We study the long-term effects of a randomized intervention targeting children's socio-emotional skills. The classroom-based intervention for primary school children has positive impacts that persist for over a decade. Treated children become more likely to complete academic high school and...

Teaching quality is deemed one of the foundations of student achievement and institutional performance. With this, linking in-service training (INSET) and teacher professional development (TPD), to student outcomes has been at the forefront of education research. Our inquiry revolves on how to...

We examine how gender shapes managers' decisions regarding on-the-job training using a discrete choice experiment embedded in a representative survey of German firms. While previous research has focused on employees' demand for it, we make a contribution by studying firms' supply of training. In...

This policy brief highlights the need to transform adult skills development by expanding beyond traditional continuing vocational education and training (CVET) to include workplaces and digital environments supported by frameworks that connect formal, non-formal and informal learning pathways....

In this catalogue, you will find an overview of all available modules - covering foundation, core, advanced, and specialised areas. The curriculum covers the full area of asylum and reception topics, from legal procedures and inclusion criteria to vulnerability, reception conditions, country of...

Managers ("bosses") are central to the development and allocation of human capital in firms because they train employees and learn about their abilities. While a multi-divisional firm wants to allocate workers to wherever they are most productive, bosses who are rewarded for their units'...

Context: Soft skills or critical core skills (CCS), e.g., communication, problem solving, etc, have been recognized by both individuals and organizations as important but at shortage in the labour market. Within this context, the development of CCS for the employees becomes more and more...

Purpose: Since 2000, the Philippines has experienced significant growth domestic product (GDP) growth, particularly in the Information Technology Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector, highlighting the need for skill development through Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)....

Context: For many years, dual training programmes have been transferred from German speaking countries to other countries. It has been repeatedly pointed out that this transfer is made particularly difficult by the need for co-operation between numerous different stakeholders. Despite various...

Geopolitical tensions from Russia and partial US withdrawal highlight the urgent need to boost Europe's defense and tech autonomy. European defense is like a 27-wagon train with a weak locomotive - US pull is fading, and ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 boosts wagons, not the engine. War...

The study explores ways to enhance the visibility of companies' investments in employee training, with the aim of recognising human capital as a value-creating resource, encouraging private sector investment in training and ultimately reducing skills shortages. Currently, only a limited number...

This study examines how generative AI challenges core principles of EU copyright law. It highlights the legal mismatch between AI training practices and current text and data mining exceptions, and the uncertain status of AI-generated content. These developments pose structural risks for the...

This study examines how generative AI challenges core principles of EU copyright law. It highlights the legal mismatch between AI training practices and current text and data mining exceptions, and the uncertain status of AI-generated content. These developments pose structural risks for the...

Digital business training offers flexibility and scalability, but translating these features into tangible benefits for women-led businesses is challenging. Completion rates were much higher for in-person training. While over 75 percent of women started the training in both groups, only 22...

We document the extent to which workers in AI-exposed occupations can successfully retrain for AI-intensive work. We assemble a new workforce development dataset spanning over 1.6 million job training participation spells from all U.S. Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act programs from...

We study an active labor market program aimed at immigrants with very limited language skills. The program consists of a three-month on-the-job training program in a regular workplace, facilitated by bilingual caseworkers speaking the participant's native language. The aim of the program is to...

Supporting the Authority´s objectives on development of risk-based supervision of the banking sector, this technical assistance for the Bank of Lao P.D.R., conducted in Vientiane from June 10-14, 2024, provided advice on improvement of the aspects of risk-based supervision, including revising...

This paper reconsiders how labor market competition shapes skill development - integrating the perspectives of both firms and workers. While existing models often predict that firms will underinvestment in training due to a fear of poaching, we show that competition can instead serve as a...

Diverting waste away from and zero waste to landfills are key sustainability policy aims of local and national governments around the world, particularly in countries with large waste footprints from rapid consumption growth and urbanisation. Segregation at the source of waste generation can...

In 2005, displaced workers in Finland with at least three years of work history were given the option to enroll in a Re-employment Program. Participants met with a caseworker at the beginning of their unemployment and drafted an employment plan. In return, they became eligible for higher...

This paper reconsiders how labor market competition shapes skill development - integrating the perspectives of both firms and workers. We show that competition serves as a catalyst for learning. It creates outside opportunities which incentivize workers to invest in their own skills, and it...

Background: In this work, we examine determinants of staff departure rates in the NHS, a critical issue for workforce stability and continuity of care. High turnover, particularly among clinical staff, undermines service delivery and incurs substantial replacement costs. Methods: Here, we...

Using the second wave of the European Skills and Jobs survey, this paper measures the relationship between technological change that automates or augments workers’ job tasks and their participation in work-related training. We find that 58 per cent of European employees experienced no change...

In this catalogue, you will find an overview of all available modules - covering foundation, core, advanced, and specialised areas. The curriculum covers the full area of asylum and reception topics, from legal procedures and inclusion criteria to vulnerability, reception conditions, country of...

The EUAA Annual Training Report provides a comprehensive overview of the European Union Agency for Asylum's (EUAA) training activities throughout 2024. It highlights the Agency's continued contribution to the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and its efforts to support Member States in...