Training Programs for the Unemployed, Low-Income, and Low-Skilled Workers
Reports that while training-related Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs) reduce the risk of unemployment and increase the employability and earnings capacity of workers who are unskilled, policy makers need to understand the market failures they are trying to solve by both (1) considering that target groups do not have the right skills and (2) understanding why workers on their own will not invest in the right types of training. ALMPs can help overcome market failures that affect disadvantaged workers, but programs require a systematic approach that emphasizes identifying the needs of target populations and correspondingly assigning individuals to programs. Evidence emphasizes the importance of governance, administration, and financing arrangements to ensure that program managers at all levels have the right incentives to respond to the needs of workers and employers, but governments need to improve program monitoring and data collection and conduct rigorous evaluations of current programs.
Kluve, J., F. Rother und M. Sánchez Puerta (2012), Training Programs for the Unemployed, Low-Income, and Low-Skilled Workers. In Rita Almeida, Jere Behrman und David Robalino (Hrsg.), The Right Skills for the Job? Rethinking Training Policies for Workers. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 133-169.