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Accounting for mismatch in low- and middle-income countries: measurement, magnitudes, and explanations
To stimulate economic advancement, low- and middle-income countries need well-educated and trained workforces to fi ... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Ghana; Kenya; Africa ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: Directions in development
Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge; Economics ... [+] Show more
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International student enrolments in New Zealand 2003-2009
This report summarises the publicly available data, from three main sources, on enrolments of international student ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Oceania; New Zealand; Asia ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Government report or paper
Subjects: International education; Participation; Migration ... [+] Show more
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Innovative strategies in higher education for accelerated human resource development in South Asia: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The efficiency of the higher education system is vi ... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: Innovative strategies in TVET and HE for accelerated HRD in South Asia
Subjects: Higher education; Workforce development; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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Tracer study on the employability of technical college graduates who have followed the National Certificate of Engineering Craft Practice (NCECP) courses of electronics, industrial electrician, fitter machinist and gas and arc welder in technical colleges in 2005
As there was a huge demand for technically skilled people in both local and international labour markets, the numbe ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Government report or paper
Subjects: Employment; Outcomes; Research ... [+] Show more
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In search of a better match: qualification mismatches in developing Asia
This paper examines the extent to which various factors explain talent misallocation in the form of qualification m ... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Asia; Europe; China ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: ADB economics working paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Economics; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Transformation of women at work in Asia: an unfinished development agenda
This book, based on original comparative research and extensive fieldwork, highlights the commonalities and diversi ... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Asia; India; China ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Edited book
Subjects: Gender; Employment; Equity ... [+] Show more
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The factors influence in selecting the course of studies by students to DTET courses
The 38 technical colleges under the Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET) in Sri Lanka offer a wide ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Government report or paper
Subjects: Career development; Students; Research ... [+] Show more
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Labor drops: experimental evidence on the return to additional labor in microenterprises
The majority of enterprises in many developing countries have no paid workers. This paper reports on a field experi ... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Industry; Finance; Performance ... [+] Show more
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Globalization and the gender earnings gap: evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia
Disasters in Bangladesh and protests elsewhere have created an intense debate about the value, particularly to wome ... Show more
Date: 2016
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Cambodia; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Gender; Globalisation; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Feasibility of using elearning in capacity building of ICT trainers and delivery of technical, vocational education and training (TVET) courses in Sri Lanka
Capacity building of instructing staff in the technical vocational education and training (TVET) sector in Sri Lank ... Show more
Conference name: International Conference on VTET Research and Networking
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Sri Lanka; Asia
Resource type: Article
Journal title: SEAVERN journals
Subjects: Outcomes; Research; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more