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Vaughan, Roger J. – 1990
Three important human capital questions must be addressed by U.S. policy makers: What are the effects of employer-sponsored training? Do employers invest enough in employee training? and How will accelerating technological change affect the need for employer-sponsored training and for complementary investments in education? Four policy…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
European Round Table of Industrialists, Brussels (Belgium). – 1989
Noting the high unemployment and the need for increased education for employment among the peoples of Europe, the European Round Table of Industrialists conducted a study to identify the main problems related to European education and training from industry's point of view. The study's goal was to draw up practical recommendations for educational…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1983
This report contains the commission's broad statement on national employment policy. The statement calls for the development of a new American employment policy, one that addresses the major concerns relating to the creation of jobs and the preparation of the work force to fill the available jobs productively. The report discusses the background…
Descriptors: Adults, Demand Occupations, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1988
This report, a product of the Commission on Youth and America's Future, addresses the problem of the approximately 20 million 16- to 24-year-olds who are not likely to attend college. Although many youth without college education are successful, a large fraction are not and need help to succeed. However, the portrait of them as troubled and in…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Holt, Geoffrey – 1976
Devised for secondary school students, the booklet explains current employment trends, policies, and issues of Canada's labor market. The book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the labor force in terms of supply and demand, the working age population, the labor force participation rate, total employment, unemployment, and seasonal…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economics Education, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1967
The papers and discussion at an international seminar of manpower and labor experts are summarized by G. Bowen Thomas. An interpretative essay, "Manpower Problems of An Expanding Sector," by Solomon Barkin, is also included. The seminar was designed to fill the information gap and to stimulate investigations concerning common manpower…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Progress, Economics, Employment Level
DeLisa, Cynthia L.; Placzek, Dana W. – Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2004
The Connecticut Departments of Labor (DOL) and Higher Education (DHE), working in close collaboration with the University of Connecticut, Connecticut State University, Connecticut Community Colleges and Charter Oak State College, present this comprehensive report on employment outcomes for graduates of the State's public college system. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment, Public Colleges, College Graduates
Clayton, Berwyn; Fisher, Thea; Hughes, Elvie – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
The demographic changes in Australia's labor market present challenges for technical and further education (TAFE) institutes. Within TAFE institutes, in which the teaching workforce is older than the overall national labor force, the imminent departure of many teachers endangers its prime asset - its skill and knowledge base. This report examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Labor Market, Labor Force
O'Brien-Pallas, Linda; Birch, Stephen; Baumann, Andrea; Murphy, Gail Tomblin – 2001
The feasibility of integrated health human resources planning (IHHRP) was examined. The analysis focused on the following topics: ways of integrating labor market indicators into service planning; whether planning is sufficiently responsive and flexible to retain relevance and validity in rapidly changing health systems; different models and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Context Effect, Delivery Systems, Economic Change
Mansfield, Bob, Ed. – 2000
This is the third publication in the European Training Foundation's (ETF's) series of manuals designed to support development of vocational education and training (VET) standards. This volume looks at ways in which VET standards are linked to labor market demands and how relevant VET standards are to the needs of employment in a market economy.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Developed Nations
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1999
This report informs readers on the state of regional vocational training reform in Russia and shares experiences on how present problems and challenges have been addressed by a joint international development project. The three chapters of Part I present information from the perspective of the European Training Foundation: "Introduction to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Sellin, Burkart – 1999
This document is intended to provide updated information on the most important trends in the development of occupations and qualifications in Europe in the face of current demographic, social, economic, technical, environmental, and cultural challenges. It provides a general summary of the most important trends at the macro level, and makes…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Educational Practices
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
This publication contains materials from a forum on the changing nature of work (CNW) that brought together researchers and research users to hear how to use findings to improve vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. An overview of the program and biographical information on presenters and panel members follow. The next section…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Developed Nations, Dislocated Workers
Hassid, Joseph – 2003
A study explored questions on changing skill requirements of small firms in the services sector that are internationalizing their activities. These seven European Union (EU) member states were involved: Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The services sector accounted for a significant part of the EU…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competence, Developed Nations, Economics
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Beebe, Anthony E.; Walleri, R. Dan – Community College Journal, 2005
It is the 20th anniversary of the release of Dale Parnell's landmark book "The Neglected Majority". In this book, Parnell pointed out that for too long America's educational system has focused on the highest and lowest achievers. He made the case that most of those students in the middle two high school quartiles neither prepare for nor aspire to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Market, Labor Force Development, Student Needs
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