Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (53 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Brudevold-Newman, Andrew Returns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda
Keywords:
Employment and Unemployment
;
Job Networking
;
Labor Market Entry
;
Labor Market Impact Evaluation
;
Poverty Reduction
;
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
;
Social Protections and Labor
;
Soft Skills
;
Transition From Work To School
Abstract:
Young adults seeking to enter the labor market often confront a skills mismatch with firms reporting difficulty finding new entrants with appropriate levels of soft skills. This paper reports findings from a randomized controlled trial in Rwanda in which recent graduates from tertiary education were randomly assigned to a two-week intensive soft skills training program developed and delivered by staff of the University of Rwanda. Results indicate that the program facilitated accelerated entry into the labor market in a period characterized by COVID-19-related disruptions. These effects dissipated over the following year as more jobs became available in the economy and the control group's employment caught up with that of the treatment group. The paper finds evidence of significant job network expansion for participants of the training, which could have led to faster labor market entry for the treated youth
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-10489
URL:
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