Youth unemployment in Latin America is exceptionally high, as much as 50% among the poor. Vocational training may be … of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005 on the employment and earnings of …

examines the skill-enhancing effects of several youth programs and demonstrations, with an emphasis on how well these efforts …

in Sub-Saharan Africa were policies have too often prescribed it as the panacea to addressing youth unemployment. On the … one hand, it seems logical means of addressing youth unemployment and on the other hand, vocationalization has never … proven to be a straightforward solution or remedy to youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has not been able to …

-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to quickly acquire qualifications and skills that can lead to productive …