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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786671403321

Autore

Bodewig Christian

Titolo

Skilling up Vietnam : preparing the workforce for a modern market economy / / Christian Bodewig and Reena Badiani-Magnusson ; with Kevin Macdonald, David Newhouse, and Jan Rutkowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2014

ISBN

1-4648-0232-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in development

Disciplina

331.11/409597

Soggetti

Employees - Training of - Vietnam

Vocational qualifications - Vietnam

Vietnam Economic policy 1975-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Acronyms -- Executive summary -- Vietnam's economic transformation and the role of education -- Skills for current and future jobs -- Skills formation and the importance of the early years -- Cognitive and behavioral foundation skills in the general education system -- Job-specific skills to promote employability -- Figures.

Sommario/riassunto

Education has played an important role in making Vietnam a development success story over the last twenty years. In the 1990's and early 2000's Vietnam experienced rapid economic growth and poverty reduction in the wake of a rapid shift of employment from low-productivity agriculture to higher-productivity non-farm jobs. Vietnam's committed effort to promote access to quality primary education for all has enabled this transformation and contributed to the country's reputation for having a young, well-educated work force. Skilling Up Vietnam argues that to continue its success story, Vietnam needs