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System Performance Reviews

Assess performance of skills development systems along dimensions of demand-responsiveness, quality, inclusive access, and efficiency

Global Policy Insights

Translate international skills development practices into context-relevant solutions

Labour Market Intelligence

Translate labor market trends into actionable skills insights

Strategic Investments & Reforms

Pinpoint high-impact investments and reforms for delivering job-ready talent

Policy Dialogue

Support effective stakeholder dialogue across governments, industry and partners

Strategy & Project Design

Develop strategies, reforms and projects that measurably improve (youth) employability

Employer Engagement Solutions

Promote effective PPP and strengthen the role of industry in skills development

Implementation & Evaluation

Support delivery, improvement and effectiveness of skills programmes

Publications

Global and regional reports and analytics

Building better formal TVET systems: principles & practice in low & middle-income countries

World Bank, ILO, and UNESCO

2023

Strengthening TVET and productive sector linkages in Africa

ILO and African Development
Bank

2023

Skills development in the time of COVID-19: Taking stock of the initial responses in TVET.

ILO, UNESCO and World Bank

2021

TVET Systems’ Response to COVID-19 : Challenges and Opportunities

World Bank

2020

How technological change and other drivers are shaping Europe's labor market

Gortazar and Hoftijzer
(World Bank)

2018

Education in the EU: diverging learning opportunities?


Herrera Sosa, Hoftijzer, Gortazar and Ruiz Suarez (World Bank)

2018

Employer Survey Snapshot: highlights from six low- and middle-income countries

Sanchez Puerta, Valerio, Hoftijzer, Rizvi and Avato (World Bank)

2016

Country-specific publications

On the Road to Recovery: Addressing Ukraine’s Transport Labor Shortages

Kurshitashvili et al
(World Bank)

2025

Repositioning Zambia to Leverage Energy Transition Minerals for Economic Transformation: A Roadmap

Debele, Lokanc, Rasagam et al
(World Bank)

2025

An Assessment of TVET Institutes in Cambodia

Safir, Hoftijzer and Marshall
(World Bank)

2025

Preparing het workforce for the green transition - Synthesis note

Ninan Dulvy & Hoftijzer
(World Bank)

2024

Skills for the green transition in South Africa

Ninan Dulvy & Hoftijzer
(World Bank)

2024

Getting out of school and into the workplace: strengthening work-based learning in upper secondary technical education

Hoftijzer, Stronkowski and Rozenbaum (World Bank)

2018

Moldova preschool and general education: transitioning to decentralized service delivery


Hoftijzer, Cretu, Dillinger & Casap (World Bank)

2018

Post basic education and training in Rwanda: skills development for dynamic economic growth

Hoftijzer, Mikhail, Middleton, and Masterjerb (World Bank)

2013

Program and portfolio evaluations

Tanzania Education and Skills for Productive Jobs Program

World Bank

2023

Evaluation of the Dutch Good Growth Fund

Itad - for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2020

The changing nature of UK aid in Ghana

Agulhas - for the UK Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)

2020

Assessing DFID's results in nutrition

Agulhas - for the UK Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)

2020