Private companies in Armenia demonstrate increased demand for labor force.

The Nuffield Review argues that although the government has ‘high expectations’ of apprenticeships, such programmes currently present ‘limited prospects for growth.’ The Review, led by Professor Richard Pring from Oxford University Education Department, has produced two papers – focusing on apprenticeship – as part of its series of Issues Papers on 14-19 education and training.

The Labor Department says that first-quarter worker productivity grows at a rate lower than it was expected and employee costs are higher than initially were estimated.