书目名称 | Training for Work in the Informal Micro-Enterprise Sector |
副标题 | Fresh Evidence from |
编辑 | Hans Christiaan Haan |
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概述 | Importance of informal sector employment in Africa.Review of role of regular training providers (public sector training organizations, private sector training institutes and NGO training centres) for |
丛书名称 | Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects |
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描述 | .In Sub-Sahara Africa, the sector of informal micro-enterprises (IMEs) is already employing a large share of the labour force in both urban and rural areas. This study reviews the ways in which the owners and workers of IMEs have acquired their vocational and management skills. It reviews the contributions of all the different training providers, including public sector training institutes, private sector training providers, and training centres run by NGOs and other non-profit organizations. The study finds that informal apprenticeship training is by far the most common source of various skills - in some countries it is likely to be responsible for 80-90% of all ongoing training efforts. Informal apprenticeship training presents a number of important advantages. At the same time it has a number of limitations. The study concludes that there is a major challenge to improve the transfer of relevant skills to IME operators, both through pre-employment training and skills upgrading. In view of the scope of the challenge to provide hundreds of thousands IME owners and workers, as well as large numbers of out of school youths with relevant practical and management skills, it suggests to |
出版日期 | Book 2006 |
关键词 | Non-governmental organizations (NGOs); apprentice; business; education; management; organization; learning |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3828-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-90-481-6975-7 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4020-3828-0Series ISSN 1871-3041 Series E-ISSN 2213-221X |
issn_series | 1871-3041 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006 |