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Direct linkSuleman, Fátima; Videira, Pedro; Rodrigues Araújo, Emília – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
This research examines regional skill problems and the strategies adopted to reduce skill shortages by a set of employers (n = 16). The data collected in 2019 in a northern region in Portugal indicate considerable and persistent shortages of engineering and IT graduates and non-graduates for operational jobs. The employers implement anticipative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Vocational Education, Labor Needs
Smith, Emma – Review of Education, 2017
A "crisis account" of shortages of well-qualified scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technologists has shaped education policy in the UK and the USA for decades. The apparent poor quality of school science education along with insufficient numbers of well-qualified teachers have been linked to skills shortages by government and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientists, Engineering, Technical Occupations
Download full textDumbrell, Tom; Smith, Erica – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This report looks at whether pre-apprenticeships increase the potential supply of tradespeople, with a special focus on electrotechnology, automotive and engineering students. It found that pre-apprenticeships have been used in Australia for many years and are widely regarded as a valuable strategy for increasing the supply and quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Introductory Courses, Vocational Education
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1985
This report presents conditional forecasts of the research talent required for the Canadian government's economic growth and research and development (R&D) targets. A number of alternative scenarios are also assessed. The study limits itself to postgraduate manpower in the natural sciences and engineering. Following an executive summary and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Projections, Engineering, Engineering Education
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1991
A study was done to lay the foundation for a rigorous analysis and assessment of the functioning of the Canadian academic labor market and to begin to explore systematically the dynamic of faculty renewal and replacement. The study used data from Statistics Canada and investigated the functioning and prospects of the Canadian academic labor market…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns
Sellin, Burkart – 1993
A study examined the supply and demand for skilled workers in the following sectors throughout the member countries of the European Community: agriculture (including horticulture and forestry); food industry and trades; hotels, restaurants, and catering industry; tourism; transport; textile industry; textile clothing; leather; wood; building…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Auto Mechanics, Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades
