Skills and Jobs in Brazil : An Agenda for Youth

Skills and Jobs in Brazil: An Agenda for Youth is a new report focusing on the challenge of economic engagement among the Brazilian youth. In the context of a fast aging population, Brazil’s greatest economic opportunity is to increase its labor productivity, especially that of youth. This report do...

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Main Authors:	Almeida, Rita K., Packard, Truman G.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING LABOR MARKETS JOBS LEARNING POVERTY WORKERS POLICIES SCHOOLS STUDENTS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB CREATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION LABOR POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR MOBILITY JOB ASSISTANCE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29958

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spelling	okr-10986-299582021-04-23T14:04:55Z Skills and Jobs in Brazil : An Agenda for Youth Almeida, Rita K. Packard, Truman G. YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING LABOR MARKETS JOBS LEARNING POVERTY WORKERS POLICIES SCHOOLS STUDENTS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB CREATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION LABOR POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR MOBILITY JOB ASSISTANCE Skills and Jobs in Brazil: An Agenda for Youth is a new report focusing on the challenge of economic engagement among the Brazilian youth. In the context of a fast aging population, Brazil’s greatest economic opportunity is to increase its labor productivity, especially that of youth. This report documents important new facts about the extent of the youth economic disengagement, while at school and at work. Today, close to half of the Brazilian youth aged 15-29 years old is not fully economically engaged, because they are neither working nor studying, are studying in schools of poor quality, or are working in informal and precarious jobs. The report shows how the youth prospects in the labor market are dimmed by policies favoring existing workers over new entrants; in addition, it shows how youth are often ill equipped to meet an increasingly challenging labor market. The report suggests new education, skills, and jobs policy changes that Brazil could prioritize moving forward, so that it can take advantage of the last wave of its demographic transition. The report discusses in particular depth policies aiming to increase learning and reduce school dropouts in upper secondary education, and labor market policies that aim to support more effective and faster youth transitions from school to work. 2018-07-10T15:57:08Z 2018-07-10T15:57:08Z 2018-07-10 Book 978-1-4648-1293-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29958 English International Development in Focus; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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spellingShingle	YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING LABOR MARKETS JOBS LEARNING POVERTY WORKERS POLICIES SCHOOLS STUDENTS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB CREATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION LABOR POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR MOBILITY JOB ASSISTANCE Almeida, Rita K. Packard, Truman G. Skills and Jobs in Brazil : An Agenda for Youth
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description	Skills and Jobs in Brazil: An Agenda for Youth is a new report focusing on the challenge of economic engagement among the Brazilian youth. In the context of a fast aging population, Brazil’s greatest economic opportunity is to increase its labor productivity, especially that of youth. This report documents important new facts about the extent of the youth economic disengagement, while at school and at work. Today, close to half of the Brazilian youth aged 15-29 years old is not fully economically engaged, because they are neither working nor studying, are studying in schools of poor quality, or are working in informal and precarious jobs. The report shows how the youth prospects in the labor market are dimmed by policies favoring existing workers over new entrants; in addition, it shows how youth are often ill equipped to meet an increasingly challenging labor market. The report suggests new education, skills, and jobs policy changes that Brazil could prioritize moving forward, so that it can take advantage of the last wave of its demographic transition. The report discusses in particular depth policies aiming to increase learning and reduce school dropouts in upper secondary education, and labor market policies that aim to support more effective and faster youth transitions from school to work.
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title	Skills and Jobs in Brazil : An Agenda for Youth
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Skills and Jobs in Brazil : An Agenda for Youth

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