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Category(ies): Research, Publications
Topic(s) & Sub-Topic(s): Recruitment
  •  Attracting Candidates
Initial Preparation
  •  Minimum Standards
Professional Development (PD)
  •  Continuing Education
Career Path
  •  Professional Ladder
Leadership
  •  Incentives
  •  Management Skills
  •  Performance
Country: All OAS member states
Title: Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development
Author: Matías Busso, Julián Cristia, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina and Laura Ripani
Summary: The Development in the Americas (DIA) series is the flagship publication of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Each year the IDB presents an in-depth study of an issue of concern to Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s edition, titled Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, contends that unless the region develops the skills of its labor force it will be hard pressed to compete in today’s rapidly-changing, technological world. It recognizes that learning during the early years is vitally important but argues that learning opportunities are available throughout a lifetime. Importantly, it dismisses the notion that money is the only, or even the main, answer. Instead, it suggests that a review of the evidence can point the way toward cost-effective policies that better prepare citizens, firms, and countries to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive economic environment.
Reference Website: https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/8495
Publishing House: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Year of Publication: 2017
Upload date: 11/30/2017

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Keywords: Teacher quality and learning outcomes, Teacher supply/demand, Teacher effectiveness, Teacher competency , Educational innovation, Latin America, The Caribbean
The ITEN Teacher Policy Center is carried out with the financial support of the U.S. Permanent Mission to the OAS and the support of OREALC/UNESCO Santiago.