Peeters, PiaCunningham, WendyAcharya, GayatriVan Adams, Arvil2012-03-192012-03-192009978-0-8213-7822-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2599This study focuses on short- and medium-term solutions. It informs the government about the type of programs and policies that could improve the employability of young people, paying special attention to areas in which productivity can be rapidly improved. The report consists of six chapters. Chapter two profiles young people in Sierra Leone. Chapter three examines young people in the labor market, with a focus on the labor supply side of the equation (that is, the skills young people bring to the labor market). Chapter four turns to employers (the demand side of the labor market) to better understand why they do or do not employ young people. Chapter five reviews skill development programs to enhance employability of young people in Sierra Leone and other countries and presents policy options for improving worker skills (supply side) and employer interest (demand side). Chapter six summarizes the lessons from the analysis and concludes with policy and program recommendations.CC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO INFORMATIONADDITIONAL INCOMEADOLESCENTSADULT MENADULTHOODANNUAL WAGESAPPRENTICESHIPBASIC EDUCATIONBEHAVIOR CHANGEBIRTHSBUSINESS OPERATIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOODCHRONIC POVERTYCITIZENCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCIVIL CONFLICTCIVIL WARCOMMERCIAL SEXCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKERSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY EDUCATIONCULTURAL PRACTICESDEMOCRACYDEMOGRAPHIC GROUPDEMOGRAPHIC GROUPSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONSDISABILITYDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISARMAMENTDISCRIMINATIONDISEASESDISSEMINATIONDROPOUTDROPOUTSEARLY MARRIAGEEARNINGSECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATION SYSTEMSEFFICIENT INVESTMENTEMPLOYMENT AGENCYEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEPIDEMICETHNIC CLEANSINGETHNIC GROUPSFAMILIESFAMILY FORMATIONFAMILY MEMBERSFEMALE MORTALITYFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFIRST SEXFIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCEFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD SECURITYGENOCIDEGIRLSGOOD GOVERNANCEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHIGH-RISKHIVHOUSEHOLD DUTIESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLNESSINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFECTION RATESINFECTIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINVESTMENT STRATEGYJOB CREATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOB TRAININGLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR SHORTAGESLABOR SUPPLYLARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLELEGAL STATUSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIESLIMITED RESOURCESLITERACYLITERACY RATESLIVE BIRTHSLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESMALE YOUTHMARKET DEMANDMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMEDICAL CAREMIGRANTMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMORTALITY RATENATIONAL ACTIONNATIONAL ACTION PLANNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL YOUTH POLICYOLD AGEOLD SYSTEMOLDER ADULTSOLDER PEOPLEOLDER WORKERSPEACEPEACEKEEPINGPERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCEPOLICY MAKERSPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION CENSUSPOPULATION MOVEMENTPOST-CONFLICT SETTINGPOSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTIONPOSTCONFLICT SETTINGSPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPROBABILITYPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY OF EDUCATIONRAPEREFUGEEREFUGEE CAMPSREFUGEE POPULATIONSREFUGEESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRULE OF LAWRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL POPULATIONRURAL RESIDENCERURAL RESIDENTSRURAL YOUTHSANITATIONSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL LEVELSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLSSENIORSEXUAL VIOLENCESKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILL LEVELSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL CONTROLSOCIAL CONTROLSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXPECTATIONSSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSUBSISTENCE FARMINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTHTEENAGE PREGNANCYTRADITIONAL SOCIAL SUPPORTTYPE OF WORKUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMENUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDUNSKILLED WORKERSURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONURBAN YOUTHVALUABLEVICTIMSVIOLENCEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGEWAGESWATER SUPPLIESWORK EXPERIENCEWORK FORCEWORKING LIFEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG ADULTYOUNG ADULT WOMENYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG AGEYOUNG MENYOUNG MOTHERSYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PERSONYOUNG WOMENYOUNG WORKERSYOUNGER PEOPLEYOUTHYOUTH CLUBSYOUTH EMPLOYMENTYOUTH MOVEMENTSYOUTH ORGANIZATIONSYOUTH POLICYWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7822-9