A shortage of skilled workers remains one of the most commonly voiced concerns of business professionals in Panama. The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Competitiveness Report 2014-15” lists an inadequately educated workforce as the second-most problematic factor in doing business in the country. With the skills shortage having an impact on the labour market, authorities...
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Articles & Analysis | Panama expands technical and vocational training from The Report: Panama 2015
Articles & Analysis | Panama makes progress towards sustainable education growth from The Report: Panama 2015
Despite notable achievements in the past decade, including reaching universal coverage at primary level, Panama’s education sector continues to face a number of challenges. Curricular reform introduced in 2010 has increased pertinence and retention rates. At the tertiary level, the strengthening of the accreditation process for universities has also brought about...
Despite notable achievements in the past decade, including reaching universal coverage at the primary level, by international standards the quality of Panama’s education system continues to lag significantly. Panama ranked 83rd out of a total of 144 countries for the quality of its education system in the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15”, down eight places from...
Despite slower GDP growth of 6.2% in 2014, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Panama remains one of Latin America’s fastest growing economies, a trend set to continue in coming years with the IMF forecasting average annual growth of around 6.5% over the next five years.
An increased emphasis on e-learning in Saudi Arabia’s education system, coupled with targets to modernise teaching methods, underpin a wider drive to diversify the economy away from oil and create more jobs.
La rentrée universitaire de septembre s’accompagnera d’une série de changements pour l’enseignement supérieur marocain, avec notamment l’ouverture de nouveaux établissements et une offre de nouveaux cursus qui, accompagnées de réformes structurelles plus profondes, devraient permettre au pays d’étendre son secteur de recherche et de voir le nombre d’étudiants augmenter.