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- description: The Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity had a budget of $5 million (USD) to provide short-term training
to vulnerable populations in El Salvador's Northern Zone, including women, at-risk youths, and the poor. The Sub-Activity
funded short-term courses in common trades such as baking, bricklaying, and electrical installations. The short-term goal
of the non-formal skills program was to increase the education and skill levels of at-risk populations in the Northern Zone.
The medium-term goals were to decrease economic barriers to labor force entry, while increasing the personal income, labor
market participation, and self-employment rates of vulnerable populations. Lastly, the program's long-term goal was to
spur economic growth and reduce poverty in the target area. To examine the effects of the Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity
on employment rates and personal income, we used a pre-post survey design. With this design, we compare outcomes of enrolled
participants before the start of the program with the outcomes of the same individuals approximately one year after the end
of the program. This design cannot fully attribute before-after differences to the training program because other factors
outside of the program-including broader economic developments during the study period-could have also affected participants'
outcomes. Although we do not report impact estimates, or estimates that are fully attributable to the program, this analysis
can offer valuable insight regarding the following research question: What was the change in participants' labor market
outcomes and income approximately one year after completing a 180-400 hour non-formal skills course?; abstract: The Non-Formal
Skills Development Sub-Activity had a budget of $5 million (USD) to provide short-term training to vulnerable populations
in El Salvador's Northern Zone, including women, at-risk youths, and the poor. The Sub-Activity funded short-term courses
in common trades such as baking, bricklaying, and electrical installations. The short-term goal of the non-formal skills program
was to increase the education and skill levels of at-risk populations in the Northern Zone. The medium-term goals were to
decrease economic barriers to labor force entry, while increasing the personal income, labor market participation, and self-employment
rates of vulnerable populations. Lastly, the program's long-term goal was to spur economic growth and reduce poverty
in the target area. To examine the effects of the Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity on employment rates and personal
income, we used a pre-post survey design. With this design, we compare outcomes of enrolled participants before the start
of the program with the outcomes of the same individuals approximately one year after the end of the program. This design
cannot fully attribute before-after differences to the training program because other factors outside of the program-including
broader economic developments during the study period-could have also affected participants' outcomes. Although we do
not report impact estimates, or estimates that are fully attributable to the program, this analysis can offer valuable insight
regarding the following research question: What was the change in participants' labor market outcomes and income approximately
one year after completing a 180-400 hour non-formal skills course?
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- Title El Salvador - Non-Formal Skills Development.
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2016-06-30T04:57:10.956011
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