Workforce Development : Perspectives and Issues

1. Exploring the Notion of Workforce Development -- Part I Sustainability, Growth and Diversity -- 2. Attracting and Retaining Staff: The Role of Branding and Industry Image -- 3. International Developments in Skills Migration: A Case Study of the Opportunities, Threats and Dilemmas for Australia -- 4. Career Paths: Challenges and Opportunities -- 5. Skills Recognition and Recognition of Prior Learning for Workforce Development: Challenges and Possibilities.-6. Recognition of the Skills and Knowledge of Indigenous Employees -- 7. Women and Engineering: A Workforce Development Issue -- Part II Human Capability and Capacity Building -- 8. Transitions in Workplace Communication: Perspectives on the Efficacy of Formal Workplace Mentoring -- 9. Building Workforce Competencies through Complex Projects -- 10. The Developmental Role of Competence Assurance -- 11. The Challenges of Leadership in the Twenty-First Century -- 12. Leadership Talent Identification and Management -- 13. Literacy in the Workplace -- Part III Innovations in Learning and Development -- 14. Coaching in the Workplace -- 15. Contemporary Challenges in E-Learning -- 16. Simulating Work: Can Simulators Help Develop a Workforce? -- Part IV Looking Forward: Changing Perceptions and Possibilities -- 17. Spirituality at Work: The Contribution of Mindfulness to Personal and Workforce Development -- 18. Evaluation in Workforce Development -- 19. Critical Perspectives on Workforce Development -- 20. The Future of Workforce Development – Old Wine in New Bottles?.