The effects of game-based soft skills training: A quasi-experiment with Ethiopian garment workers

Soft skills are an essential determinant of worker productivity. This study investigates the efficacy of a game-based soft skills training program conducted with 501 workers in Ethiopia’s garment sector. The training was based on behavior modeling theory and included two board games and reflection activities to help participants connect and apply soft skills to their work contexts. The study evaluates the training program, pre- and post-training questionnaires, and a statistical analysis, which indicates that the training resulted in a significant 30.6% improvement in the in work-related soft skills of occupational health and safety, tidiness and cleanliness, workplace efficiency, product quality control, and teamwork of participants.

“Opportunities and Challenges of Skills Development – Why Do We Need Evidence-based Decisions?”

Presentation material at the event, "Industrial Skill Development in Developing Countries: Education, Skills Demands, and Productivity"

“What Can We Learn from the Multi-Dimensional and Multi-Stakeholders Data? Insights from Ethiopia”

Presentation material at the event, "Industrial Skill Development in Developing Countries: Education, Skills Demands, and Productivity"

“What Can We Learn from the Multi-Dimensional Data? Comparative Analysis of the Formal and Informal Garment Sector Workers in Ghana”

Presentation material at the event, "Industrial Skill Development in Developing Countries: Education, Skills Demands, and Productivity"

“Non-Conventional Soft Skills Training Intervention for Garment Factory Workers – How Do We Train Soft Skills?”

Presentation material at the event, "Industrial Skill Development in Developing Countries: Education, Skills Demands, and Productivity"

Differential effects of schooling and cognitive and non-cognitive skills on labour market outcomes: The case of the garment industry in Ethiopia

This paper contributes to the discussion on the effects of schooling and skills on labor market outcomes in developing countries with growing economies. The data are from workers in foreign-invested garment companies in Ethiopia, and the effects of cognitive, non-cognitive, and practical skills are analyzed separately from schooling years using the skills assessment module of the SKY project. The study reveals the impact of educational background and skills on the labor market, rewards of cognitive, non-cognitive and practical skills on the labor market, and the different challenges of skills assessment in developed and developing countries.

Industrial skills development: Challenges and opportunities in developing countries

Presentation material of the webinar titled ‘Joining Forces for Industrial Skills Development’, bringing together participants from the public and private sectors, development partners, academia, and civil society. It is the second in the series: ‘Partnering for ISID: New challenges and opportunities for the UNIDO-Japan cooperation’.
UNIDO and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna have co-hosted the webinar.

〈新しい能力〉論への問い ―アフリカでの調査から⾒えてくるもの―

2021年6月12日に開催された国際開発学会第22回春季大会、企画セッション「アフリカ都市部における技能と雇用―労働者個人と社会的状況との相互作用―」発表資料

賃金と昇給の決定因子 -エチオピアの産業パークを事例として-

2021年6月12日に開催された国際開発学会第22回春季大会、企画セッション「アフリカ都市部における技能と雇用―労働者個人と社会的状況との相互作用―」発表資料

ウガンダ都市零細金属加工業における学びの空間  —正統的周辺参加の正統性とは何かー

2021年6月12日に開催された国際開発学会第22回春季大会、企画セッション「アフリカ都市部における技能と雇用―労働者個人と社会的状況との相互作用―」発表資料