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Recent developments in education, training and employment policy in Lithuania

Recent developments in education, training and employment policy in Latvia

Recent developments in education, training and employment policy in Hungary

Recent developments in education, training and employment policy in Bulgaria

This review is the continuation of a series of analytical reports and background materials on basic and full secondary vocational education and vocational training in Kazakhstan. Its primary objective is to give a picture of the developments that have taken place over the past three years in the system of basic and full secondary vocational education and vocational training in relation to the developments on the labour market and the employment sector. This report is targeted at local and international organisations, both state and non-state, looking for information on vocational education and training (VET) in Kazakhstan.

The purpose of this publication is to look at how lifelong learning strategies

Information and communication technologies are considered as particularly relevant in providing a foundation for lifelong learning of citizens. Making the new technologies work for the requirements of knowledge-based economies is a challenge for South Eastern Europe. This survey on technology enhanced learning in SEE countries offers policy-makers a means to better understand the ways in which e-learning as a tool can complement ongoing reform in the education and training sector. The survey highlights existing gaps and the policy measures that might be recommended to feed into the overall reform process in SEE countries.

This report is the result of an analysis of the main challenges for the reform of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Middle East and North Africa, undertaken jointly by the ETF and the World Bank. The role of TVET in the provision of quality and relevant learning opportunities in the region is explored around five themes: improving governance, financing, quality and relevance, the role of the private sector and the acquisition of skills in the informal sector. Key findings from country reviews of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia are presented in the report.

An overview of the labour market situation in Jordan presenting the main data on employment by sector, age, gender and level of education is provided in this report. The specific cases of non-Jordanian employees and employment in the informal economy are highlighted, these topics requiring special attention in the Jordanian context. Addressed also is the question of how to define better the unemployed population in Jordan on the basis of personal and professional characteristics. Particular attention is given to groups that are more likely to be affected, such as women, young people and ‘discouraged workers’ or underemployed people. The impact of education on the capacity to find (and keep) a job is considered. The public sector being very important in Jordan, further research and interpretation of data are needed to explain both the incentives and disincentives it creates for young labour market entrants and women. Finally, regional disparities in employment are looked at. Two sets of recommendations close the report: technical recommendations to main information providers for improving the quality of the information collected, and policy recommendations for tackling unemployment. These recommendations are intended to support policymakers in their commitment and willingness to adapt both the formal and informal education and training system and the whole labour market in Jordan. This report prepared in the framework of the ETF Observatory function project, represents the final and shared version of a pilot analysis of the unemployment situation in Jordan, conducted in order to test the capacity of the information system developed through the Al Manar project. It is the result of a close cooperation between the ETF and the National Center for Human Resources Development (NCHRD) and owes a lot to the members of the Jordan Observatory Function Task Force.

The objective of this study is to explore the vocational education and training providers in the Republic of Armenia. In order to achieve this objective, the study intends to discover the providers of vocational education (training), re-training and re-qualification; differentiate the VET providers as by division of public sectors (state, private, public), types of education (formal and non-formal), level of education (preliminary professional - craftsmanship - and middle professional education), by professional orientation and marzes. The inventory of VET providers and their differentiation will enable to get the preliminary picture of VET providers in Armenia and its analysis will enable to diagnose the existing problems of the system.