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From the Farm to the Tourist's Table : A Study of Fresh Produce Demand from Fiji's Hotels and Resorts
International Finance Corporation - 2018
Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism (MITT), conducted a study of the sourcing of imported and local fresh produce by Fiji … the tourism and agriculture sectors, and to identify opportunities to improve these linkages. This report covers Fiji …'s main tourism areas of Nadi, Lautoka, the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands, Denarau, and the Coral Coast that are home to 74 …
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Minds and behaviors at work : developing socioemotional skills for Latin America's workforce
Cunningham, Wendy V.; Acosta, Pablo; Muller, Noeil - 2016 - Online-Ausg.
Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Profile of skills in latin america -- Skills and labor market outcomes in latin america -- Policy and programming for socio-emotional skill development -- Conclusions -- Annex 1. Abstracts...
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Can Business Input Improve the Effectiveness of Worker Training? Evidence from Brazil's Pronatec-MDIC
O'Connell, Stephen D. - 2017
This study evaluates the employment effects of a publicly-run national technical vocational education training program in Brazil that explicitly takes input from firms in determining the location, scale, and skill content of courses offered. Using exogenous course capacity restrictions, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245804
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Competency-Based Accounting Education, Training, and Certification : An Implementation Guide
Borgonovo, Alfred - 2009
This guide is designed to assist all those who are responsible for providing or overseeing formal education or practical experience that forms part of the initial professional development of aspiring professional accountants, or the continuing professional development of professional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644207
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Nigeria : Skills for Competitiveness and Employability
Favara, Marta - 2015
This policy note is a diagnostic of the state of Nigerian skills and human capital. It seeks to understand the kinds and levels of human capital that Nigeria possesses to support its efforts toward economic competitiveness over the next two decades. It also looks at inefficiencies of the...
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Assessing Swaziland's Technical and Vocational Education and Training System to Improve Economic Growth
World Bank Group - 2014
between current TVET provision and labor market requirements. This is particularly evident in priority industries of tourism …
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Youth Labor Skill Training in Nepal
Raju, Dhushyanth - 2018
Training is one of the main ways that the Nepal government intervenes in the labor market. This descriptive study documents patterns, trends, correlates, and the labor market effects of formal off-the-job training of youth, based on national household survey data. Training rates in Nepal tend to...
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Assessment of Firm-Level Skills Demand and Engagement in Skills Development : Creating a Demand-Led Skills Ecosystem in Moldova
International Finance Corporation - 2017
The objective of this research is to provide analysis on the current skills ecosystem in Moldova. This assessment is based on interviews with private sector representatives, training providers and government representatives, and desk research. The report presents its findings on skills demand...
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Romania Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2017
World Bank Group - 2017
Romania has made considerable progress in recent years towards reducing macroeconomic imbalances. Such reductions, together with monetary policies and structural reforms, either implemented or in progress, have contributed to maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability. After the budget...
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