The world is facing a worsening youth employment crisis. In response, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is back on the development agenda after years of neglect. This systematic review examined the evidence from studies evaluating the impacts of TVET interventions for young people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The 26 included studies evaluated 20 different interventions, predominantly from Latin America. Meta-analyses of the effectiveness of TVET on five outcome measure categories were conducted. The overall mean effects on overall paid employment, formal employment, and monthly earnings were small, positive, and significant; however, significant heterogeneity was observed. Moderator analysis was performed in an attempt to explain between-study differences in effects. The overall paucity of research in this area, together with specific gaps and methodological limitations, affirm the need for strengthening the evidence base. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for young people in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Janice S Tripney,Jorge G. Hombrados
Published 2013 in Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
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PUBLICATION RECORD
- Publication year
2013
- Venue
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
- Publication date
2013-12-01
- Fields of study
Political Science, Economics, Education
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- External record
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Semantic Scholar
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- formal employment
A labor-market outcome capturing employment in regulated or registered jobs.
Aliases: formal work
- heterogeneity
Variation in effect estimates across the included studies or interventions.
Aliases: between-study heterogeneity
- low- and middle-income countries (lmics)
Countries with low or middle income levels that defined the settings for the included studies.
Aliases: LMICs, low- and middle-income countries
- overall paid employment
A labor-market outcome capturing whether participants obtained any paid work.
Aliases: paid employment
- systematic review and meta-analysis
A evidence-synthesis approach that identifies eligible studies and pools their effect estimates across outcomes.
Aliases: systematic review, meta-analysis
- technical and vocational education and training (tvet)
Education and training interventions focused on technical and occupational skills that were evaluated in the review.
Aliases: TVET, technical and vocational education and training
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