Skills for Quality Jobs and Development in Lao PDR : A Technical Assessment of the Current Context

Lao has embarked on an ambitious plan to transform its economy, reduce poverty, and graduate from least developed country status by 2020. The objectives of this report are 1) to provide critical information to the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) about existing skills gaps in Lao; 2) to provide the GoL and the steering committee that will revise the Human Resource Development Strategy 2000-2020 (and link it to the 8th NSEDP) with evidence of the current skills situation in the country, to better inform decisions and human resource planning for the future; and 3) to provide the GoL, the World Bank, and other development partners a baseline of skills indicators against which to measure progress going forward. Lao's economic growth has led to increased demand for workers at all skill levels, but employers have a difficult time finding workers to meet that demand. The lack of skills among the workforce is the most commonly cited constraint. The first priority will be to increase the limited flow of students progressing to higher education levels, in part due to high dropout rates among students (especially in rural areas) in primary school or between primary and secondary school. The second priority will be to increase the level of cognitive skills among the population by improving the quality of the education system. The third priority will show as Lao's economy moves forward, skills taught in the higher education system will need to become better aligned with labor market needs. The fourth priority will be to promote lifelong learning and skills upgrading by increasing the incentives and opportunities of workers to skill up, and employers to invest in the skills of their workers.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Education Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-11-11
Subjects:	ACADEMIC YEAR, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION, ACCESS TO TRAINING, ADULT EDUCATION, ADULTS, APTITUDES, ASSESSMENT MECHANISMS, AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOLS, AVERAGE COMPLETION RATE, BACHELOR DEGREE, BASIC LIFE SKILLS, BASIC LITERACY, BASIC READING, BASIC SKILLS, CAREER, CAREER CHOICES, CERTIFICATION LEVEL, CIVIL SERVICE, COGNITIVE SKILLS, COGNITIVE TEST, COMPLETION RATES, COMPUTER SKILLS, CURRICULA, DECISION MAKING, DEGREES, DROPOUT RATES, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATED PARENTS, EDUCATED POPULATION, EDUCATED WORKERS, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION FOR ALL, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION PROVIDERS, EDUCATION QUALITY, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION TARGETS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL REFORM, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL TESTING, EMPLOYED GRADUATES, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, ENROLLMENT, ENROLMENT RATES, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EXAM, EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, FURTHER EDUCATION, GENDER DISPARITIES, GIRLS, HIGH DROPOUT, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS, HIGHER LEARNING, HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, INSTRUCTORS, INTERNSHIPS, INTERVENTIONS, INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, JOB MARKET, JOB SATISFACTION, JOB SEEKERS, JOB TRAINING, KINDERGARTEN, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET NEEDS, LABOR MARKETS, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS, LIFELONG LEARNING, LITERACY, LITERACY ASSESSMENT, LITERACY RATES, LITERACY SKILLS, LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION, LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL, MATHEMATICS, MATHEMATICS SKILLS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, NET ENROLMENT, NET ENROLMENT RATES, NEW ENTRANTS, NUMERACY, NUTRITION, OCCUPATIONS, ON THE JOB TRAINING, PARENTAL EDUCATION, PERSONALITY, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM, POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS, POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION, PREFERENTIAL ACCESS, PRIMARY COMPLETION, PRIMARY DATA, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, QUALITY OF TEACHING, READING, READING COMPREHENSION, READING SKILLS, RETURNS TO EDUCATION, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SEASONAL WORKERS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SELF ESTEEM, SKILL LEVELS, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED OCCUPATIONS, SKILLED WORKERS, SKILLED WORKFORCE, SKILLS ACQUISITION, SKILLS DEFICIENCIES, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, SPORTS, STAFF SALARIES, STIPENDS, STUDENT ALLOCATIONS, STUDENT BODY, STUDENT DEMAND, TEACHER, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING MATERIALS, TEACHING METHODS, TEACHING STAFF, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM, TERTIARY STUDENTS, TRAINED LABOR FORCE, TRAINING FUNDS, TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SERVICES, TUITION, TUITION FEES, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLMENT, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, UNIVERSITY LEVEL, VOCATIONAL COURSES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, WRITING SKILLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19300212/lao-pdr-skills-quality-jobs-development-lao-pdr-technical-assessment-current-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18694
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