Latin American employers cannot find the workers they need. Workers lack the right skills, but they don’t have time or resources to participate in training. Micro-credentials, a type of alternative credentials, could be a solution, given their targeted nature, as they can increase the number of workers with a specific skill. But, for micro-credentials to be a real solution, … [Read more...] about Can Alternative Credentials Help Correct Labor Market Imbalances?
Patricia Navarro-Palau
Patricia Navarro-Palau is a Labour Market Economist at the OECD in the Skills Team within the Directorate for Employment Labour and Social Affairs. She analyses adult learning systems and how they adapt to labour market trends. Recent projects include the development of a skills profiling tool, the analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on career guidance systems and the identification of innovations in adult learning systems. Prior to joining the OECD, Patricia worked in the Inter-American Development Bank, CRA International and NERA Economic Consulting. Patricia holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Technical education, a potential ally in the face of school dropout in times of COVID-19
School dropout, a persistent problem in Latin America and the Caribbean that will worsen In 2018, only 64.4% of young people between 18 and 20 years old in the region had completed secondary, while in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries this value exceeded 86%. In fact, 22.5% of those between 18-24 years old did not even manage to start … [Read more...] about Technical education, a potential ally in the face of school dropout in times of COVID-19