Baseline Survey : Labor Market Outcomes of Punjab TEVTA Graduates

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: COLLEGES;    COMPLETION RATE;    COMPLETION RATES;    COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;    COURSE DURATION;   

RP-ID  :  67432

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Increasing employment among youth andincreasing the earnings and job-stability of youth isimportant for Pakistan. This study examines the labor marketoutcomes of graduates from training institutes run by PunjabTechnical Education and Vocational Training Authority(TEVTA), the largest technical and vocational education andtraining provider in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Thestudy uses an SMS-based survey of 7,840 graduates from 2010.This is a promising and inexpensive method to assess theimpact of education and training in developing countries.Using SMS is feasible, fast, and very low-cost, but it comeswith a set of challenges, notably a low response rate. Theauthor summarizes lessons for future SMS-administeredsurveys. For the labor market outcomes, we find that only 39percent of graduates are employed post training withconsiderable variation in employment outcomes across trades,districts, gender, and schools. The author conclude thatthere is overall strong need for the improvement of qualityand relevance of technical education and vocationaltraining, and that some schools, trades, and districts aresubstantially better at linking to labor market demand than others.