School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?

This report comprises the first phase of analytical activities and focuses on the relevance of the education and training systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Its findings confirm the importance of strengthening the link...

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Main Authors: Blom, Andreas, Hobbs, Cynthia
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9078753/school-work-eastern-caribbean-education-system-adequately-prepare-youth-global-economy
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topic ACADEMIC SKILLS
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
ACCESS TO BOOKS
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
ACCREDITATION
ACCURATE INFORMATION
ARITHMETIC
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
BASIC COMPETENCIES
BASIC SKILLS
BEST PRACTICE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
CALL
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM SPACE
CLASSROOMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COGNITIVE TASKS
COLLEGES
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMMUNITY GROUPS
COMPUTER SKILLS
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
COUNSELORS
COUNTRY STUDIES
CREATIVE THINKING
CRITICAL THINKING
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CURRENCY
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UNIT
CURRICULUM REFORM
DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DISTANCE EDUCATION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CURRICULUM
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION EXPANSION
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION INVESTMENT
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROJECTS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
EDUCATORS
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENTRANCE EXAM
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
ETHICS
EXAMS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
GLOBAL LEARNING
GROSS COMPLETION RATE
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
INCOME
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOB CREATION
JOB TRAINING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
LIFELONG LEARNING
LITERACY
LITERACY PROGRAM
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
MARKET DEMANDS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET TRENDS
MARKETABLE SKILLS
MATH
MATHEMATICS
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL LITERACY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NEW JOBS
NUMBER OF PUPILS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMERACY
OCCUPATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATION
PAPERS
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
PASS RATE
PEDAGOGY
PRESENT VALUE
PRIMARY DATA
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL
PRINTING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
READING
REAL ESTATE
RENTS
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL POPULATION
SALARIES
SALARY
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL BOARDS
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LEAVERS
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
SCHOOL SETTING
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SELF ESTEEM
SENIOR
SERVICE TRAINING
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED PROFESSIONALS
SKILLED WORKER
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
SKILLS TRAINING
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT FEES
SYLLABI
TAX RATES
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING METHODS
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL SKILL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEXTBOOK
TEXTBOOK RENTAL
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
TRAINING OF TEACHERS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING TO TEACHERS
TUITION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNSKILLED WORKERS
VALUABLE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
VOCATIONAL SKILLS
WAGE
WAGES
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
WORKING LIFE
YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle ACADEMIC SKILLS
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
ACCESS TO BOOKS
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
ACCREDITATION
ACCURATE INFORMATION
ARITHMETIC
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
BASIC COMPETENCIES
BASIC SKILLS
BEST PRACTICE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
CALL
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM SPACE
CLASSROOMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COGNITIVE TASKS
COLLEGES
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMMUNITY GROUPS
COMPUTER SKILLS
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
COUNSELORS
COUNTRY STUDIES
CREATIVE THINKING
CRITICAL THINKING
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CURRENCY
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UNIT
CURRICULUM REFORM
DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DISTANCE EDUCATION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CURRICULUM
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION EXPANSION
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION INVESTMENT
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROJECTS
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
EDUCATORS
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENTRANCE EXAM
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
ETHICS
EXAMS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
GLOBAL LEARNING
GROSS COMPLETION RATE
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
INCOME
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOB CREATION
JOB TRAINING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIFE SKILLS
LIFELONG LEARNING
LITERACY
LITERACY PROGRAM
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
MARKET DEMANDS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET TRENDS
MARKETABLE SKILLS
MATH
MATHEMATICS
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL LITERACY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NEW JOBS
NUMBER OF PUPILS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMERACY
OCCUPATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATION
PAPERS
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
PASS RATE
PEDAGOGY
PRESENT VALUE
PRIMARY DATA
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL
PRINTING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
PROFICIENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
READING
REAL ESTATE
RENTS
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL POPULATION
SALARIES
SALARY
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL BOARDS
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SCHOOL LEAVERS
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
SCHOOL SETTING
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE STUDY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
SELF ESTEEM
SENIOR
SERVICE TRAINING
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED PROFESSIONALS
SKILLED WORKER
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
SKILLS TRAINING
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT FEES
SYLLABI
TAX RATES
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING METHODS
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL SKILL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TEXTBOOK
TEXTBOOK RENTAL
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
TRAINING OF TEACHERS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING TO TEACHERS
TUITION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNSKILLED WORKERS
VALUABLE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
VOCATIONAL SKILLS
WAGE
WAGES
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
WORKING LIFE
YOUNG PEOPLE
Blom, Andreas
Hobbs, Cynthia
School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?
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relation World Bank Country Study;
description This report comprises the first phase of analytical activities and focuses on the relevance of the education and training systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Its findings confirm the importance of strengthening the link between OECS education and training systems and employers' needs. Analytical findings have also informed the design of a project in St. Lucia to pilot a new market-driven training model requiring close partnership between the public and private sectors. The second phase has already been discussed with the OECS governments and is in the preparation stage. It will develop innovative approaches to expand, diversify and finance nurse training programs to efficiently reduce local shortages within the context of a growing global demand and migration of trained nurses from the Caribbean. The third phase is expected to investigate the factors contributing to learning outcomes, particularly at the primary and secondary levels. The study will inform policies and actions that could lead to improved education quality, which Caribbean stakeholders have identified as fundamental to ensuring a more competitive regional workforce in the longer run. This report's analyses and conclusions confirm many views expressed by government officials, educators, youth, students, teachers, labor union members, private sector representatives, and development partners who participated in two events: (i) the St. Lucia Industry Roundtable for Skills for the Tourism Industry, in November 2005, and (ii) the Caribbean Lifelong Learning Forum in May 2006.1 The report also was reviewed both internally at the World Bank by leading experts in education and training, and externally by OECS stakeholders, including government officials, the Caribbean Examinations Council(CXC), and University of the West Indies.
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author Blom, Andreas
Hobbs, Cynthia
author_facet Blom, Andreas
Hobbs, Cynthia
author_sort Blom, Andreas
title School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?
title_short School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?
title_full School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?
title_fullStr School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?
title_full_unstemmed School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy?
title_sort school and work in the eastern caribbean : does the education system adequately prepare youth for the global economy?
publisher Washington, DC : World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9078753/school-work-eastern-caribbean-education-system-adequately-prepare-youth-global-economy
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spelling okr-10986-63752021-04-23T14:02:25Z School and Work in the Eastern Caribbean : Does the Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy? Blom, Andreas Hobbs, Cynthia ACADEMIC SKILLS ACADEMIC STANDARDS ACCESS TO BOOKS ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCREDITATION ACCURATE INFORMATION ARITHMETIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS BASIC COMPETENCIES BASIC SKILLS BEST PRACTICE BUSINESS COMMUNITY CALL CLASSROOM CLASSROOM SPACE CLASSROOMS COGNITIVE SKILLS COGNITIVE TASKS COLLEGES COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMMUNITY GROUPS COMPUTER SKILLS CONTINUOUS LEARNING CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COUNSELORS COUNTRY STUDIES CREATIVE THINKING CRITICAL THINKING CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CURRENCY CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UNIT CURRICULUM REFORM DECISION-MAKING SKILLS DEMAND FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECT INVESTMENT DISTANCE EDUCATION EARNINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION CURRICULUM EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION EXPANSION EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION INVESTMENT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROJECTS EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE EDUCATORS ENROLLMENT RATE ENTRANCE EXAM ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ESSENTIAL SKILLS ETHICS EXAMS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIXED COSTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM GLOBAL LEARNING GROSS COMPLETION RATE GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS INCOME INNOVATIVE APPROACHES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT JOB CREATION JOB TRAINING LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAM LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MARKET DEMANDS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET TRENDS MARKETABLE SKILLS MATH MATHEMATICS MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL LITERACY NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEW JOBS NUMBER OF PUPILS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMERACY OCCUPATIONS ORAL COMMUNICATION PAPERS PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS PASS RATE PEDAGOGY PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY DATA PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL PRINTING PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PROBLEM SOLVING PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFICIENCY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN READING REAL ESTATE RENTS RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL POPULATION SALARIES SALARY SAVINGS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL GRADUATES SCHOOL LEAVERS SCHOOL OFFICIALS SCHOOL SETTING SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCIENCE STUDY SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECONDARY STUDENTS SELF ESTEEM SENIOR SERVICE TRAINING SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED PROFESSIONALS SKILLED WORKER SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS REQUIREMENTS SKILLS TRAINING STAKEHOLDERS STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENTS STUDENT FEES SYLLABI TAX RATES TEACHER TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING METHODS TECHNICAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL SKILL TECHNICAL SKILLS TERTIARY EDUCATION TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOK RENTAL TRADE UNIONS TRAINING ACTIVITIES TRAINING OF TEACHERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING TO TEACHERS TUITION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNSKILLED WORKERS VALUABLE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS VOCATIONAL SKILLS WAGE WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE WORKING LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE This report comprises the first phase of analytical activities and focuses on the relevance of the education and training systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Its findings confirm the importance of strengthening the link between OECS education and training systems and employers' needs. Analytical findings have also informed the design of a project in St. Lucia to pilot a new market-driven training model requiring close partnership between the public and private sectors. The second phase has already been discussed with the OECS governments and is in the preparation stage. It will develop innovative approaches to expand, diversify and finance nurse training programs to efficiently reduce local shortages within the context of a growing global demand and migration of trained nurses from the Caribbean. The third phase is expected to investigate the factors contributing to learning outcomes, particularly at the primary and secondary levels. The study will inform policies and actions that could lead to improved education quality, which Caribbean stakeholders have identified as fundamental to ensuring a more competitive regional workforce in the longer run. This report's analyses and conclusions confirm many views expressed by government officials, educators, youth, students, teachers, labor union members, private sector representatives, and development partners who participated in two events: (i) the St. Lucia Industry Roundtable for Skills for the Tourism Industry, in November 2005, and (ii) the Caribbean Lifelong Learning Forum in May 2006.1 The report also was reviewed both internally at the World Bank by leading experts in education and training, and externally by OECS stakeholders, including government officials, the Caribbean Examinations Council(CXC), and University of the West Indies. 2012-05-24T18:45:37Z 2012-05-24T18:45:37Z 2008 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9078753/school-work-eastern-caribbean-education-system-adequately-prepare-youth-global-economy 978-0-8213-7458-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6375 English en_US World Bank Country Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean