Skills are a central source of high productivity and economic well-being. But what do we mean by productive skills …? Both with regard to measurement and policy, the primary focus in the U.S. has been on academic skills, as measured by tests … consensus is emerging that an array of non-academic skills and occupational skills may be at least as important for labor market …

assessors; and (d) training content. Industry respondents noted demand for skills standardization in prefabricated construction … address five research questions: (a) What are the existing training programs for the priority sectors of YouthWorks PH … (construction, manufacturing, and tourism)? (b) How responsive are the current training programs to the needs of industries? (c) Is …

training. The theoretical intuition on the impact of wage floors on education is ambiguous. On the one hand, they raise the … unskilled workers, promoting additional training. Employing a mixed logit model, we estimate the probability of opting for an … apprenticeship for a GSOEP-based sample of youths aged 17 to 24. Unlike the evidence from other countries, we find that increasing …

surveys of adult skills and educational performance suggest that younger cohorts are doing less well than their predecessors …. Many immigrants struggle both in school and in the labour market partly because of low skills and language difficulties …

Improving education and skills is the linchpin to reduce income inequality and boost productivity growth. This paper … argues that to improve, and make better use of, the skills of the labour force, Chile could gain a lot from a comprehensive … and consistent Skills Strategy along three pillars: developing, activating and using skills effectively. Chile has made …

. Moreover, education and professional training systems operate in isolation from labour market needs and do not equip workers … with the skills demanded by firms. Labour market policies and regulations discourage formal job creation and complicate the … firms and adjust labour taxes. The quality of education and professional training needs to improve, and more cooperation …