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disconnected from formal skills development systems; (ii) actual skills, rather than education levels, diplomas, or years of … schooling as proxies for skills; and (iii) the broader set of skills, not just job-technical skills associated with one … occupation or another. The findings of the report are expected to be relevant to inform public policies looking to narrow skills …
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This book explores the premise that coding is an essential 21st century skill required for all. Learning of coding does not merely mean learn the syntax, grammar and usage of a specific computer language like Python or Ruby, but the deeper concept of computational thinking. It is possible to...
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In an era of globalization and rapidly changing technology, the nature of work and skills required is also rapidly … changing, and it calls for an urgent need to redefine the types of skills considered in public policy. Technology is reshaping … the demand for skills by reducing the value of skills that can be substituted by technologies. Technology is affecting the …
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Countries the world over have launched ambitious privatization programs to improve the efficiency of state enterprises, free up resources for social services, and mobilize capital for expansion and modernization. A universal concern in this process is the effect privatization has on labor. Many...
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The Philippines increasingly emphasizes lifelong learning and skills mobility for labor productivity as an integral …'s skills development came with the introduction of the national qualifications system known as the Philippine Qualifications … Framework (PQF). To ensure that the PQF remains responsive to the skills demand and needs of the international and domestic …
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This report presents a comprehensive diagnostic of the Palestinian Territories' workforce development (WfD) policies and institutions. The analysis is based on a World Bank research tool created under the Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) initiative and purposefully designed...
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