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Suhaimi, Mohammed Adam; Hasan, Muhammad; Hussin, Husnayati; Shah, Asadullah – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purposes of the study are to understand ICT workforce employability in Malaysia, to identify the causes that influence the growth of skill gaps in the ICT workforce, and to determine ways to reduce these gaps. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology of the study comprised project reports and a literature review. Findings: The…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Achievement Gap
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
Harris, Norman C. – 1970
One of the essential factors in the economic development of nations is the attainment of a manpower mix which is strategically suited to current development problems, and which will also provide a catalyst for improvement and change. A review of the literature indicates that, although education per se is important, individual countries must…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Economic Development, Higher Education
Hashim, Mohamad Yusof – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Educational Programs
Mustapha, Ramlee B. – 1999
The Industrialized Needs study identified the perceptions of Malaysian educators and employers regarding the role of vocational and technical education (VTE) in the economic development of Malaysia. The first survey used a random sample of 300 (276 responses) from the population of 4,316 VTE educators in public VT schools and polytechnics in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2001
This document contains 19 papers and case studies, in English and Korean, from a conference on national strategies for developing human resources through technical and vocational education and training. The following are representative: "The Need to Innovate and Optimize Resources [Keynote]" (Wataru Iwamoto); "School to Work…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
2000
This document consists of three symposia papers on human resources development (HRD) in Asia. "The Impact of Action Learning on the Conflict-Handling Styles of Managers in a Malaysian Firm" (Antony Hii, Michael J. Marquardt) presented results of a quantitative study of a three-month action learning program on managers'…
Descriptors: College Administration, Conflict Resolution, Developing Nations, Economic Development
1997
This document contains 39 papers and 13 poster presentations from a conference on technological education and national development. The following are among the papers included: "The Future of Technological Education and Vocational Education: UNESCO's (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's) Perspective" (Adnan…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies