-youth-skills-employment-programs-low-middle-income-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/23260
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23260
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectSCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDEADWEIGHT LOSS
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectTRAINING PROVIDERS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET NEEDS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectJOB SEARCHES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAM DESIGN
dc.subjectGROUPS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectGENERAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subjectINFORMAL TRAINING
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SUCCESS
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRAINING
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTERS
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectJOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRM
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectDESIGNING CURRICULA
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectJOB EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectFORMAL TRAINING
dc.subjectDEADWEIGHT
dc.subjectLOCAL FIRMS
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectRETENTION RATES
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH LABOR
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTRAINING COSTS
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SERVICE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTES
dc.subjectCURRICULUM DESIGN
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECTS
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKFORCE
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED YOUTH
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVISION
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectYOUTHEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectSUITABLE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectQUALIFIED TEACHERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAXES
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLING ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCAREER COUNSELING
dc.subjectPRIVATE COST
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB PLACEMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUTH TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPROCESS EVALUATION
dc.subjectCLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB SKILLS
dc.subjectFEES
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectTRAINING SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleThe Private Sector and Youth Skills and Employment Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countriesen
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okr.date.disclosure2015-12-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:29:58.910227Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25522921/private-sector-youth-skills-employment-programs-low-middle-income-countries
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okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Market
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Financial Literacy
okr.unitSocial Protection Labor Global (GSPGL)
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