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Jeff Strohl; Zachary Mabel; Kathryn Peltier Campbell – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2024
There are hundreds of local labor markets fuel the American economy, and each one is driven by the needs of the local area's mix of industries and the skills of its workers. For each labor market to operate at its peak potential, these needs and skills must align. Achieving alignment requires local education and training providers to convey…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Supply, Job Skills, Vocational Education
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Suleman, 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
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Amarech Kebede; Amare Asgedom; Abraha Asfaw – Cogent Education, 2024
Skill demand and supply mismatch is a global problem identified as a root cause of unemployment, urging education and training institutions to revise their curriculum with the collaboration of industries. This article aimed to analyze prior research outputs on the effective Linkage of technical and vocational training institutions with industries…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship