Skills acquisition and the significance of informal training system in Pakistan: Some policy implications

RECOUP Policy Brief No. 7 by Shehryar Janjua and Arif Naveed Whilst the informal sector is a major provider of skills for the bulk of Pakistan’s labour force, its crucial role has largely been overlooked in policy making. There is a need to undertake effective interventions in the informal training system to enhance the quality [...]

Jobs and skills in Ghana: what types of job have been created and where? (Part 2)

more about "", posted with vodpod Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah and Moses Awoonor-Williams, Ghana Statistical Service, and Francis Teal (presenter), University of Oxford Poverty has halved in Ghana over the period from 1991 to 2005. We use the household surveys to investigate possible mechanisms which led to this outcome. In particular how was it linked to the [...]

Looking for Success across Ghana’s skilled youth population: implications for policy and education reform

more about "Looking for Success across Ghana’s sk…", posted with vodpod Robert Palmer (presenter), University of Edinburgh, Rolland Akabzaa, and Leslie Casely-Hayford, Associates for Change, Ghana  In Ghana, poverty reduction and youth employment have been explicit priorities of successive governments and political parties. Ghana’s new government in 2009 is likely to re-emphasise these priorities, especially [...]

Jobs and Skills in Ghana: What types of jobs have been created and where? (Part 3)

more about "Jobs and Skills in Ghana: What types …", posted with vodpod Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah and Moses Awoonor-Williams, Ghana Statistical Service, and Francis Teal (presenter), University of Oxford Poverty has halved in Ghana over the period from 1991 to 2005. We use the household surveys to investigate possible mechanisms which led to this outcome. In [...]

Jobs and Skills in Ghana: What types of jobs have been created and where? (Part 1)

more about "Jobs and Skills in Ghana: What types …", posted with vodpod Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah  and Moses Awoonor-Williams, Ghana Statistical Service, and Francis Teal (presenter),  University of Oxford  Poverty has halved in Ghana over the period from 1991 to 2005. We use the household surveys to investigate possible mechanisms which led to this outcome. In [...]