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McArdle, T.
Firm and worker training in the Caribbean: A report for the World Bank

Montevideo: CINTERFOR/ILO, 2006
177 p. (Training features, 29)

ISBN: 92-9088-203-4
US$ 15

 

The main objective of this publication is to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the Caribbean in promoting skills and technology with the aim of increasing productivity.

Firm and worker training are expected to increase labour productivity through improved skills of the workforce. If implemented right, technical and vocational training of the workforce has shown significant impact on employability, salary and productivity and is furthermore known to facilitate increased investment in technology.

This study assesses the extent to which Caribbean governments, private sector and workers associations have succeeded in promoting productivity through training policies.

 

CONTENTS

List of Tables, Figures & Boxes
Acknowledgements
Exchange Rates
Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

1. An Introduction to Growth and Competitiveness Issues in the Caribbean
   1.1 A Productivity Gap
   1.2 Basic Economic Indicators
   1.3 Basic Educational Indicators
   1.4 Outcomes of Secondary Education
   1.5 The Tertiary Education Factor
   1.6 Educational Achievement of the Workforce
   1.7 Technology Indicators
   1.8 Training Systems and Labor Market Characteristics
   1.9 An Overview of the Public Sector Training Arrangements in the Region
   
   
2. Stylized Facts on Training in the Caribbean
   2.1 The Prevalence of Training
   2.2 The Kinds of Training Provided for the Workforce
   2.2.1 Public Sector Offerings
   2.3 The Location of Training
   2.3.1 Training in Firms
   2.4 The Recipients of Training
   2.4.1 Employment Status of Training Recipients
   2.4.2 Income of Training Recipients
   2.4.3 Gender Patterns of Training Recipients
   2.4.4 Age of Training Recipients
   2.4.5 Training and Educational Status
   2.4.6 The Sectoral Distribution of Training Programs
   2.4.7 Training by Region of Country
   2.5 Indicators of excess demand for training
   
   
3. Economic Impact of Training
   3.1 Labor Market Outcomes
   3.2 Effects on Firm Productivity and Investment
   3.3 Matching Supply and Demand in Training
   
   
4. Financing, Costs and Efficiency of Training
   4.1 The Use of Training Levies
   4.2 Public Sector Allocations for Training Programs
   4.3 Training Incentives in Tax Policies
   4.4 Analysis of Training Costs
   
   
5. Governance and Institutional Structure
   5.1 Resource Management
   5.2 Private Sector Involvement in Decisions
   5.3 Policy Objectives
   5.4 Targeting of Training
   5.5 Competition in the Provision of Training
   
   
6. Regional Approach to Training in the English-speaking Caribbean
   6.1 The Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies
   6.2 National Qualification Frameworks and a Regional Qualification Framework
   6.3 Information, Research and Planning
   6.4 Development of Human Resources for the Training System
   6.5 Scope for a Regional Training Market
   
   
7. Some Conclusions, Considerations and Recommendations about Training and Productivity in the Region
   7.1 General Conclusions and Policy Messages
   7.2 Country Conclusions and Policy Messages
   7.3 Issues for the English Speaking Caribbean

   References
   Appendix: Training Offered in the Caribbean

    

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