Youth Labor Skill Training in Nepal

Dhushyanth Raju

No 29543726, Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides from The World Bank

Abstract: Training is one of the main ways that the Nepal government intervenes in the labor market. This descriptive study documents patterns, trends, correlates, and the labor market effects of formal off-the-job training of youth, based on national household survey data. Training rates in Nepal tend to be higher than in other South Asian countries. Within the country, rates are higher for traditionally advantaged groups. While both short- and long-term training programs are available, most programs are short-term. Training is associated with a higher likelihood of employment, wagework, and nonfarm work for women but not for men. Training does not appear to be associated with wage earnings for either gender. Interest in training runs high, especially among traditionally disadvantaged groups, and among those who are currently employed or have previously obtained training. Little rigorous evidence is available for Nepal to inform the extent and nature of public intervention in the training market. The study concludes by offering suggestions for future, policy relevant research.

Keywords: transition from school to work; basic computing; active labor market program; youth labor; national household survey data; active labor market intervention; labor market success; youth training program; local labor market; international aid agencies; effect on employment; labor market outcome; health care service; competitive bidding process; household sample survey; bilateral labor agreements; employment for woman; agriculture and livestock; rate of employment; public sector employment; vocational education track; formal training program; terms of education; lack of skill; effects on wage; privileges and immunity; vocational education institution; department of road; pattern of change; data on income; labor force survey; academy of science; quality and relevance; vocational skill; wage work; short-term training; wage earnings; education attainment; rural woman; rural area; urban woman; school status; household head; livestock management; intermediate education; young men; financial capital; attending school; median length; rural man; youth employment; common field; rural ones; urban resident; small industry; urban region; marital status; local development; survey design; labor earning; urban municipality; earnings measure; performing art; household characteristic; gender difference; labor demand; evaluation study; binding constraint; labor skills; small manufacturing; Labor migration; aid agency; unemployed worker; female youth; small sample; young woman; agricultural employment; supply side; rural resident; computer science; wage employment; Learning and Innovation Credit; male trainee; summary statistic; evaluation result; ethnic composition; female trainee; individual characteristic; regression results; employment effect; traditional pattern; individual response; age cohort; applied art; short course; marginal effect; school decision; school attendance; employment rate; standard error; effective demand; market competition; business asset; business startup; grant funds; business tool; poor youth; cash grant; opportunity cost; business expertise; high wage; vocational trade; sex ratio; train length; age range; survey sample; secondary level; life skill; job counseling; placement service; subsidized training; preferential treatment; physical infrastructure; industrial enterprise; entry qualification; academic qualification; occupational skill; enrollment capacity; inequitable access; market relevance; affirmative action; industry association; non-governmental organization; small entrepreneur; government entity; sampling units; secondary data; analytical approach; self-employment program; Higher Education; administrative datum; government reports; ethnic affiliation; contract labor; urban one; disadvantaged individuals; credible evidence; electrical work; private training; high employment; voucher recipient; employment status; targeted training; formal employment; welfare program; copyright owner; advantaged groups; long-term training; public intervention; human capital; demographic characteristic; empirical research; paper issue; commercial purpose; original work; sole responsibility; multiple regression; observational data; urban residence; leaving school; Food Services; Health Service; rural region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 63
Date: 2018-01-01
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