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Mann, Anthony; Percy, Christian – Journal of Education and Work, 2014
Since 2004, the devolved education systems of England, Scotland and Wales have introduced initiatives to increase contact between employers and young people, particularly aged 14-19, as a supplementary, co-curricular activity within mainstream education. The initiatives are motivated partly to increase wage-earning potential but studies to date…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Employer Attitudes, Young Adults, School Business Relationship
Bassi, Laurie J.; McMurrer, Daniel P. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
Human capital--the productive capacity that is embedded in people--is one of the most important contributors to the growth in nations' output and standard of living. Globalisation and technological change have increased the importance of human capital in recent years, to the point that there are now only two options to sustain high profits and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Employer Attitudes, Developed Nations