The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region
To respond to high unemployment rates among youth (often educated entrants to the labor market), many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have designed and implemented programs that aim to enhance youth employability. Howeve...
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okr-10986-108752021-04-23T14:02:52Z The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Leon-Solano, Rene ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS CAREER CRITICAL THINKING DEGREES ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS GENDER DISTRIBUTION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INCOME JOB COUNSELING JOB SEARCH JOB SEEKER JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET REFORM LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LIFE SKILLS LIFE-SKILLS OCCUPATION ON-THE-JOB TRAINING ON-THEJOB TRAINING PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RE-TRAINING RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL COHESION TEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORT TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAINEES TRAINING AGENCIES TRAINING COMPONENT TRAINING COSTS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING INSTITUTES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE SUBSIDIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES To respond to high unemployment rates among youth (often educated entrants to the labor market), many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have designed and implemented programs that aim to enhance youth employability. However, a recent study revealed that despite significant investments, many youth programs in MENA lack the necessary features that make these types of programs successful. This note describes a new approach to youth employment programs in MENA through the recently implemented AMAL (Arabic for 'Hope') program in Tunisia. AMAL is the first large-scale publicly financed comprehensive youth program in the region. If well-implemented and carefully evaluated, AMAL could become a building block for a comprehensive reform of youth employment programs in the region. This note starts with an overview of international best practices for the design/implementation of youth programs. The note provides a brief description of youth programs in Tunisia and mainly of the AMAL program, highlighting some of its main challenges and opportunities. The World Bank supported the Interim Government of Tunisia in the design and implementation of the AMAL program through the Governance and Opportunities Development Policy Loan (DPL), a multi-sector program of reforms that supports the post-revolution transition period. 2012-08-13T13:24:42Z 2012-08-13T13:24:42Z 2011-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15048723/amal-program-hope-unemployed-youth-mena-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10875 English MNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Brief; No. 88 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa |
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ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS CAREER CRITICAL THINKING DEGREES ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS GENDER DISTRIBUTION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INCOME JOB COUNSELING JOB SEARCH JOB SEEKER JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET REFORM LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LIFE SKILLS LIFE-SKILLS OCCUPATION ON-THE-JOB TRAINING ON-THEJOB TRAINING PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RE-TRAINING RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL COHESION TEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORT TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAINEES TRAINING AGENCIES TRAINING COMPONENT TRAINING COSTS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING INSTITUTES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE SUBSIDIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES |
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ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS CAREER CRITICAL THINKING DEGREES ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS GENDER DISTRIBUTION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INCOME JOB COUNSELING JOB SEARCH JOB SEEKER JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET REFORM LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LIFE SKILLS LIFE-SKILLS OCCUPATION ON-THE-JOB TRAINING ON-THEJOB TRAINING PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RE-TRAINING RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL COHESION TEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORT TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAINEES TRAINING AGENCIES TRAINING COMPONENT TRAINING COSTS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING INSTITUTES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE SUBSIDIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Leon-Solano, Rene The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region |
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To respond to high unemployment rates
among youth (often educated entrants to the labor market),
many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region have designed and implemented programs that aim to
enhance youth employability. However, a recent study
revealed that despite significant investments, many youth
programs in MENA lack the necessary features that make these
types of programs successful. This note describes a new
approach to youth employment programs in MENA through the
recently implemented AMAL (Arabic for 'Hope')
program in Tunisia. AMAL is the first large-scale publicly
financed comprehensive youth program in the region. If
well-implemented and carefully evaluated, AMAL could become
a building block for a comprehensive reform of youth
employment programs in the region. This note starts with an
overview of international best practices for the
design/implementation of youth programs. The note provides a
brief description of youth programs in Tunisia and mainly of
the AMAL program, highlighting some of its main challenges
and opportunities. The World Bank supported the Interim
Government of Tunisia in the design and implementation of
the AMAL program through the Governance and Opportunities
Development Policy Loan (DPL), a multi-sector program of
reforms that supports the post-revolution transition period. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Leon-Solano, Rene |
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Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Leon-Solano, Rene |
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Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. |
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The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region |
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The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region |
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The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region |
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The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region |
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The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region |
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amal program : "hope" for unemployed youth in the mena region |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15048723/amal-program-hope-unemployed-youth-mena-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10875 |
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