OVERVIEW
Socioemotional skills have been associated with success in the labor market and beyond. As the world of work changes, socioemotional skills are expected to become even more important. Yet, progress in building socioemotional skills in the education and training system for the current and future workforce and out-of-school has been uneven. Difficulties arise both from challenges in measuring these skills as well as in developing and implementing programs to strengthen them.

In order to make progress in this agenda, it is of utmost importance to learn from innovative approaches to identify and measure relevant socioemotional skills at different stages of life, from school to the labor market. Similarly important is to learn from the many experiences around the world, aiming to develop socioemotional skills and measure their impact on the labor market and other outcomes.

TWO-PART EVENT

This two-part event aims to bring together external and World Bank experts working on two fronts: measurement of socioemotional skills and interventions to foster these skills. The objective is to understand recent innovations in this space and draw lessons that can be applied to country engagements and ongoing analytical and operational work.

Session 1: Measuring Socioemotional Skills

The first session, taking place on February 24, 2022, will feature four panelists who will discuss varied approaches on how to measure socioemotional skills:

• Using self-reported data: The OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) by Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD.
• Using skills-based taxonomy and reports by self and others: A comprehensive taxonomy of socioemotional skills and the Behavioral, Emotional and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI) by Brent W. Roberts, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• Through performance tasks: SkillCraft in South Africa by Samantha De Martino, Economist, Mind Behavior and Development Unit (eMBeD), Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank Group.
• Using big data: identification of social and emotional skills in demand from online job vacancies in Mexico by Aylin Isik-Dikmelik, Senior Economist at the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank Group.

Session 2: Fostering Socioemotional Skills

On the second session, on March 2, 2022, panelists will share recent developments in interventions to foster socioemotional skills, including practical lessons learned on the design and implementation of these interventions, particularly in the context of COVID-19.

REGISTER and stay tuned for Session 2 "Fostering Socioemotional Skills" HERE.

On the day of the event, please join the WebEx
Event number: 2318 952 1117
Event password: 3SDmJznZn65 (37365969 from phones)