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
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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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Uruguay Sustainable Development Report 2021 [PDF]
, 2021 Este informe presenta una edición especial del índice de los ODS y los tableros de control para Uruguay. Uruguay se compara con los países de la OCDE utilizando un conjunto específico de indicadores de los ODS disponibles para estos países.
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Inter-American Development Bank Group Climate Change Action Plan 2021-2025 [PDF]
, 2021 The Climate Change Action Plan describes the IDB Groups progress since 2016 to support the regions need for low-carbon and climate-resilient development finance and its plan to raise climate ambition continuously in the region.
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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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Inter-American Development Bank Sustainability Report 2019 [PDF]
, 2020 Sustainability is a core element of the IDBs work. Long-term economic growth, and the reduction of poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean depend on development that is economically, financially, environmentally, socially, and ...
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The Long-Term Effects of Job Training on Labor Market and Skills Outcomes in Chile [PDF]
, 2020 Job training programs can be an eective policy for improving productivity and labor market outcomes in low and middle income countries. We report medium and long-term impacts of a job training program for vulnerable workers in Chile on labor market and ...
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Inter-American Development Bank Annual Report 2021: Financial Statements
, 2022 This report is the second of two volumes which together constitute the Inter-American Development Bank\u27s 2021 Annual Report. This report contains the management\u27s discussion and analysis of the Bank\u27s ordinary capital and financial ...
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