Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition: A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults

Event: ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2018

Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition: A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults

23 August 2018

Author / Speaker:

Chandarany Ouch, UNDP - Other materials by the author

In Cambodia, a trial provided two-month training in housekeeping, with incentives, to low-income young adults in Phnom Penh. The program found that training had no effects on employment outcomes, and it was not enough for disadvantaged youth to break into the labor market.

Geographical Focus:

Cambodia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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