Training and skills acquisition in the informal sector: a literature review

Liimatainen, Marjo-Riitta

Training and skills acquisition in the informal sector: a literature review

This paper is one of a series of papers on skill development in the informal economy prepared as part of the InFocus Programme on Skills, Knowledge and Employability. It presents a review of literature and research conducted in the 1990s on training, skills development and acquisition in the informal sector. The contents are: Introduction; Informal sector and the question of training; Training delivery; Developing a coherent approach to training; Conclusions.