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The Future of Work and Skills in ETF Partner Countries. ETF Issues Paper
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Popper, Rafael; Loikkanen, Torsti – European Training Foundation, 2019
This ETF Issues Paper on the Future of Work and Skills is the first attempt to collect and analyse existing information and data on the skills demands of the future in ETF partner countries, and to explore responses for better managing the transition (transformation) towards an inclusive future for the benefit of individuals and societies. Thus,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Economic Factors, Employment
"Successful" Migration, (English) Language Skills and Global Inequality: The Case of Bangladeshi Migrants to The Middle East
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Erling, Elizabeth J.; Chowdhury, Qumrul Hasan; Solly, Mike; Seargeant, Philip – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2019
Migration has become a vital element of the Bangladeshi economy, which has led to an increasing focus on providing Bangladeshis with the skills needed on the international labour market. English is often cited as one of these skills, and previous research has shown that a primary reason why Bangladeshis wish to learn English is due to its…
Descriptors: Migration, Labor Market, Overseas Employment, English (Second Language)
Digital Skills and Competence, and Digital and Online Learning
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Brolpito, Alessandro – European Training Foundation, 2018
The digital transformation is, to varying degrees, taking place in European Training Foundation (ETF) partner countries also. The ETF aims at helping its partner countries reap the benefits of the opportunities offered by the digital transformation and address the related challenges. This paper presents the ETF's position on, and approach to,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Online Courses
Mapping COVID-19: The Socio-Economic Impact. The Future of Skills in the EU Neighbourhood. Coping with COVID-19 [July 3, 2020 Update]
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European Training Foundation, 2020
All countries in the EU Neighbourhood and Central Asia have been hit by the COVID-19 outbreak to a greater or lesser extent, with overall lower infection numbers compared to some of the EU Member States, although issues of under-reporting may impact on the reliability of data. All countries, apart from Belarus and Turkmenistan, made similar…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Economic Factors, Public Policy
The Mulroney Program and the Third World. Review '84, Outlook '85.
North-South Inst., Ottawa (Ontario). – 1985
A brief report traces some important connections between the central choices facing Canada and the three quarters of the world's population that live in the developing regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Specific aspects of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's governmental policy are examined. The following topics are considered:…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Emergency Programs
Education and Youth Employment in Less Developed Countries.
Medina, Alberto Hernandez; And Others – 1978
The education/employment situations of young people in Mexico and South Asia are examined as part of a project to broaden perspectives on social, educational, and employment issues in developing nations. In Mexico, economic growth between 1940 and 1970 was considerably greater than achievement of social goals such as full employment and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Factors