Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education

Boosting shared prosperity also means including disadvantaged groups in the labor market. While many factors can hinder labor force participation, behavioral factors have emerged as key barriers in the case of Mauritian youth with little education....

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Main Authors:	Castaneda, Jorge Luis, Gaddis, Isis, Ranzani, Marco, Sousa Lourenco, Joana
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SKILLS JOB CREATION PROGRAM JOB SEARCH SKILLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/609731596522586599/Supporting-Job-Search-for-Mauritian-Youth-with-Little-Education http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34312

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spelling	okr-10986-343122021-05-25T10:54:39Z Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education Castaneda, Jorge Luis Gaddis, Isis Ranzani, Marco Sousa Lourenco, Joana YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SKILLS JOB CREATION PROGRAM JOB SEARCH SKILLS Boosting shared prosperity also means including disadvantaged groups in the labor market. While many factors can hinder labor force participation, behavioral factors have emerged as key barriers in the case of Mauritian youth with little education. This Note describes the results of an intervention that delivered training on job search, goal setting, and planning skills to a group of young job-seekers with low educational attainment in Mauritius. While the intervention had to be interrupted due to the COVID-19 outbreak, preliminary results show encouraging positive impacts for youth employability and job search behaviors, and point to useful lessons. 2020-08-10T18:28:22Z 2020-08-10T18:28:22Z 2020-08 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/609731596522586599/Supporting-Job-Search-for-Mauritian-Youth-with-Little-Education http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34312 English Poverty and Equity Notes;No. 32 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Mauritius
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topic	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SKILLS JOB CREATION PROGRAM JOB SEARCH SKILLS
spellingShingle	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SKILLS JOB CREATION PROGRAM JOB SEARCH SKILLS Castaneda, Jorge Luis Gaddis, Isis Ranzani, Marco Sousa Lourenco, Joana Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
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relation	Poverty and Equity Notes;No. 32
description	Boosting shared prosperity also means including disadvantaged groups in the labor market. While many factors can hinder labor force participation, behavioral factors have emerged as key barriers in the case of Mauritian youth with little education. This Note describes the results of an intervention that delivered training on job search, goal setting, and planning skills to a group of young job-seekers with low educational attainment in Mauritius. While the intervention had to be interrupted due to the COVID-19 outbreak, preliminary results show encouraging positive impacts for youth employability and job search behaviors, and point to useful lessons.
format	Brief
author	Castaneda, Jorge Luis Gaddis, Isis Ranzani, Marco Sousa Lourenco, Joana
author_facet	Castaneda, Jorge Luis Gaddis, Isis Ranzani, Marco Sousa Lourenco, Joana
author_sort	Castaneda, Jorge Luis
title	Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
title_short	Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
title_full	Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
title_fullStr	Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
title_full_unstemmed	Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
title_sort	supporting job search for mauritian youth with little education
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/609731596522586599/Supporting-Job-Search-for-Mauritian-Youth-with-Little-Education http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34312
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Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education

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