Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe : From Brain Drain to Brain Gain
The world is currently at a crossroads. Low- and middle-income countries such as Nigeria are seeing rapid growth in their working-age populations. Yet often, these increasingly educated and skilled young people cannot find meaningful work within th...
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okr-10986-359962021-07-22T05:10:53Z Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe : From Brain Drain to Brain Gain Adhikari, Samik Clemens, Michael Dempster, Helen Ekeator, Nkechi Linda INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION GLOBAL SKILL PARTNERSHIP HEALTH CARE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY The world is currently at a crossroads. Low- and middle-income countries such as Nigeria are seeing rapid growth in their working-age populations. Yet often, these increasingly educated and skilled young people cannot find meaningful work within their countries of origin, either because their skills are not well aligned to the needs of employers or because there is an absolute lack of roles available. This is creating emigration pressure, with many seeking opportunities elsewhere, leading to fears of brain drain within countries of origin. At the same time, high-income countries such as those in Europe are seeing rapid decreases in their working-age populations. Employers within these countries are facing significant skill shortages, which is reducing productivity and investment. Based on interviews with more than 100 stakeholders, this report applies the center for global development’s (CGD) global skill partnership model to the sectors of health care, construction, and information and communications technology (ICT), designing partnerships between Nigeria and select countries of destination in Europe. It outlines how countries of destination looking to fill labor shortages can provide high-quality and industry-relevant training to potential migrants and nonimmigrants within Nigeria, increasing the global stock of workers and contributing to brain gain. 2021-07-21T16:13:29Z 2021-07-21T16:13:29Z 2021-07-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/873041626087072895/Expanding-Legal-Migration-Pathways-from-Nigeria-to-Europe-From-Brain-Drain-to-Brain-Gain http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35996 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank and Center for Global Development, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Nigeria |
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The world is currently at a crossroads.
Low- and middle-income countries such as Nigeria are seeing
rapid growth in their working-age populations. Yet often,
these increasingly educated and skilled young people cannot
find meaningful work within their countries of origin,
either because their skills are not well aligned to the
needs of employers or because there is an absolute lack of
roles available. This is creating emigration pressure, with
many seeking opportunities elsewhere, leading to fears of
brain drain within countries of origin. At the same time,
high-income countries such as those in Europe are seeing
rapid decreases in their working-age populations. Employers
within these countries are facing significant skill
shortages, which is reducing productivity and investment.
Based on interviews with more than 100 stakeholders, this
report applies the center for global development’s (CGD)
global skill partnership model to the sectors of health
care, construction, and information and communications
technology (ICT), designing partnerships between Nigeria and
select countries of destination in Europe. It outlines how
countries of destination looking to fill labor shortages can
provide high-quality and industry-relevant training to
potential migrants and nonimmigrants within Nigeria,
increasing the global stock of workers and contributing to
brain gain. |
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Adhikari, Samik Clemens, Michael Dempster, Helen Ekeator, Nkechi Linda |
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Adhikari, Samik Clemens, Michael Dempster, Helen Ekeator, Nkechi Linda |
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Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe : From Brain Drain to Brain Gain |
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Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe : From Brain Drain to Brain Gain |
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Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe : From Brain Drain to Brain Gain |
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Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe : From Brain Drain to Brain Gain |
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expanding legal migration pathways from nigeria to europe : from brain drain to brain gain |
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World Bank and Center for Global Development, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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