Meeting Expectations: Measuring the Impacts of Workplace Essential Skills Training
The Problem
- Certain regions face sustained periods of high chronic unemployment: – Often arises from the decline of a core traditional industry – Jobs are scarce and the local economy lacks diversity
- Unemployment insurance and Welfare only offer passive and partial solutions
- Long-term unemployed face high risks of deteriorating skills and employability
- Training programs not promising in light of poor demand conditions
Project Details
Published: March 2013
Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Adult Learning - Literacy and Essential Skills, Employment - Employment Supports and Services
Population: Low-skilled Workers
Type: Executive summary, Full report
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