World Bank2017-08-162017-08-162010-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27892This report presents a framework - Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP), that provides a simple yet comprehensive way to look at skills development. It brings together research evidence and practical experience from a range of areas-from research on the determinants of early childhood development and learning outcomes, to policy experience with the reform of vocational and technical education systems and labor markets-and provides a set of powerful messages to policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. The report's emphasis on performance measurement and benchmarking, policy and program evaluation, and cross-sectoral approaches focusing on individuals throughout their lifecycle provides a solid platform for developing countries to start exploring reforms.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC EXCELLENCEACADEMIC SUBJECTSACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO SCHOOLSACCESS TO TRAININGACCREDITATIONACHIEVEMENT TESTSADULTSAGE GROUPSALCOHOL ABUSEAPPLIED SCIENCESAPPRENTICESHIP ARRANGEMENTSARITHMETICAVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTBASIC ARITHMETICBASIC COMPETENCIESBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC KNOWLEDGEBASIC LITERACYBASIC SKILLSBUSINESS STUDENTSCARE GIVERSCAREGIVERSCENTERS OF EXCELLENCECERTIFICATION SYSTEMCHILD EDUCATIONCHURCHESCLASSROOMCLASSROOMSCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONSCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOGNITIVE STIMULATIONCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNITY COLLEGESCOMPLETION RATESCULTURE OF INNOVATIONCURRICULACURRICULAR CHANGECURRICULAR REFORMCURRICULUMDEGREESDELIVERY MECHANISMDEMAND FOR EDUCATIONDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDROPOUT RATESEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONSEARLY GRADESEARLY LEARNINGEARLY STIMULATIONEDUCATION BUDGETEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION INSTITUTIONSEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMEDUCATORSELEMENTARY SCHOOLEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESENROLLMENT RATESENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRITENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGFORMAL LEARNINGFURTHER EDUCATIONGLOBAL EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMHIGHER ENROLLMENTHIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATIONHIGHER PRODUCTIVITYHIGHER REPETITIONHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINSTRUCTIONJOB TRAININGKNOWLEDGE BASELABOR FORCELABOR MARKETSLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFELONG LEARNINGMATHEMATICAL SKILLSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNET ENROLLMENTNUMBER OF STUDENTSNUMERACYNUTRITIONOCCUPATIONAL SKILLSOLDER CHILDRENPAYROLL LEVIESPEDAGOGICAL APPROACHESPEER-TO-PEER LEARNINGPOLYTECHNICSPOST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONSPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPROBLEM SOLVINGPROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLSPROFESSIONAL TRAININGPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY LEARNINGQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF TEACHINGQUALITY SCHOOLINGRADIOREADINGREMEDIAL EDUCATIONREPETITION RATESREPORT CARDSRESEARCH COOPERATIONRESEARCH GRANTSRESEARCH OUTPUTRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESEARCHERSSCHOLARSHIPSSCHOOL AGESCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL AUTONOMYSCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL COMPLETIONSCHOOL DROPOUTSSCHOOL ENTRYSCHOOL FEESSCHOOL HEALTHSCHOOL PROGRAMSSCHOOL READINESSSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOL YEARSSCHOOL-AGESCHOOL-AGE CHILDRENSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCESCIENTISTSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSERVICE TRAININGSKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILL LEVELSSKILLED INDIVIDUALSSKILLED WORKERSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SKILLSSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTEACHERTEACHER MORALETEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING FORCETEACHING METHODOLOGIESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNICAL TRAININGTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSTERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMSTERTIARY LEVELTRAINEESTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING INSTITUTIONSTRAINING OF TEACHERSTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING SERVICESTYPES OF EDUCATIONUNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY DEGREEUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY RESEARCHVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL SKILLSVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE GROUPSYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHReportWorld Bank10.1596/27892