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 …

This report provides new empirical insights into skill levels in Kosovo, based on two recent surveys. The Skills … Towards Employment and Productivity (STEP) initiative of the World Bank has developed household-level and firm-based surveys … to provide policy-relevant information on skills from both the supply and demand side. Household-level surveys measure …

The Philippines increasingly emphasizes lifelong learning and skills mobility for labor productivity as an integral … labor productivity through human capital investment. Investment in this area is critical given that the country's growth has … benefited from a steady structural transformation shifting resources from low- to high-productivity of remittances from Overseas …