Skill Formation

Author : Giuliano Bonoli,Patrick Emmenegger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192691163

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Collective Skill Formation in the Knowledge Economy by Giuliano Bonoli,Patrick Emmenegger Pdf

Interest in collective skill formation systems has been high for a long time, but recent structural economic and societal developments have led commentators to question their viability. In particular, the shift towards a knowledge economy creates a number of challenges for these highly praised systems of vocational training. These challenges relate to the growing importance of knowledge intensive production in advanced economies and with the accelerated pace of change due to innovation and globalization. What is more, these issues are compounded by coinciding developments in growing inequality and the emergence of multicultural societies. Can collective skill formation systems adapt fast enough to the needs of the knowledge economy? Can they continue to be as successful as they have been in the past in integrating youth in the labour market? Will employers be willing to participate in the delivery of vocational training in this new context? In this book, a world class team of leading experts on collective skill formation systems provide a thorough discussion of these and other questions raised by the shift to a knowledge economy. The book argues that collective skill formation systems remain attractive for firms and governments. However, continuous and profound adjustments will be needed if they are to fulfil their objectives in terms of equity and efficiency.

Author : Phillip Brown,Andy Green,Hugh Lauder
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780191588358

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High Skills : Globalization, Competitiveness, and Skill Formation by Phillip Brown,Andy Green,Hugh Lauder Pdf

Economic globalization has led to intense debates about the competitiveness of nations. Prosperity, social justice, and welfare are now seen to depend on the creation of a 'high skilled' workforce. This international consensus around high skills has led recent American presidents to claim themselves 'education presidents' and in Britain, Tony Blair has announced that 'talent is 21st-century wealth'. This view of knowledge-driven capitalism has led all the developed economies to increase numbers of highly-trained people in preparation for technical, professional, and managerial employment. But it also harbours the view that what we regard as a 'skilled' worker is being transformed. The pace of technological innovation, corporate restructuring, and the changing nature of work require a new configuration of skills described in the language of creativity, teamwork, employability, self-management, and lifelong learning. But is this optimistic account of a future of high-skilled work for all justified? This book draws on the findings of a major international comparative study of national routes to a 'high skills' economy in Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States, and includes data from interviews with over 250 key stakeholders. It is the first book to offer a comparative examination of 'high skill' policies -- a topic of major public debate that is destined to become of even greater importance in all the developed economies in the early decades of the twenty-first century.

Author : Marius R. Busemeyer,Christine Trampusch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199599431

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The Political Economy of Collective Skill Formation by Marius R. Busemeyer,Christine Trampusch Pdf

The book examines skill systems and vocational training in a number of coordinated market economies, analysing historical origins and contemporary developments. As well as case studies on Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Denmark, it also contains comparative chapters exploring reactions to common challenges.

Author : John Benson,Howard Gospel,Ying Zhu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135044763

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Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia by John Benson,Howard Gospel,Ying Zhu Pdf

Asia has undergone rapid transformation over the past several decades as many countries have embraced new technologies and the processes of globalisation. Over this period the inflow of foreign capital into the region, the level of trade amongst these countries, and trade with other parts of the world has increased substantially. The ensuing economic growth has led to some significant changes in labour markets and the demand for skilled employees and their deployment within organisations. Focusing on a number of developed and developing Asian economies, this book explores the dynamics of workforce development and skill formation, and considers questions of both skills shortages and skills gaps. The book assesses the current state of training in the selected Asian economies, the weaknesses and strengths of their various training approaches, and what the present state of training means for the future economic development of these economies.

Author : Wolfgang Streeck,Kozo Yamamura
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801489830

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The Origins of Nonliberal Capitalism by Wolfgang Streeck,Kozo Yamamura Pdf

"In The Origins of Nonliberal Capitalism, German sociologists and American and Japanese political scientists draw extensively on the work of economists and historians from their home countries, as well as from the United Kingdom and France. The contributors analyze the historical origins of nonliberal capitalism in Germany and Japan from two perspectives: the emergence and survival of a capitalism that does not assume liberal ideas and ideology; and the causes of difference between the systems of Germany and Japan. They also outline the requirements for internally coherent national models of an embedded capitalist economy."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Eva Anslinger,Bodil Lomholt Husted,Franziska Laudenbach,Aleksandra Lis,Özlem Ünlühisarcikli
Publisher : wbv Media GmbH & Company KG
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783763971794

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Dimensions of validation of prior learning in Europe by Eva Anslinger,Bodil Lomholt Husted,Franziska Laudenbach,Aleksandra Lis,Özlem Ünlühisarcikli Pdf

Im Fokus des Sammelbandes stehen Untersuchungen zur Anerkennung von nonformalem und informellem Wissen. Durch eine Validierung sollen neue Zugänge zum Arbeitsmarkt eröffnet und die Zusammenarbeit und Mobilität innerhalb der EU gestärkt werden. Hier setzt das Erasmus+-Projekt EffectVPL ("Effectiveness of VPL Policies und Programmes for Labour Market Inclusion and Mobility - Individual and Employer Perspectives", 2017-2019) an, dessen Ergebnisse in diesem Band vorgestellt werden. Ausgangspunkt des Projekts zum lebenslangen Lernen war die mangelhafte Anerkennung von Lernerfahrungen, die außerhalb institutioneller Kontexte gewonnen wurden. Im ersten Teil des Bandes werden die theoretischen Grundlagen vorgestellt, bevor die Autor:innen im zweiten Teil empirische Ergebnisse zu Untersuchungen in Polen, Dänemark, der Türkei und Deutschland präsentieren. Abschließend wurde ein Trainingsmodul entwickelt, das die Projektergebnisse für Lehrende in Europa aufbereitet.

Author : Richard Curtain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN : CORNELL:31924071624401

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Skill Formation in Japan by Richard Curtain Pdf

Author : Francis Green
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199642854

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Skills and Skilled Work by Francis Green Pdf

This multidisciplinary book develops an original framework for understanding skills, skilled work, and surrounding policies. It establishes the concept and measurement of skill, sets out a theoretical framework for skills analyses, and investigates the roles of employers, workers, and other social actors.

Author : 小池和男,猪木武徳
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Employees
ISBN : UOM:35128001443371

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Skill Formation in Japan and Southeast Asia by 小池和男,猪木武徳 Pdf

Author : Rajat Acharyya
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783790815962

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Product Standards, Exports and Employment by Rajat Acharyya Pdf

Through the process of globalization, the trade dependence and int- dependence of the developing countries have increased phenomenally than ever before. The characteristic of this late twentieth-century globalization process has been the new technological revolution that has led to a high rate of world exports of electronics and other high-technology products. This has marginalized most of the developing countries exporting largely the low quality and low value-addition manufacturing and primary products, barring a few exceptions like China, India and Mexico. The fruits of globalization have, therefore, been unevenly distributed so far across the developed and the developing countries. Moreover, whatever little growth in exports of medium technology products has been achieved by a few of them, is largely driven by outsourcing of low value-addition and low- stage of activities by the foreign multinationals. Outsourcing of software services, rather than development of software packages, in India and assembly line for automobiles in Mexico are the two glaring examples. These activities may have boosted the total exports of these countries, but they have failed to generate any feedback effect on the rest of the economy in terms of skill formation, increase in overall productivity level and product diversification.

Author : Chris Warhurst,Ken Mayhew,David Finegold,John Buchanan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191628115

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The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training by Chris Warhurst,Ken Mayhew,David Finegold,John Buchanan Pdf

Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment, and management. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organizations, and nations? How are the supply and, more importantly, the utilization of skill, currently evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an authoritative consideration of issues such as these. It does so by drawing on experts in a wide range of disciplines including sociology, economics, labour/industrial relations, human resource management, education, and geography. The Handbook is relevant for all with an interest in the changing nature - and future - of work, employment, and management. It draws on the latest scholarly insights to shed new light on all the major issues concerning skills and training today. While written primarily by leading scholars in the field, it is equally relevant to policy makers and practitioners responsible for shaping the development of human capability today and into the future.

Author : Lior Shmuelof,John W Krakauer
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Implicit learning
ISBN : 9782889194469

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Recent insights into perceptual and motor skill learning (The computational and neural processes underlying perceptual and motor skill learning) by Lior Shmuelof,John W Krakauer Pdf

Improvements in task performance following practice can occur as a result of changes in distinct cognitive and neural processes. In some cases, we can improve our performance by selecting a more successful behavior that is already part of our available repertoire. Skill learning, on the other hand, refers to a slower process that results in improving the ability to perform a behavior, i.e., it involves the acquisition of a behavior that was not available to the controller before training. Skill learning can take place both in the sensory and in the motor domains. Sensory skill acquisition in perceptual learning tasks is measured by improvements in sensory acuity through practice-induced changes in the sensitivity of relevant neural networks. Motor skill is harder to define as the term is used whenever a motor learning behavior improves along some dimension. Nevertheless, we have recently argued that as in perceptual learning, acuity is an integral component in motor skill learning. In this special topic we set out to integrate experimental and theoretical work on perceptual and motor skill learning and to stimulate a discussion regarding the similarities and differences between these two kinds of learning.

Author : David Guile,Lorna Unwin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119098591

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The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training by David Guile,Lorna Unwin Pdf

A collection of the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training written by international experts The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present an integrated analysis of the complex and dynamic field of VET. Drawing on the most recent research, thinking, and practice in the field, the book explores the key debates about the role of VET in the education and training systems of various nations. The Handbook reveals how expertise is developed in an age of considerable transformation in work processes, work organization, and occupational identities. The authors also examine many of the challenges of vocational education and training such as the impact of digital technologies on employment, the demand for (re)training in the context of extended working lives, the emergence of learning regions and skill ecosystems, and the professional development of vocational teachers and trainers. This important text: Offers an original view of VET’s role in both the initial and continuing development of expertise Examines the theories and concepts that underpin international perspectives and explores the differences about the purposes of VET Presents various models of learning used in VET, including apprenticeship, and their relationship with general education Explores how VET is shaped in different ways by the political economy of different countries Reviews how developments in digital technologies are changing VET practice Discusses the challenges for universities offering higher vocational education programs Draws on both recent research as well as historical accounts Written for students, researchers, and scholars in the fields of educational studies, human resource development, social policy, political economy, labor market economics, industrial relations, sociology, The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an international perspective on the topic of VET.

Author : Daniel Clegg,Niccolo Durazzi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800880887

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Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies by Daniel Clegg,Niccolo Durazzi Pdf

Bringing together contributions from leading labour market policy scholars from across the globe, this state-of-the-art Handbook offers extensive and compelling analyses of labour market policy in advanced democracies. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Author : Eric Alan Hanushek,Finis Welch
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 853 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780444513991

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Handbook of the Economics of Education by Eric Alan Hanushek,Finis Welch Pdf

The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the topic under examination. These surveys summarize the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidate new developments. Although original material is also included, the main aim of this series is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys *Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers *Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic *The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys