Download or read book Building America s Skilled Technical Workforce written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-06-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skilled technical occupationsâ€"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€"are a key component of the U.S. economy. In response to globalization and advances in science and technology, American firms are demanding workers with greater proficiency in literacy and numeracy, as well as strong interpersonal, technical, and problem-solving skills. However, employer surveys and industry and government reports have raised concerns that the nation may not have an adequate supply of skilled technical workers to achieve its competitiveness and economic growth objectives. In response to the broader need for policy information and advice, Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce examines the coverage, effectiveness, flexibility, and coordination of the policies and various programs that prepare Americans for skilled technical jobs. This report provides action-oriented recommendations for improving the American system of technical education, training, and certification.
Download or read book Occupational Labor Shortages written by Burt S. Barnow and published by W.E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2013 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Barnow, Trutko, and Piatak focus on whether persistent occupation-specific labor shortages might lead to inefficiencies in the U.S. economy. They describe why shortages arise, the difficulty in ascertaining that a shortage is present, and how to assess strategies to alleviate the shortage. Four occupations are used as test cases: 1) special education teachers, 2) pharmacists, 3) physical therapists, and 4) home health and personal care aides. For each of these occupations the authors summarize evidence that reveals whether it is currently or has recently experienced a labor shortage and suggest possible ways to alleviate the shortage if it is present. The authors close with a chapter discussing their conclusions and potential uses for occupational shortage data, including in helping determine immigration policy. They also discuss the limited nature of the occupational data currently collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and how the federal and state governments could expand their data collection efforts to assist policy formation."--Publisher's website
Download or read book Who Needs Migrant Workers written by Martin Ruhs and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the demand for migrant labour both conceptually and empirically with a focus on the UK.
Download or read book Matching Economic Migration with Labour Market Needs written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication gathers the papers presented at the “OECD-EU dialogue on mobility and international migration: matching economic migration with labour market needs” (Brussels, 24-25 February 2014), a conference jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD.
Download or read book Mobility in the Labour Market written by Margot Jefferys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume VII of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Work and Organisation. First published in 1954, this study deals with certain aspects of the industrial mobility of adult male workers in Dagenham and in Battersea. The large national and the small local investigation are, however, mutually complementary. National policies must be applied locally; and labour mobility, or immobility, results from innumerable decisions made by individuals whose lives and attitudes reflect the peculiarities of the environment in which they live and work.
Download or read book Forecasting the Labour Market by Occupation and Education written by and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-03-31 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword. Introduction; H. Heijke. Part I: Models and Methods. 1. Modelling and Forecasting the Structure of Employment in the United Kingdom; R. Wilson. 2. Medium and Long-Term Forecasting of Employment in Germany; J. Fuchs, M. Tessaring. 3. Indicating the Future Labour Market Prospects of Occupational Groups and Types of Education in the Netherlands; R. Dekker, A. de Grip, H. Heijke. Part II: Forecasts. 4. Policy Implications of Recent IER Assessments of the British Labour Market; R. Lindley. 5. Manpower Requirements by Levels of Qualification in the Federal Republic of Germany until 2010; M. Tessaring. 6. The Market Position of Occupations and Types of Education in the Netherlands; R. van der Velden, E. Willems. Part III: Reflections. 7. A Perspective on IER Forecasting Activities; R. Lindley. 8. IAB's Medium and Long Term Labour Market Projections -- Selected Aspects; G. KÃ1⁄4hlewind. 9. ROA's Activities and Plans relating to the Information System on Education and the Labour Market; H. Heijke.
Download or read book Forecasting the Labour Market by Occupation and Education written by Hans Heijke and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Labour markets are differentiated by occupation and types of training, and these submarkets are seldom in equilibrium. This disequilibrium -- shortages and surpluses in labour markets -- is often attributed to a lack of flexibility in wage structures, the limited possibility for substitution between submarkets, and the high adjustment costs. In addition, market changes are difficult to foresee, thus making it equally difficult to respond appropriately. This book contains the results of research from three major European institutes -- the Research Centre for Education and the Labor Market (ROA) at the University of Limburg in the Netherlands, the Institute for Employment Research (IER) at the University of Warwick in the U.K., and Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) at the Bundesanstalt für Arbeit in Germany -- looking at how each institute conducts labour market forecasts by education and type of training. The common element of these institutes is their use of the manpower requirements method. The book is grouped into three parts -- Models and Methods, Forecasts, and Reflections -- with each institute presenting its results in each section.
Download or read book Towards a Transparent Labour Market for Educational Decisions written by Han Heijke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, this collection of essays strongly advocates for increased flexibility in the Dutch labour market and questions current assumptions on the connections between education choices and ultimate employment outcomes. The volume responds to the glaring contradiction between the current mass unemployment in all European nations, both in urban and rural areas, affecting people of different levels of education (though primarily those of low-skills levels or ethnic backgrounds) and the idea that labour is the most important source of wealth. Its objective is to develop insights, ideas, and experiences concerning the possibilities for increasing the transparency of the labour market. The contributors recognise that the quality of labour has rapidly become the key factor in economic and social development.
Download or read book Labour Markets Under Different Employment Conditions written by D. I. Mackay and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1971, this wide-ranging study illuminates many crucial wage and employment issues by examining the operation of local labour markets and by testing labour market theory against the observed behaviour of employers and employees in different labour market environments. It is based on an empirical investigation of engineering plants both in major conurbations and in smaller labour market areas. There is an emphasis on measurement and quantification, which provides a fund of information on such subjects as wage structures, labour turnover, recruitment and mobility, internal labour markets, manpower forecasting, apprentice training and redundancy. The authors outline the weaknesses of applying economic theory to labour market behaviour.
Download or read book Vocational Training and the Labour Market written by Asian and Pacific Skill Development Programme and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction Labour Market written by Kalarickal Kumaran Subrahmanian and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on a sample survey of the urban area labour market for construction workers in Ahmedabad, India - discusses the nature of contract labour, production factors and subcontracting; gives demographic aspects (age, sex, family, occupation, educational level, etc.); examines labour mobility, wage rates, working conditions, collective bargaining, standard of living, (household income, indebtedness, housing, etc.); proposes labour market restructuring and suitable labour legislation. Bibliography, statistical tables.
Download or read book Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs written by Brajesh Panth and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book analyzes the main drivers that are influencing the dramatic evolution of work in Asia and the Pacific and identifies the implications for education and training in the region. It also assesses how education and training philosophies, curricula, and pedagogy can be reshaped to produce workers with the skills required to meet the emerging demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The book’s 40 articles cover a wide range of topics and reflect the diverse perspectives of the eminent policy makers, practitioners, and researchers who authored them. To maximize its potential impact, this Springer-Asian Development Bank co-publication has been made available as open access.
Download or read book OECD Employment Outlook 2024 The Net Zero Transition and the Labour Market written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 will have profound impacts on the labour market and the jobs of millions of workers. Aggregate effects on employment are estimated to be limited. But many jobs will be lost in the shrinking high-emission industries, while many others will be created in the expanding low-emission activities. This edition of the OECD Employment Outlook examines the characteristics of the jobs that are likely to thrive because of the transition (“green-driven jobs”), including their attractiveness in terms of job quality, and compares them to jobs in high-emission industries that tend to shrink. The cost of job displacement in these latter industries is assessed along with the trajectories of workers out of them towards new opportunities, and the labour market policies that can facilitate job reallocation. Particular attention is devoted to upskilling and reskilling strategies to facilitate workers’ transition into fast-growing, green-driven occupations. The distributive impacts of climate-change mitigation policies are also examined, with a focus on carbon pricing and options to redistribute its tax revenue to those most impacted. As usual, the first chapter of the Outlook assesses recent labour market developments (including wage trends), but also provides an update of the OECD Job Quality indicators.
Download or read book Jobs for Immigrants Vol 2 Labour Market Integration in Belgium France the Netherlands and Portugal written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in four OECD countries -- Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Portugal -- and provides country-specific recommendations.
Download or read book Jobs for Immigrants Vol 1 Labour Market Integration in Australia Denmark Germany and Sweden written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents reviews of the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in four OECD countries (Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden), and provides country-specific recommendations.
Download or read book Skill Shortages written by Joshua Healy and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report aims to improve our understanding of the causes of skill shortages, the way businesses respond and the short-term consequences of skill shortages. Reponses from small- and medium-sized businesses reveal that skill shortages matter, but that their relationship to firm performance differs according to the nature of the skill shortage. The findings confirm that skill shortages are a complex labour market phenomenon and give rise to complex responses by firms." - NCVER website.
Download or read book Jobs for Immigrants Vol 3 Labour Market Integration in Austria Norway and Switzerland written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their offspring in three OECD countries: Austria, Norway and Switzerland, and provides country-specific recommendations.
