Contribution of Vocational Skills Development to Inclusive Industrial Growth and Transformation: An Analysis of Critical Factors in Cambodia (Skills for Industry)
The project is implemented in two phases. Phase 1 focuses on the demand side of the labour market in garments, electronic and electrical assembly, and food processing industries. It aims at understanding the linkages between company growth and transformation as well as vocational skills development. Phase 2 is devoted to studying on the supply side including VSD providers and policy makers.
Project Objective
Specifically, this study has the following objectives:
- To identify skills shortages and their effects on a firms’ operations and growth;
- To verify whether VSD programs are a remedy to cope with the skills shortages;
- To identify the effects of VSD programs on companies’ growth and transformation;
- To quantify the impacts of increment in skilled labour supply on Cambodia’s labour market, economy, and social welfare; and
- To explore possible policy implications.
Project Members
| Start Date | : | 01-Jan-2018 |
| End Date | : | 01-Jan-2023 |
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Publications
The Contribution of Vocational Skills Development to Cambodia’s Economy
Attitudes Towards Vocational Skills Development in Cambodia’s Manufacturing Industries
Job Prospects for Youth, Low-skilled and Women Workers in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in Cambodia
Economic Effects of Migration on the Left-Behind in Cambodia
Rural Livelihood Strategies in Cambodia: Evidence from a household survey in Stung Treng
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29 Sep 2022
Global Event
Stakeholder Meeting of the Multi-Country r4d Research Project «Skills for Industry»
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