The role of youth skills development in the transition to work : a global review

Abstract

Policymakers worldwide are concerned with helping youth acquire the skills and competencies needed for entering the world of work and becoming productive citizens and providers for their families. Countries and households adopt and combine different approaches to acquiring skills ranging from formal school settings, outside schools in non-formal training programs, and in the workplace itself. This paper reviews literature from advanced and developing countries on the role played by skills in the transition to work and the economic outcomes in earnings and employment associated with the different approaches. Using results from rigorous program evaluations that control for selec-tion bias, the paper highlights effective strategies for equipping youth with skills to make the transition to work, and for those who miss early education, it identifies programs that can offer youth a second chance to make this transition.

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