Skills Development in Afghanistan

After three decades of conflict, Afghanistan needs a well-trained and flexible workforce to help rebuild the country. The conflict has decimated Afghanistan's training infrastructure, torn the fabric of human society, and relegated the country...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10158916/skills-development-afghanistan
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topic ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC TRAINING
ACCESS TO DATA
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS
ACCESS TO TRAINING
ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION SYSTEMS
ACHIEVEMENTS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE
BASIC SCHOOLING
BASIC SERVICES
BASIC SKILLS
BASIC SKILLS TRAINING
CAREER
CIVIL SERVICE
COLLEGE PROGRAM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
COMPUTER LITERACY
CONVENTIONAL EDUCATION
COST OF TRAINING
COURSE CONTENT
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
DEGREE PROGRAMS
DEGREES
DEMONSTRATION
DONOR SUPPORT
DROPOUT RATES
EDUCATION CURRICULUM
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT BY GRADE
ENROLLMENT FOR BOYS
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
ENROLMENT RATE
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FIRST GRADE
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL EDUCATION OF GIRLS
FORMAL SCHOOLING
FORMAL SCHOOLING SYSTEM
FORMAL TEACHER TRAINING
FORMAL TRAINING
FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
GENDER GAP
GENERAL EDUCATION
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
GER
GIRLS
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
GROSS ENROLMENT
GROSS ENROLMENT RATE
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HIGHER LEARNING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLITERACY
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB TRAINING
LABOR MARKETS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LECTURES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF ENROLLMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERACY COURSES
LITERACY PROGRAMS
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOBILITY
NER
NET ENROLMENT
NET ENROLMENT RATE
NEW ENTRANTS
NONFORMAL TRAINING
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBERS OF GIRLS
NUMERACY
PAPERS
PARITY
PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
PEDAGOGICAL INPUTS
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
PEDAGOGY
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIMARY CYCLE
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRIMARY-SCHOOL
PRIMARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRINCIPALS
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR TRAINING
PRIVATE TRAINING
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
PROFESSORS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY TRAINING
REHABILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
REPETITION
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL DROPOUTS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING QUALITY
SCHOOLS
SECOND LANGUAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED LABOR FORCE
SKILLED PERSONNEL
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLS ACQUISITION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS TRAINING
SPORTS
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STIPENDS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING AIDS
TEACHING METHOD
TEACHING RESOURCES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL EXPERTS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
TERTIARY LEVEL
TRAINED LABOR FORCE
TRAINEES
TRAINING CENTERS
TRAINING COSTS
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING FACILITIES
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRAINING NEEDS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
VOCATIONAL COURSES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES
VOUCHERS
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC TRAINING
ACCESS TO DATA
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS
ACCESS TO TRAINING
ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION SYSTEMS
ACHIEVEMENTS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE
BASIC SCHOOLING
BASIC SERVICES
BASIC SKILLS
BASIC SKILLS TRAINING
CAREER
CIVIL SERVICE
COLLEGE PROGRAM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
COMPUTER LITERACY
CONVENTIONAL EDUCATION
COST OF TRAINING
COURSE CONTENT
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
DEGREE PROGRAMS
DEGREES
DEMONSTRATION
DONOR SUPPORT
DROPOUT RATES
EDUCATION CURRICULUM
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT BY GRADE
ENROLLMENT FOR BOYS
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
ENROLMENT RATE
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FIRST GRADE
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL EDUCATION OF GIRLS
FORMAL SCHOOLING
FORMAL SCHOOLING SYSTEM
FORMAL TEACHER TRAINING
FORMAL TRAINING
FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
GENDER GAP
GENERAL EDUCATION
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
GER
GIRLS
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
GROSS ENROLMENT
GROSS ENROLMENT RATE
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HIGHER LEARNING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLITERACY
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB TRAINING
LABOR MARKETS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LECTURES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF ENROLLMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
LIFE SKILLS
LITERACY
LITERACY COURSES
LITERACY PROGRAMS
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOBILITY
NER
NET ENROLMENT
NET ENROLMENT RATE
NEW ENTRANTS
NONFORMAL TRAINING
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBERS OF GIRLS
NUMERACY
PAPERS
PARITY
PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
PEDAGOGICAL INPUTS
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
PEDAGOGY
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIMARY CYCLE
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRIMARY-SCHOOL
PRIMARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRINCIPALS
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR TRAINING
PRIVATE TRAINING
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
PROFESSORS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY TRAINING
REHABILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
REPETITION
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL DROPOUTS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING QUALITY
SCHOOLS
SECOND LANGUAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED LABOR FORCE
SKILLED PERSONNEL
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLS ACQUISITION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS TRAINING
SPORTS
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STIPENDS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING AIDS
TEACHING METHOD
TEACHING RESOURCES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL EXPERTS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
TERTIARY LEVEL
TRAINED LABOR FORCE
TRAINEES
TRAINING CENTERS
TRAINING COSTS
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING FACILITIES
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRAINING NEEDS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
VOCATIONAL COURSES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES
VOUCHERS
YOUTH
World Bank
Skills Development in Afghanistan
geographic_facet South Asia
Afghanistan
relation South Asia human development sector series;no. 25
description After three decades of conflict, Afghanistan needs a well-trained and flexible workforce to help rebuild the country. The conflict has decimated Afghanistan's training infrastructure, torn the fabric of human society, and relegated the country to the status of one of the least developed in the world. The country's efforts to emerge from near-total collapse is hampered by a number of factors, one of which is absence of a well-educated and -trained labor force able to acquire the skills and trades the country needs as it grows. A well-trained labor force will yield higher levels of productivity and be able to accommodate the changing needs of a post conflict economy while ensuring higher earnings and greater mobility for workers. Though most of the Afghan labor force is in the informal sector, skills acquisition judiciously combined with literacy and numeric programs should produce a workforce able to adapt modern production technologies and take advantage of opportunities through self-employment and small-enterprise development. The report is organized into four sections. Section one provides an introduction to Afghanistan. Section two focuses on recent economic trends and labor market demands. Section three is an overview of the country's education and training sector, while examining the main providers, recent changes in institutional framework, and key issues in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. Finally, section four reviews possible reforms the country will need in order to improve the delivery of VET services.
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author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Skills Development in Afghanistan
title_short Skills Development in Afghanistan
title_full Skills Development in Afghanistan
title_fullStr Skills Development in Afghanistan
title_full_unstemmed Skills Development in Afghanistan
title_sort skills development in afghanistan
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10158916/skills-development-afghanistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17939
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spelling okr-10986-179392021-04-23T14:03:35Z Skills Development in Afghanistan World Bank ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS ACADEMIC SUBJECTS ACADEMIC TRAINING ACCESS TO DATA ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS ACCESS TO TRAINING ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION SYSTEMS ACHIEVEMENTS ASSOCIATE DEGREE BASIC SCHOOLING BASIC SERVICES BASIC SKILLS BASIC SKILLS TRAINING CAREER CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGE PROGRAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION COMPUTER LITERACY CONVENTIONAL EDUCATION COST OF TRAINING COURSE CONTENT CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREES DEMONSTRATION DONOR SUPPORT DROPOUT RATES EDUCATION CURRICULUM EDUCATION MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT BY GRADE ENROLLMENT FOR BOYS ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLMENT RATE EQUAL ACCESS EQUITABLE ACCESS EXAMS EXPENDITURES FIRST GRADE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION OF GIRLS FORMAL SCHOOLING FORMAL SCHOOLING SYSTEM FORMAL TEACHER TRAINING FORMAL TRAINING FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMS GENDER GAP GENERAL EDUCATION GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION GER GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE GROSS ENROLMENT GROSS ENROLMENT RATE HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER LEARNING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLITERACY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS JOB TRAINING LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LECTURES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF ENROLLMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIFE SKILLS LITERACY LITERACY COURSES LITERACY PROGRAMS LITERACY RATES LITERATURE LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILITY NER NET ENROLMENT NET ENROLMENT RATE NEW ENTRANTS NONFORMAL TRAINING NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBERS OF GIRLS NUMERACY PAPERS PARITY PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN PEDAGOGICAL INPUTS PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING PEDAGOGY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIMARY CYCLE PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY-SCHOOL PRIMARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS PRINCIPALS PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE SECTOR TRAINING PRIVATE TRAINING PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS PROFESSORS PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY TRAINING REHABILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE REPETITION RURAL AREAS SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOL DROPOUTS SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL GRADUATES SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOLING SCHOOLING QUALITY SCHOOLS SECOND LANGUAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED LABOR FORCE SKILLED PERSONNEL SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS ACQUISITION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SPORTS STANDARDIZED TESTS STIPENDS TEACHER TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING AIDS TEACHING METHOD TEACHING RESOURCES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL EXPERTS TECHNICAL SKILLS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS TERTIARY LEVEL TRAINED LABOR FORCE TRAINEES TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING COSTS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING FACILITIES TRAINING MATERIALS TRAINING NEEDS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING SERVICES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE VOCATIONAL COURSES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL SCHOOL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES VOUCHERS YOUTH After three decades of conflict, Afghanistan needs a well-trained and flexible workforce to help rebuild the country. The conflict has decimated Afghanistan's training infrastructure, torn the fabric of human society, and relegated the country to the status of one of the least developed in the world. The country's efforts to emerge from near-total collapse is hampered by a number of factors, one of which is absence of a well-educated and -trained labor force able to acquire the skills and trades the country needs as it grows. A well-trained labor force will yield higher levels of productivity and be able to accommodate the changing needs of a post conflict economy while ensuring higher earnings and greater mobility for workers. Though most of the Afghan labor force is in the informal sector, skills acquisition judiciously combined with literacy and numeric programs should produce a workforce able to adapt modern production technologies and take advantage of opportunities through self-employment and small-enterprise development. The report is organized into four sections. Section one provides an introduction to Afghanistan. Section two focuses on recent economic trends and labor market demands. Section three is an overview of the country's education and training sector, while examining the main providers, recent changes in institutional framework, and key issues in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. Finally, section four reviews possible reforms the country will need in order to improve the delivery of VET services. 2014-04-21T22:52:49Z 2014-04-21T22:52:49Z 2008-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10158916/skills-development-afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17939 English en_US South Asia human development sector series;no. 25 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Afghanistan