Workforce Development

You?re never too old to go to school. In Turkey, adult education courses are creating new opportunities for the working class. #TakeOn what you want to change.

Across West and Central Africa, 19 university-based Centers of Excellence are providing young Africans new scientific and technical skills to grow African economies, create jobs and support research on the continent.

Anne-Martine?s college was destroyed during the earthquake. But now, she is almost finished studying engineering and she is interning at a private company. She co-founded an organization, ACTIVEH, that helps Haitian students find internships in local communities.

Video on the results of Technical and Vocational Education Modernization Project in Kazakhstan.

In the mountainous and remote areas of China?s Ningxia Province, a vehicle that doubles as a mobile classroom travels from village to village, bringing skills training to the doorstep of rural residents yearning for a better job.

China has seen millions of rural workers migrating to cities. But these migrant workers are relatively poorly educated, with the majority lacking skills to make them viable options in city job markets. A program is helping them develop skills.

In Ningxia, home to more than two million Muslims, it?s tradition to learn Arabic and study the Koran. As China strengthened economic and trade ties with Arab countries in recent years, Chinese Muslims, especially the younger generation, are discovering another benefit to learning Arabic.

The World Bank Group's open data tool, SABER, collects and analyzes information on education policies from more than 100 countries. It benchmarks countries and highlights areas for reform to ensure that all children and youth go to school and learn. Data can be used to guide reforms and investments from preschool to tertiary education and skills development.

Why is education so important for economic progress? The learning that takes place in school equips future workers with knowledge and skills that make them more productive and innovative. Find out how Malaysia can improve the quality of education in its schools.

Raising education quality will be critical for Malaysia to achieve a high-performing education system that builds the human capital required for an innovation-led, high-income economy.