Weekly links February 27: Migrating TVET, lending to small firms, quality coffee, and more… David McKenzie February 27, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/weekly-links-february-27--migrating-tvet--lending-to-small-firms On the CGD blog, Helen Dempster, Marcel Ricou and John Mountford make the case for linking technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with labor mobility. They argue that doing so can increase the quality of these programs, increase their attractiveness to students, and increase the impact of donor spending on TVET. “In many ways, this approach is the reverse of the current model: instead of providing training as part of mobility-focused projects (e.g., Skills Mobility Partnerships), provide mobility opportunities as part of training-focused projects. It enables donors to distribute aid in a way which supports the economic development of the trainees themselves and their families; employers globally; and TVET providers in countries of origin—a true triple win. To do this, we will need to move away from the “development-in-place” paradigm, recognizing that labor mobility is one of the best economic development tools we have, including to improve the impact of TVET investments.” © 2026 World Bank Group,