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International Journal of Population Data Science, 2023 Objectives We investigate the relationship between apprenticeship employment and productivity. Creating a new linked dataset allowed us to explore this research question for Scotland for the first time.
Alma Sobrevilla +3 more
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Skills for Life: Measuring 21st Century Skills in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
, 2023 Measuring 21st century skills is one of the most important tasks of education and training systems. Measurement is what allows program managers to evaluate the effectiveness of a particular education program, diagnose the needs of individual students, or
Inter-American Development Bank
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Signaling Specific Skills and the Labor Market of College Graduates [PDF]
, 2023 We study how signaling skills that are specific to college majors affect labor market outcomes of college graduates. We rely on census-like data and a regression discontinuity design to study the impacts of a well-known award given to top performers on a
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Skills for Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: Unlocking Talent for a Sustainable and Equitable Future [PDF]
, 2023 Skills for work are undoubtedly a transformative force for Latin America and the Caribbean. The developed countries\u27 experience has shown that when a country\u27s labor force responds efficiently to the human capital needs of companies and the economy,
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Toward the Professionalization of Caregivers: Training and Skills Needed for Long-Term Care [PDF]
, 2023 The accelerated process of population aging in Latin America and the Caribbean is leading to an increase in the number of older persons and, in particular, of those who are in a situation of functional dependence and need care.
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Assessing knowledge management and time performance of building construction projects in Ghana
Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 2023 The construction industry, given its nature of frequent disbanding and exit of professionals and workforce after a project is completed, cannot downplay the importance of managing knowledge and the need to manage the knowledge of construction ...
Francis Gyimah +3 more
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Setas - A Vehicle for the Skills Revolution? [PDF]
, 2007 Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas), established in terms of the Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998, were launched amid much fanfare and expectation of delivery towards achieving a skills revolution in the ...
Grawitzky, Renee, Renee Grawitszky
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Research Insights: Which Managerial Skills Training Policies Are Most Effective?
, 2023 Job training programs for firm managers or entrepreneurs are effective at increasing firm productivity, profits, and firm survival rates. Training skills in human resources, soft skills, marketing, and finance-accounting are most likely to improve firm ...
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Effects of Menu Design on Customer Food Preferences of Upscale Restaurants In Accra Metropolis [PDF]
Pharos International Journal of Tourism and HospitalityThis study aimed to investigate the effects of menu design on customers’ food preferences of upscale restaurants in the Accra metropolis. The study also identified the menu design attributes of restaurants, examined customers' perceptions of menu design,
Abena Sekyere +2 more
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Lessons from Innovation: Skills Standards and Certification [PDF]
, 2004 Working with public, private, and nonprofit sector partners, MIF has invested in the development of skills standards and certification systems with fifteen projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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