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"This book explores how education and training plays a key role in skill formation and is at the heart of any strategy for smart sustainable and inclusive development. It also explores the strategic role of skill development at different levels of the socio-economic system, that is, skill development at the sectoral, national, regional and global level"--

This working paper - "The contribution of vocational skills development to Cambodia's economy" - is part of an ongoing series and based on research conducted within the "Skills for Industry" project. Summary: In recognition of the importance of a well-trained workforce for socioeconomic development, the Rectangular Strategy Phase IV has put human resource development at the forefront of the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC's) development priorities (RGC 2018). The Industrial Development Policy (IDP) 2015-2025 was adopted as a guide to advance Cambodia's manufacturing industry as a key economic sector for sustainable and inclusive high economic growth, and to overcome the skills gaps and shortages in skilled labour that are purportedly a bottleneck to socioeconomic development. Against this backdrop, theoretical and empirical studies have suggested increasing the pool of skilled workers by equipping young people and existing workers with labour market-relevant knowledge and skills as an ideal solution. However, the contribution of this promising skilled labour increment to Cambodia's industrial sector and overall economy has rarely been investigated. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to study the skills shortage and its effects, as well as the contribution of skills development at both the industrial and national level. ; + repphzhbib2020F

Following previous comparisons by the National Institute of matched samples of manufacturing plants in Britain and Germany, this study applies similar methods to a branch of the services sector namely, the hotel industry. The objectives were to obtain measures of average productivity-differences between the countries in hotel-work, and to examine to what extent differences in equipment and training are important contributory factors. The paper discusses implications for schooling and training policies.

The study assessed the intention of venture creation from vocational skill acquisition training among undergraduate students in Osun state. Specifically, the study identified skills acquired by respondents during vocational training, evaluated respondents' intention to start new venture(s), and assessed the factors affecting venture creation. The population for this study comprised of undergraduate students that have learnt or learning at least one vocational skill. 336 respondents were selected using non-probability purposive sampling technique. Data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings from the study showed that fashion designing (30.7%), vocational computer skills (16.1%), and photography (14.9%) were the most acquired technical skills while time management (66.4%), business management (64.3%) and financial management (63.4%) were the most acquired non-technical skills during vocational trainings. Majority (72.2%) had moderate level of intention of venture creation. Internal and external factors greatly affect venture creation with grand mean of 3.34 ± 0.66 and 3.35 ± 0.70 respectively. The correlation coefficient of the independent variable reveals that acquisition of vocational skill (r= 0.052, P= 0.339) had no significant relationship with intention of venture creation. The study concluded that learning or acquiring a particular vocational skill does not translate directly to venture creation. The study therefore recommends that while entrepreneurship and skill acquisition is being encouraged among students, government in partnership with other institutions should provide incentives to stimulate venture creation from acquired skills.

The goals of this paper are to reveal the process of institutional effects in higher education and to identify those components that can be classified as being beyond vocational skills. The topicality of this analysis is embedded in the transformation of universities, which can create a new framework for students' socialization process. Two different methods were used during our research: a questionnaire with students (N = 1502) on a nationwide sample in Hungary and 31 interviews with lecturers. According to our empirical findings, the effects of higher education are very complex, and vocational elements are not the only content that is transmitted. Students can perceive the components of moral effects ata high level, and general knowledge has acquired great importance, too. With the help of the lecturers' interviews, we can identify the most important aims of the teaching process, which extend beyond the vocational elements, and at the same time, the barriers to and possibilities offered by this transmission.

AbstractCan new channels for mid‐skill labour mobility simultaneously enhance the welfare of Australia and the Pacific Region? Answering this question requires forecasting Australian demand for vocationally‐skilled migrants over the next generation, and the potential for Pacific supply of those migrants. We project demand for such mid‐skill migrants over the next three decades by combining data on trends in the demand for basic tasks with data on trends in native investment in education commensurate with those tasks. We estimate that the Australian economy growing at historical rates through the year 2050 will demand approximately 1.6–2.1 million foreign workers with Technical and Vocational Education and Training. A large share of these could be supplied from the Pacific Islands with sufficient investment in training, with direct cooperation from Australian employers, and targeted access to the Australian labour market.