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Direct linkSucci, Chiara; Canovi, Magali – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The aim of this article is to show the increased relevance of soft skills in a continuously changing environment. A research was carried out to examine and compare students' and employers' perceptions regarding the importance of soft skills in different European countries. Results show that 86% of respondents indicate an increased emphasis on soft…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills, College Graduates
Poell, Rob F.; van der Krogt, Ferd – Learning Organization, 2017
Purpose: Human resource development (HRD) is an important field within management. Developing employees is often regarded as an instrument to improve the internal labor market and support organizational change. Organizing HRD to these ends, however, is frequently a problematic affair, in terms of training effectiveness, participant motivation and…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Labor Market, Training
Tomé, Eduardo; Goyal, Apoorva – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the role of human capital (HC), human resource development (HRD) and vocational educational and training (VET) in the emerging Indian economy. How may we define the HC, HRD and VET in India? To what extent and how as HRD investments in India contributed to India's recent economic development? What were the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Vocational Education
Tome, Eduardo – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: This paper aims to review the intervention of the European Social Fund (ESF) as an instrument of human resource development (HRD) policies in the European labor market. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses an economic background, and reviews the official documents produced by the ESF during its history to try to define its economic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Impact, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Download full textBisht, Biraj; LeClair, Zachary; Loeb, Susanna; Sun, Min – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
Paraeducators perform multiple roles in U.S. classrooms, including among others preparing classroom activities, working with students individually and in small groups, supporting individualized programming for students with disabilities, managing classroom behavior, and engaging with parents and communities. Yet, little research provides insights…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Role, Labor Market, Ethnic Diversity
Kucherov, Dmitry; Zavyalova, Elena – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The employer brand could be a key factor of competitiveness for a company in a contemporary labour market. The purpose of this paper is to identify the features of human resource development (HRD) practices and talent management in companies with employer brand (CEBs). Design/methodology/approach: The authors examined three economic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employees, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This presentation was made to a breakout session at the 2011 Skills Australia and Industry Skills Councils joint conference, "Putting Skills at the Heart of Economy". The paper addresses the challenge of measurement in workforce development planning and discusses the role of the various players in the labour and training…
Descriptors: Industry, Foreign Countries, Human Resources, Vocational Education
Koda, Yoshiko; Yuki, Takako; Hong, Yeeyoung – Online Submission, 2011
As globalization and the knowledge economy spreads, the demand for highly skilled workers has increased and developing countries are engaged in cross-border higher education to develop high level human resources for their nations. Using data on a cross-border higher education program between Malaysia and Japan, namely the Higher Education Loan…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Labor Market, Skilled Workers
Tome, Eduardo – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2008
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyse critically the youth labour market (YLM) and the YLM policies in Portugal. The analysis covers essentially the period after 1986, when Portugal entered the European Union. Design/methodology/approach: The paper consists of three main sections. In the first the main players dealt with (government,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development
Wang, Greg G. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze a new research topic, national human resource development (NHRD) for neglected but critical components of economics foundation and accumulated international development research and practices. Design/methodology/approach: Through a targeted literature review on NHRD writing, major development…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Content Analysis, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Bartlett, Kenneth; Johnson, Karen; Schneider, Ingrid E. – Online Submission, 2006
This study compares the outcomes of two often used approaches for strategic HRD planning. Using methods framed within a strategic HRD planning framework the outcomes of a qualitative primary data approach are examined against quantitative labor market projections in a study of the future Minnesota tourism workforce. Results show each planning…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Tourism, Labor Market, Human Resources
Kaufman, Jacob J. – 1975
Certain structural changes which are taking place in the labor market and in society are examined in an effort to identify the areas of research in human resources to which vocational education could make a contribution. It is suggested that with improved research knowledge, social and behavioral scientists are beginning to recognize that there is…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Employee Attitudes, Human Resources, Interdisciplinary Approach
International Inst. for Labour Studies, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1963
TWENTY-NINE REPRESENTATIVES OF MANAGEMENT, TRADE UNIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS FROM 28 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN A STUDY COURSE DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD ALREADY ACQUIRED SOME EXPERIENCE WITH LABOR PROBLEMS AND HELD, OR WERE LIKELY TO HOLD, POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FIELD OF LABOR. ADDRESSED TO QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE LABOR FORCE AND ITS…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Progress, Educational Planning, Educational Sociology
Kirpal, Simone – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2006
New normative ideas about flexibility, employability and lifelong learning are shifting labour market requirements as they induce flexible employment patterns and new skilling needs. While the model of a typical progressive career based on possession of a particular set of (occupational) skills has been largely undermined, employees are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Labor Force Development, Employment Patterns
Eisenberg, Eli – European Training Foundation, 2006
The aim of this report is to contribute to a better understanding of the current status of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for human resources development (HRD) and the labour market in Israel. It describes the role and involvement of the various sectors in HRD and identifies the barriers, challenges, priorities, initiatives…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
