Breaking Barriers March 2021
The impact of COVID-19 on the South African economy is hard to overstate.
Understanding systems change and addressing inequality
Insights > Impact is a monthly digest of the most insightful articles we’re reading. Time is scarce, so we’ve summarised the articles for you and shared our key takeaways – focussing on the pieces we found to be most relevant and actionable.
LinkedIn to Job Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from Job Readiness Training
This study explores the running of the first randomised evaluation of training work-seekers to join and use online professional networking platforms.
Siyakha Youth Assets Study: Developing Youth Assets for Employability
This study seeks to build evidence, based on what is already being implemented to address the challenge of what works in fostering better employment outcomes for young people who struggle to navigate labour market pathways.
Job Search and Hiring with Two-sided Limited Information about Workseekers’ Skills
This study shows that assessing work-seekers’ skills in multiple domains, giving them the assessment results, and helping them to credibly share the results with firms increases their employment and earnings.