Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey

This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey adds...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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spelling okr-10986-301632021-05-25T09:16:09Z Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey World Bank Group LABOR SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET EDUCATION QUALITY HIRING PRACTICES SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS GENDER BIAS HIRING BIAS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR POLICY This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey adds value to other ongoing efforts in Albania (e.g., by the Institute of Statistics in Albania [INSTAT], United Nations Development Programme [UNDP], and the National Employment Services [NES]) aimed at assessing occupational demand by focusing on: (i) the labor demand side – employers – which often tends to be disconnected from formal skills development systems; (ii) actual skills, rather than education levels, diplomas, or years of schooling as proxies for skills; and (iii) the broader set of skills, not just job-technical skills associated with one occupation or another. The findings of the report are expected to be relevant to inform public policies looking to narrow skills gaps, but also for firms, private and public education providers, and youth and adult job seekers looking to develop and reinforce labor market-relevant skills. 2018-08-08T19:27:15Z 2018-08-08T19:27:15Z 2018-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/262231529562176390/Western-Balkans-Demand-for-skills-in-Albania-an-analysis-of-the-skills-towards-employment-and-productivity-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30163 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Albania
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topic LABOR SKILLS
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
TRAINING
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
EDUCATION QUALITY
HIRING PRACTICES
SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
GENDER BIAS
HIRING BIAS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
LABOR POLICY
spellingShingle LABOR SKILLS
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
TRAINING
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
EDUCATION QUALITY
HIRING PRACTICES
SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
GENDER BIAS
HIRING BIAS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
LABOR POLICY
World Bank Group
Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Albania
description This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey adds value to other ongoing efforts in Albania (e.g., by the Institute of Statistics in Albania [INSTAT], United Nations Development Programme [UNDP], and the National Employment Services [NES]) aimed at assessing occupational demand by focusing on: (i) the labor demand side – employers – which often tends to be disconnected from formal skills development systems; (ii) actual skills, rather than education levels, diplomas, or years of schooling as proxies for skills; and (iii) the broader set of skills, not just job-technical skills associated with one occupation or another. The findings of the report are expected to be relevant to inform public policies looking to narrow skills gaps, but also for firms, private and public education providers, and youth and adult job seekers looking to develop and reinforce labor market-relevant skills.
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title Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
title_short Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
title_full Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
title_fullStr Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
title_full_unstemmed Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
title_sort demand for skills in albania : an analysis of the skills towards employment and productivity survey
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/262231529562176390/Western-Balkans-Demand-for-skills-in-Albania-an-analysis-of-the-skills-towards-employment-and-productivity-survey
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