vocational training
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Development Dialogues: Are vocational training programmes effective?
Have vocational training programmes in low- and middle-income countries been an effective development intervention?
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Vocational and apprenticeship training programmes in developing countries
Which forms of vocational training and apprenticeships can help young people find productive work in the global south?
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Looking for work: Evidence from the Ugandan labour market
While vocational training helps young job seekers find work, overconfidence in finding a job has important long-term effects on job-seeking behaviour
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Hard and soft skills in vocational training: Experimental evidence from Colombia
While technical skills training increases overall employment in the short term, soft skills training increases employment and earnings in the long term
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Breaking down access constraints faced by women: Experimental evidence from Pakistan
How can policymakers ensure high take-up rates for programmes designed to increase women’s economic empowerment?
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Does vocational educational training work? Experimental evidence from Mongolia
Can investments in vocational training, contrary to the existing research literature, actually improve labour market outcomes?
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Solving sub-Saharan Africa’s demographic challenge: Matching firms and workers
Evidence from Uganda shows both vocational training and within-firm training help workers find better-paid jobs, but with crucial differences
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Do apprenticeships work?
Evidence from Uganda suggests that vocational training is more effective in tackling youth unemployment than apprenticeships
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Do job training programmes work?
The design and incentives of work programmes need to be aligned with the skills demanded by participating firms and the labour market at large