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Impact of the economic and financial crisis on the skills and employability of young people in the Arab region

While recognizing the variety of challenges facing individual countries, the common problem identified across the A... Show more
While recognizing the variety of challenges facing individual countries, the common problem identified across the Arab region is that investments in education and training are not yet resulting in satisfactory levels of productive employment. Young people face uncertainty in moving from education into decent work. Enterprises often have trouble finding enough people with the skills they need to be able to expand their business or adopt new technologies. Also, the opportunities for employment growth due to industrial diversification and trade patterns may be jeopardized because skills development systems are not oriented towards preparing the workforce for the labour market of the future.
This paper is structured in two parts. The first part provides an analytical review of main skills and employability challenges and recent trends which relate to existing conditions prior to the crisis. The second part relates specifically to the impact of the crisis on the issue of skills and employability and it will attempt to identify solutions such as avoiding job losses supporting enterprises and workers in adjustment.
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Authors: Kawar, Mary

Date: 2010

Geographic subjects: Arab countries; Middle East; Bahrain ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Youth; Employment; Economics ... [+] Show more

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Impact of the economic and financial crisis on the skills and employability of young people in the Arab region