Skills Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Richard K. Johanson and Arvil V. Adams

In no region other than Africa is the trade-off drawn more sharply between the achievement of skills development with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and providing universal basic education. Both are important to economic growth and poverty reduction, but the fiscal and administrative capacity of the state to meet both goals is limited. The presence of HIV/AIDS and its de-skilling of the labor force compounds the problem. Defining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821356801
• ISBN13: 9780821356807
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"