The Cost-Effectiveness of National Training Systems in Developing Countries.” The World Bank, Working Paper 171

Schools should be responsible for teaching basic skills and the theoretical aspects of vocational training, and employers should be responsible for the practical end- with on-the-job training supplemented in some cases by training at training centers. Institutionalized pre-employment training for entry-level jobs is less cost-effective- despite wishful thinking that it provides an easy solution to the problem of mass youth unemployment. The Policy, Planning, and Research Complex distributes PPR Wodcing Papeus to disseninatc the findings of woik in progress and to anourage the echange of idea among Bank staff and all others interested n development issucs. These papem carsy the na of the authors, eflect only their views, and should be used and cited accordingly. The fndings. interpretations, and conclusions are the authors own.They should not be atributed to the World Bank, its Board of Director, its management, orany of its memberceunties. Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz e