Kenya : Capturing Skills Requirements and Assessing Skills Gaps in the Modern Economy

Sanchez Puerta, Maria Laura ; Johansson de Silva, Sarah ; Rizvi, Anam

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: LABOR SKILLS;    SKILLS DEVELOPMENT;    TRAINING;    LABOR MARKET;    EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT;   

RP-ID  :  128788

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

In Kenya, skills constraints arereported to have a detrimental impact on job creation andlabor market outcomes. Employers have reported concerns withthe level and relevance of a broad set of socio-emotionalskills and cognitive skills amongst job applicants andrecently hired workers. These skill gaps affect firms'competitiveness (ability to grow and create more jobs), aswell as productivity (better wages). Evidence of jobdissatisfaction on both the demand and supply side suggeststhat workers are not being matched with the right jobs.Three policy implication are derived from these results.First, worker mobility and resilience to new challengesrequires the continuous upgrading of skills throughon-the-job and other training opportunities. Second, withthe projected population growth rate (for young people)there is an urgent need to foster high productivity jobs, aswell as jobs that are inclusive (to vulnerable populations).Third, in order to address the skills mismatch,comprehensive labor market information is needed to guidestudents and jobseekers by providing unemployment data, jobvacancies and the level of wages by occupation type.