Skills and economic transformation in Africa -- Developing universal foundational skills in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Building skills for the school to work transition (technical, vocational education and training, tvet) -- Building skills for productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa through higher...

In the last decade, several Latin American governments have implemented new teacher recruitment policies based on evaluations of candidates' competency and knowledge so as to raise the quality of their teachers and schools. Since 2007, the Ecuadorian government has required teacher candidates to...

Do investments in soft skills pay off in terms of student achievement? This paper evaluates a large private-sector program in this area, EPIS, based on individual and small-group sessions of mediators that seek to improve the non-cognitive skills (e.g. motivation, self-esteem, conscientiousness)...