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Vocational education, on-the-job training, and labour market integration of young workers in urban West Africa

hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
hal.structure.identifierDéveloppement, institutions et analyses de long terme [DIAL]
dc.contributor.authorNordman, Christophe Jalil
HAL ID: 735601
ORCID: 0000-0002-8368-4086		*
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
dc.contributor.authorPasquier-Doumer, Laure*
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-28T08:29:54Z
dc.date.available2018-06-28T08:29:54Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn0033-1538
dc.identifier.urihttps://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/17890
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectLabour marketen
dc.subjectVocational educationen
dc.subjectOn-the-job trainingen
dc.subjectLearningen
dc.subjectYouthen
dc.subjectWest Africaen
dc.subject.ddc331en
dc.subject.classificationjelJ.J2.J24en
dc.subject.classificationjelJ.J2.J21en
dc.subject.classificationjelI.I2.I21en
dc.subject.classificationjelO.O5.O55en
dc.titleVocational education, on-the-job training, and labour market integration of young workers in urban West Africaen
dc.typeArticle accepté pour publication ou publié
dc.description.abstractenYoung people in Africa encounter many difficulties in entering the labour market and in searching for decent and productive jobs. Research on the links between formal education and vocational training and their economic returns are especially crucial in understanding the inadequate demand for their labour. This article presents evidence based on the 1-2-3 Surveys conducted in seven West African countries; the surveys provide a consistent and comparable picture of the urban youth employment situation in these countries. The analysis also indicates that vocational education could be helpful in integrating the formal sector and that it often offers better earnings and better firm performance than general education, especially at higher levels of schooling. Overall, young workers with no formal vocational education and training face poorer working conditions, while those who have had a traditional apprenticeship in a small firm occupy an intermediate position. Finally, on-the-job training plays a crucial role in the informal sector of the West African cities.en
dc.relation.isversionofjnlnameProspects
dc.relation.isversionofjnlvol44en
dc.relation.isversionofjnlissue3en
dc.relation.isversionofjnldate2014
dc.relation.isversionofjnlpages445-462en
dc.relation.isversionofdoi10.1007/s11125-014-9320-3en
dc.identifier.urlsitehttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01620253en
dc.relation.isversionofjnlpublisherSpringeren
dc.subject.ddclabelEconomie du travailen
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dc.relation.forthcomingprintnonen
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dc.description.readershiprechercheen
dc.description.audienceInternationalen
dc.relation.Isversionofjnlpeerreviewednonen
dc.relation.Isversionofjnlpeerreviewednonen
dc.date.updated2018-04-23T08:05:44Z
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