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...
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Washington, DC
2014
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| 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 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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