Young people in Africa are confronted with many difficulties when it comes to their integration in the labour markets and their research for decent and productive jobs. Research on the links between formal education and vocational training and their economic returns are especially crucial in...

We study the relationship between wages, human capital accumulation and work organisation in Morocco using matched worker-firm data for Metallurgical-electrical and Textile-clothing firms. While wages are found to rise with all human capital characteristics, returns to education and experience...

Describes ways and issues of recognizing skills learned in the workplace or through non-formal activities, as opposed to learning at formal educational and training institutions. Examines policies and practices carried out in five English-speaking countries.

Le lien formation / productivité fait l’objet d’une littérature empirique émergente principalement basée sur des études quantitatives. Notre analyse, en revanche, s’appuie sur des méthodes de recueil et d’analyse qualitatives. Elle met notamment en évidence l’intervention des...

ILO pub. On the job training, Africa - apprenticeship, legal aspects, alternating training, cost, efficiency.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, research report on a field study of technology transfer and self reliance in the manufacturing sector in Tanzania - based on a survey of 23 industrial enterprises, shows the need for coordinating and regulating mechanisms to reduce the import of technology...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on employment and choice of technology in agricultural machinery and other small scale industries in Bangladesh - examines industrial structure, industrial workers' age, sex, educational level, on the job training and working conditions; reviews capital investment,...