Blom, AndreasHobbs, Cynthia2012-05-242012-05-242008978-0-8213-7458-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6375This report comprises the first phase of analytical activities and focuses on the relevance of the education and training systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Its findings confirm the importance of strengthening the link between OECS education and training systems and employers' needs. Analytical findings have also informed the design of a project in St. Lucia to pilot a new market-driven training model requiring close partnership between the public and private sectors. The second phase has already been discussed with the OECS governments and is in the preparation stage. It will develop innovative approaches to expand, diversify and finance nurse training programs to efficiently reduce local shortages within the context of a growing global demand and migration of trained nurses from the Caribbean. The third phase is expected to investigate the factors contributing to learning outcomes, particularly at the primary and secondary levels. The study will inform policies and actions that could lead to improved education quality, which Caribbean stakeholders have identified as fundamental to ensuring a more competitive regional workforce in the longer run. This report's analyses and conclusions confirm many views expressed by government officials, educators, youth, students, teachers, labor union members, private sector representatives, and development partners who participated in two events: (i) the St. Lucia Industry Roundtable for Skills for the Tourism Industry, in November 2005, and (ii) the Caribbean Lifelong Learning Forum in May 2006.1 The report also was reviewed both internally at the World Bank by leading experts in education and training, and externally by OECS stakeholders, including government officials, the Caribbean Examinations Council(CXC), and University of the West Indies.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC SKILLSACADEMIC STANDARDSACCESS TO BOOKSACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATIONACCREDITATIONACCURATE INFORMATIONARITHMETICASSESSMENT TOOLSBASIC COMPETENCIESBASIC SKILLSBEST PRACTICEBUSINESS COMMUNITYCALLCLASSROOMCLASSROOM SPACECLASSROOMSCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOGNITIVE TASKSCOLLEGESCOMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONCOMMUNITY COLLEGECOMMUNITY COLLEGESCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMPUTER SKILLSCONTINUOUS LEARNINGCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONSCOUNSELORSCOUNTRY STUDIESCREATIVE THINKINGCRITICAL THINKINGCULTURAL DEVELOPMENTCURRENCYCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UNITCURRICULUM REFORMDECISION-MAKING SKILLSDEMAND FOR EDUCATIONDEVELOPMENT BANKDIRECT INVESTMENTDISTANCE EDUCATIONEARNINGSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSEDUCATED WORKERSEDUCATION COMMUNITYEDUCATION CURRICULUMEDUCATION DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION EXPANSIONEDUCATION INSTITUTIONSEDUCATION INVESTMENTEDUCATION OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION PROJECTSEDUCATION QUALITYEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCEEDUCATORSENROLLMENT RATEENTRANCE EXAMENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSESSENTIAL SKILLSETHICSEXAMSFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFIXED COSTSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMGLOBAL LEARNINGGROSS COMPLETION RATEGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATEHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSINCOMEINNOVATIVE APPROACHESINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTJOB CREATIONJOB TRAININGLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE SKILLSLIFELONG LEARNINGLITERACYLITERACY PROGRAMLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSMARKET DEMANDSMARKET ECONOMYMARKET TRENDSMARKETABLE SKILLSMATHMATHEMATICSMINISTRIES OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL LITERACYNEEDS ASSESSMENTNEW JOBSNUMBER OF PUPILSNUMBER OF STUDENTSNUMERACYOCCUPATIONSORAL COMMUNICATIONPAPERSPARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONSPASS RATEPEDAGOGYPRESENT VALUEPRIMARY DATAPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL LEVELPRINTINGPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPROBLEM SOLVINGPRODUCTIVITYPROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONPROFICIENCYPUBLIC EXPENDITUREQUALIFIED TEACHERSQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONRATE OF RETURNRATES OF RETURNREADINGREAL ESTATERENTSRETURNS TO EDUCATIONRURAL POPULATIONSALARIESSALARYSAVINGSSCHOOL ADMINISTRATORSSCHOOL BOARDSSCHOOL GRADUATESSCHOOL LEAVERSSCHOOL OFFICIALSSCHOOL SETTINGSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENCE STUDYSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSECONDARY STUDENTSSELF ESTEEMSENIORSERVICE TRAININGSKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILLED PROFESSIONALSSKILLED WORKERSKILLED WORKERSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSKILLS REQUIREMENTSSKILLS TRAININGSTAKEHOLDERSSTATE UNIVERSITYSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSSTUDENT FEESSYLLABITAX RATESTEACHERTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING METHODSTECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNICAL SKILLTECHNICAL SKILLSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTEXTBOOKTEXTBOOK RENTALTRADE UNIONSTRAINING ACTIVITIESTRAINING OF TEACHERSTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING TO TEACHERSTUITIONUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUNSKILLED WORKERSVALUABLEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONVOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSVOCATIONAL SKILLSWAGEWAGESWORK EXPERIENCEWORK FORCEWORKING LIFEYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7458-0