Youth employment and skills development in The Gambia
By: Nathalie Lahire, Richard Johanson, Ryoko Tomita Wilcox .
Publisher: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9780821388112; 9780821388136
Subjects: Youth; Technical education; Vocational education; Economic conditions; Social conditions; Employment
Notes: "This report was prepared by Nathalie Lahire and included the following team members: Priscilla Elms, Ryoko Wilcox, and Richard Johanson."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Macroeconomic trends. Poverty profile; title: Overview of youth employment and training: Introduction. Youth involvement in the labor market. Youth unemployment and joblessness. Determinants of youth employment outcomes. Incidence of training. Human capital levels and youth labor market outcomes. Summary of recommendations; title: Children's work and schooling: Introduction. Involvement in employment. Determinants of children's time use. Summary of recommendations; title: Provision of technical and vocational education and training: Introduction. Provision of technical and vocational education and training. Financing of education. Recent TVET reforms. Analysis of the TVET sector. Summary of recommendations; title: Recommendations: Introduction. Recommendations for policy makers. TVET level recommendations.