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Structured education for sustainable employment: Technology enabled queueing theory applications
Garimella, Bhaskar; Shenoy, Sandeep; Pai, Rashmi Yogesh; … - In: Foundations of Management 10 (2018) 1, pp. 75-86
Unemployment is a serious challenge that has been rising day by day. Skill development and creation of employment opportunities are key factors to address youth unemployment. This study emphasizes on the need for job-oriented education and to link education to employment. This study derives a...
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Is training effective for older workers?
Picchio, Matteo - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
either pre-retirement or non-employment. Encouraging people to work longer and fostering the employability of older workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404951
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Adult training in the digital age
Bode, Eckhardt; Gold, Robert - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 12 (2018) 2018-36, pp. 1-14
instead of competing with it, thereby increasing their job mobility and employability. …
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Give it another try: What are the effects of a public employment scheme especially designed for hard-to-place workers?
Brändle, Tobias; Fervers, Lukas - 2017
Job creation schemes (JCSs) have for a long time been considered to function as stepping stone into the labour market for unemployed workers. However, previous research has shown that public job creation schemes have mostly negative effects on the employment outcomes of participants, probably...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011869144
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Defining and Measuring Workforce Development in the United States in a Post-Bipartisan Era
Holland, Brian - 2018
The bipartisan acceptance of a federal role in workforce development policy is no longer in play as a result of ideological differences in the definition of workforce development which arise from a lack of coherent and misunderstood outcomes. My attempt here is to posit a new definition for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011877198
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Give it Another Try: What are the Effects of a Job Creation Scheme Especially Designed for Hard-to-Place Workers?
Brändle, Tobias; Fervers, Lukas - 2018
Job creation schemes (JCSs) have for a long time been considered to function as stepping stone for unemployed workers into the labour market. However, previous research has shown that public job creation schemes could at best be effective for persons with little or no employment chances. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011892041
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Perceptions of employability among London’s low-paid: ‘Self-determination’ or ethnicity?
Croucher, Richard; Ramakrishnan, Sumeetra; Rizov, Marian; … - In: Economic and Industrial Democracy 39 (2015) 1, pp. 109-130
employability in London’s labour market, examining self-efficacy, ethnic and dual labour market theories. We find that perceptions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011906859
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Is training effective for older workers?
Picchio, Matteo - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)
either pre-retirement or non-employment. Encouraging people to work longer and fostering the employability of older workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266215
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The role of soft skills in employability in the financial industry
Constantino, Lorenzo; Rodzinka, Jacek - In: Financial Internet Quarterly 18 (2022) 1, pp. 44-55
employability in the financial sector. The article presents not only a diagnosis of the im- portance of soft skills in the banking … and financial industry, but also indicates which soft skills may be poised to increase employability, which skills are …
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"Employability-miles" and worker employability awareness
Gerards, Ruud; de Grip, Andries; Witlox, Maaike - 2012
This article studies the use and impact of a firm-sponsored training (Employability-miles) voucher scheme that aims to … stimulate employees to develop a more active attitude toward their own employability. Using data from two surveys of the firm … that voucher use positively affects worker employability awareness and willingness to train. Remarkably, participation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287676