Scientific Publication

Tackling Youth Unemployment through Vocational Training and Apprenticeships

author(s) Alfonsi, L. - Bandiera, O. - Bassi, V. - Burgess, R. - Rasul, I. - Sulaiman, M. - Vitali, A.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Alfonsi, L., Bandiera, O., Bassi, V., Burgess, R., Rasul, I., Sulaiman, M. and Vitali, A. (2018) “Tackling Youth Unemployment through Vocational Training and Apprenticeships

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Abstract

This study finds that vocational training and apprenticeships both raise employment of poor Ugandan youth, but vocational training provides general skills that foster mobility and result in higher earnings. This research was funded under the Private Enterprise Development in Low Income Countries (PEDL) Programme

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