Supporting Job Search for Mauritian Youth with Little Education
Boosting shared prosperity also means including disadvantaged groups in the labor market. While many factors can hinder labor force participation, behavioral factors have emerged as key barriers in the case of Mauritian youth with little education....
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/609731596522586599/Supporting-Job-Search-for-Mauritian-Youth-with-Little-Education http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34312 |
| Summary: | Boosting shared prosperity also means
including disadvantaged groups in the labor market. While
many factors can hinder labor force participation,
behavioral factors have emerged as key barriers in the case
of Mauritian youth with little education. This Note
describes the results of an intervention that delivered
training on job search, goal setting, and planning skills to
a group of young job-seekers with low educational attainment
in Mauritius. While the intervention had to be interrupted
due to the COVID-19 outbreak, preliminary results show
encouraging positive impacts for youth employability and job
search behaviors, and point to useful lessons. |
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