Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries

In recent years, skills development has become a priority among developed and developing countries alike. The World Bank Group, in its quest to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity, has joined efforts with countries and multilateral de...

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Main Authors: Roseth, Viviana V., Valerio, Alexandria, Gutierrez, Marcela
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Language:English
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topic SKILLS
INFERENCE
DISCUSSION
DOMAINS
WORKFORCE
FORMAL EDUCATION
PERSONALITY
NUMERACY
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
TRAITS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LITERACY SURVEY
GROUPS
INTELLIGENCE
LITERACY LEVELS
INFORMATION
LIFE SKILLS
CONTENT
BASIC READING
DECISIONS
THINKING
ADULTS
LITERACY
KNOWLEDGE
ACCIDENT
RANGE
COMPLEXITY
DATA
READING SKILLS
MATHEMATICS
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
TRAINING
DOCUMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
LITERACY ASSESSMENT
CONSTRUCTION
RELATIONSHIPS
PRODUCTIVITY
IDEAS
WRITING SKILLS
DOCUMENTS
COMPETENCIES
LEARNING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
JOB TRAINING
PROCESS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
APPRENTICESHIP
REASONING
PRACTICE
SCHOOL-AGE
KINDERGARTEN
READING
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
SKILLS ACQUISITION
TRAINING COURSES
SKILLS TRAINING
SCIENCE
VALUES
METRICS
PARTICIPATION
BOUNDARIES
LITERACY THRESHOLD
AVERAGE SCORE
OCCUPATIONS
SKILLED WORKFORCE
AGE GROUPS
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DECISION-MAKING
YOUTH
DECISION MAKING
NAVIGATION
ADULT POPULATIONS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
WRITING
UNDERSTANDING
CHILDREN
QUALITY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
UPPER
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INNOVATION
STUDENTS
PRIMARY LEVEL
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP
LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
CONCEPTS
VARIETY
REFERENCE
SCHOOL
ADULT LITERACY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
NURSERY SCHOOL
FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
spellingShingle SKILLS
INFERENCE
DISCUSSION
DOMAINS
WORKFORCE
FORMAL EDUCATION
PERSONALITY
NUMERACY
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
TRAITS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LITERACY SURVEY
GROUPS
INTELLIGENCE
LITERACY LEVELS
INFORMATION
LIFE SKILLS
CONTENT
BASIC READING
DECISIONS
THINKING
ADULTS
LITERACY
KNOWLEDGE
ACCIDENT
RANGE
COMPLEXITY
DATA
READING SKILLS
MATHEMATICS
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
TRAINING
DOCUMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
LITERACY ASSESSMENT
CONSTRUCTION
RELATIONSHIPS
PRODUCTIVITY
IDEAS
WRITING SKILLS
DOCUMENTS
COMPETENCIES
LEARNING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
JOB TRAINING
PROCESS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
APPRENTICESHIP
REASONING
PRACTICE
SCHOOL-AGE
KINDERGARTEN
READING
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
SKILLS ACQUISITION
TRAINING COURSES
SKILLS TRAINING
SCIENCE
VALUES
METRICS
PARTICIPATION
BOUNDARIES
LITERACY THRESHOLD
AVERAGE SCORE
OCCUPATIONS
SKILLED WORKFORCE
AGE GROUPS
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DECISION-MAKING
YOUTH
DECISION MAKING
NAVIGATION
ADULT POPULATIONS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
WRITING
UNDERSTANDING
CHILDREN
QUALITY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
UPPER
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INNOVATION
STUDENTS
PRIMARY LEVEL
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP
LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
CONCEPTS
VARIETY
REFERENCE
SCHOOL
ADULT LITERACY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
NURSERY SCHOOL
FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Roseth, Viviana V.
Valerio, Alexandria
Gutierrez, Marcela
Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
description In recent years, skills development has become a priority among developed and developing countries alike. The World Bank Group, in its quest to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity, has joined efforts with countries and multilateral development partners to ensure that individuals have access to quality education and training opportunities and that employers can find the skills they need to operate. The skills towards employability and productivity (STEP) skills measurement program is part of the World Bank’s portfolio of analytical products on skills. The STEP program consists of two survey instruments that collect information on the supply and demand for skills in urban areas: a household survey and an employer survey. STEP has been implemented in waves, the first surveys being implemented in seven countries in 2012 (Bolivia, Colombia, Ghana, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR), Ukraine, Vietnam, and the Yunnan Province in China), and the second in five countries in 2013 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kenya, and Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of (FYR)). The data presented in this publication correspond to these countries. It illustrates the similarities and differences among groups that have completed different education levels on a wide range of issues and outcomes. Section one analyzes the trajectory of skills acquisition: participation in early childhood education programs, educational attainment by gender, and participation in training and apprenticeship programs. Section two explores background conditions associated with educational attainment, including the socioeconomic status of survey respondents at age 15, the educational attainment of their parents, their households’ asset levels, their health (as expressed by the presence of chronic illness), and their overall satisfaction with life. Section three covers cognitive skills: writing, numeracy, and reading (which is also evaluated through a direct reading assessment). Section four covers job-relevant skills, which are task-specific and which respondents possess or use on the job; and section five covers socio-emotional skills, using established metrics to measure personality and behavior. Section six covers the status of survey respondents in the labor market: whether they are employed, unemployed, or inactive.
format Report
author Roseth, Viviana V.
Valerio, Alexandria
Gutierrez, Marcela
author_facet Roseth, Viviana V.
Valerio, Alexandria
Gutierrez, Marcela
author_sort Roseth, Viviana V.
title Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
title_short Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
title_full Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
title_fullStr Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
title_full_unstemmed Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries
title_sort education, skills, and labor market outcomes : results from large-scale adult skills surveys in urban areas in 12 countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26350363/education-skills-labor-market-outcomes-results-large-scale-adult-skills-surveys-urban-areas-12-countries
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spelling okr-10986-242762021-06-14T10:14:35Z Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes : Results from Large-Scale Adult Skills Surveys in Urban Areas in 12 Countries Roseth, Viviana V. Valerio, Alexandria Gutierrez, Marcela SKILLS INFERENCE DISCUSSION DOMAINS WORKFORCE FORMAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY NUMERACY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY TRAITS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT LITERACY SURVEY GROUPS INTELLIGENCE LITERACY LEVELS INFORMATION LIFE SKILLS CONTENT BASIC READING DECISIONS THINKING ADULTS LITERACY KNOWLEDGE ACCIDENT RANGE COMPLEXITY DATA READING SKILLS MATHEMATICS CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRAINING DOCUMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LITERACY ASSESSMENT CONSTRUCTION RELATIONSHIPS PRODUCTIVITY IDEAS WRITING SKILLS DOCUMENTS COMPETENCIES LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM JOB TRAINING PROCESS PRIMARY SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP REASONING PRACTICE SCHOOL-AGE KINDERGARTEN READING BENEFITS OF EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL SKILLS ACQUISITION TRAINING COURSES SKILLS TRAINING SCIENCE VALUES METRICS PARTICIPATION BOUNDARIES LITERACY THRESHOLD AVERAGE SCORE OCCUPATIONS SKILLED WORKFORCE AGE GROUPS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD DECISION-MAKING YOUTH DECISION MAKING NAVIGATION ADULT POPULATIONS EDUCATION PROGRAMS COGNITIVE SKILLS WRITING UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN QUALITY EDUCATION EDUCATION TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UPPER INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INNOVATION STUDENTS PRIMARY LEVEL TECHNICAL SUPPORT LEADERSHIP LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL LEVELS PRIMARY EDUCATION CONCEPTS VARIETY REFERENCE SCHOOL ADULT LITERACY SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION TRAINING ACTIVITIES NURSERY SCHOOL FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM In recent years, skills development has become a priority among developed and developing countries alike. The World Bank Group, in its quest to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity, has joined efforts with countries and multilateral development partners to ensure that individuals have access to quality education and training opportunities and that employers can find the skills they need to operate. The skills towards employability and productivity (STEP) skills measurement program is part of the World Bank’s portfolio of analytical products on skills. The STEP program consists of two survey instruments that collect information on the supply and demand for skills in urban areas: a household survey and an employer survey. STEP has been implemented in waves, the first surveys being implemented in seven countries in 2012 (Bolivia, Colombia, Ghana, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR), Ukraine, Vietnam, and the Yunnan Province in China), and the second in five countries in 2013 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kenya, and Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of (FYR)). The data presented in this publication correspond to these countries. It illustrates the similarities and differences among groups that have completed different education levels on a wide range of issues and outcomes. Section one analyzes the trajectory of skills acquisition: participation in early childhood education programs, educational attainment by gender, and participation in training and apprenticeship programs. Section two explores background conditions associated with educational attainment, including the socioeconomic status of survey respondents at age 15, the educational attainment of their parents, their households’ asset levels, their health (as expressed by the presence of chronic illness), and their overall satisfaction with life. Section three covers cognitive skills: writing, numeracy, and reading (which is also evaluated through a direct reading assessment). Section four covers job-relevant skills, which are task-specific and which respondents possess or use on the job; and section five covers socio-emotional skills, using established metrics to measure personality and behavior. Section six covers the status of survey respondents in the labor market: whether they are employed, unemployed, or inactive. 2016-05-12T16:07:18Z 2016-05-12T16:07:18Z 2016-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26350363/education-skills-labor-market-outcomes-results-large-scale-adult-skills-surveys-urban-areas-12-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24276 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work