Breaking Gender Barriers : Vocational Training Vouchers and Kenyan Youth

Breaking Gender Barriers : Vocational Training Vouchers and Kenyan Youth

Youth account for approximately 60 percent of the unemployed population in Sub-Saharan Africa. Seventy two percent of adolescents in the region live below the $2/day poverty line. Vocational education has been identified as a promising avenue for y...

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Main Authors: Hicks, Joan Hamory, Kremer, Michael, Mbiti, Isaac, Miguel, Edward
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
ADOLESCENTS
ADULTS
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
CORE COURSES
COURSE CHOICE
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
DISTANCE TO SCHOOL
EDUCATION INVESTMENT
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
ENROLLMENT
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FUTURE RESEARCH
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
INTERVENTIONS
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC TRAINING
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RETENTION RATES
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOLING
SHORT COURSES
SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOUCHERS
YOUTH
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/657811468088157439/Breaking-gender-barriers-vocational-training-vouchers-and-Kenyan-youth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25525

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/657811468088157439/Breaking-gender-barriers-vocational-training-vouchers-and-Kenyan-youth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25525

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