Meeting Basic Learning Needs in the Informal Sector - Integrating Education and Training for Decent Work, Empowerment and Citizenship (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

"This anthology brings together basic facts and features about basic learning needs and skills of people working and living in the informal economy and presents case studies from different countries examining educational and training strategies for meeting these learning needs. It portrays the grave problems facing educational and training systems vis-A-vis informal sector workers, even as they look at holistic solutions that take into account principles of lifelong learning and innovations in informal, non-formal and formal adult learning, and show a growing awareness that education is a human right of fundamental significance to promoting decent work and humane living conditions. The size, diversity, and the strength and sheer tenacity of workers and owners in the informal sector as well as the stress on globalisation and technological changes have combined to bring about a reappraisal of the links between education and training and the informal labour market.

The book looks at the interlinkages between EFA and work and takes the stance that promoting the right to basic education is crucial for overcoming oppression and indecent working conditions. Basic education in its current state is not imparting the necessary skills for entry to the labour market. In view of this gap, the case studies pose the crucial question of what essential skills and which basic learning needs have to be addressed for productive and decent work.

Although this book mainly provides cases of learning programmes for the informal economy in countries in South Asia, Latin America and Egypt, the lessons learnt have much to offer to researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in otherparts of the world."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	M. Singh
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-3426-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Careers guidance > General
LSN:	1-4020-3426-1
Barcode:	9781402034268

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