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Federal Spending on Labor Market Programs in Brazil
World Bank Group - 2018
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Demand-Driven Skills Training and Results-Based Contracting : Lessons for Youth Employment Programs
World Bank Group - 2020
Demand-driven training (DDT) and results-based contracting (RBC) are two mechanisms used to enhance the effectiveness and impact of skill training programs. DDT links skills development explicitly with the job market, typically through employer engagement. Private sector employers define what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647025
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Closing the Gap between Workforce Development and Labor Markets : An Assessment of Indonesia's Workforce Development System Based on the SABER Tool
World Bank Group - 2021
Indonesia has been an independent nation for only 70 years, yet it has already reached middle-income status and aims to reach high-income status by 2045. While high levels of economic growth have facilitated impressive development, key gaps have emerged in human capital. To address these gaps,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012521964
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Coping with Losses : Options for Disaster Risk Financing in Brazil
World Bank Group - 2014
This study presents options for disaster risk financing in Brazil, drawing from international experience. The study … preliminary review of the current budget management of natural disasters in Brazil. It benefits from the international experience … characteristics of Brazil, as well as to the availability of relevant data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644923
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Improving Climate Resilience of Federal Road Network in Brazil
World Bank Group - 2019
Although Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, it has a relatively low number of natural hazards. However … comparable size would incur. Brazil faces an increasing risk of natural disasters, in particular floods and landslides. The … objective of the study is to strengthen capacity of geohazard disaster resilience of federal highway infrastructure in Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646328
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COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses
World Bank Group - 2020
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to … plunge Brazil into another recession. Although the pain of recession can be felt across the economy, smaller firms are … and the recovery phase. Brazil has already put in place significant measures to address the economic crisis. Beyond the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647395
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Bulgaria : Teaching Workforce Developments and Recommendations
World Bank Group - 2020
Like many European countries, Bulgaria's workforce is facing dynamic developments influenced by negative demographic trends, seasonal and long-term migration of the population both in the country and abroad, imbalanced economic development of the Bulgarian regions, learning opportunities in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817589
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A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus
World Bank Group - 2021
This report contributes to the scarce literature on labor market outcomes of different levels of education and returns to education in Belarus. Previous calculations of returns to education in Belarus were carried out for 1996-2001 (Pastore and Verashchagina 2006) and for 1995-2011 (Chubrik...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603582
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Assessing Swaziland's Technical and Vocational Education and Training System to Improve Economic Growth
World Bank Group - 2014
Swaziland's economic growth has moderated over the last two decades and has been among the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa. The slow growth has exacerbated the serious challenges facing the country's development, for example, high unemployment, particularly among the youth. The demographic shift in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644859
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Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
World Bank Group - 2018
This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645381