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Jacob Nunoo; Alexander Opoku; Michael Coffie; Elizabeth Nsenkyire; John Mefful – Cogent Education, 2024
The persistent skills gap in Africa poses a significant barrier to both economic growth and individual career advancement. While cognitive skills (CS) are well-recognized for their crucial role in enhancing employability, non-cognitive skills (NCS) have received less attention, especially in African labour markets. This systematic review examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Labor Market
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Draissi, Zineb; Zhanyong, Qi; Raguindin, Princess Zarla Jurado – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to understand the development track of skills mismatch research and discover the hidden internal connections between literature. Design/methodology/approach: The authors gathered data through scientometric quantitative analysis using CiteSpace. Specifically, this article applied basic analysis, journal cocitation analysis…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Outcomes of Education, Skill Development, Human Capital
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McGrath, Simon; Ramsarup, Presha; Zeelen, Jacques; Wedekind, Volker; Allais, Stephanie; Lotz-Sisitka, Heila; Monk, David; Openjuru, George; Russon, Jo-Anna – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
The SDGs mark the clearest global acceptance yet that the previous approach to development was unsustainable. In VET, UNESCO has responded by developing a clear account of how a transformed VET must be part of a transformative approach to development. It argues that credible, comprehensive skills systems can be built that can support individuals,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Transformative Learning, Educational Change, Economic Development