Skills In The Age Of Over Qualification

Author : Caroline Lloyd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199672350
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skills in the Age of Over-qualification written by Caroline Lloyd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the developed world, most of us who work now earn our living in the service sector. However, the issue of what kind of service economy is sustainable and desirable, both in economic and social terms, is rarely debated. This book argues that this needs to change. National governments have emphasised the role of skills in achieving international competitiveness, higher living standards, and social inclusion. However, even prior to the 2008 financial crisis, problems of over-qualification, skills wastage, and poor job quality were becoming difficult to ignore. This raises important questions about what kind of service sector jobs will be on offer to meet the aspirations of an increasingly qualified workforce and what role can governments play in raising the skills required in jobs and the quality of jobs and services? Work organisation and job design are key factors shaping the skill content of work and the opportunities workers have to deploy their skills and capabilities. Through cross-national comparative research, this book examines whether and why service sector jobs vary across countries. Drawing upon detailed empirical research, the jobs of vocational teacher, fitness instructor, and cafe worker in the UK, Norway, and France are compared, allowing an exploration of the role of national institutions, sectors, and organisations in shaping work organisation and job quality. The findings contribute to the comparative study of work organisation, the relationship between skills and performance, the role and purpose of education and the prospects for better jobs in 'the age of over-qualification'.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264215239
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Employment Outlook 2014 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The OECD Employment Outlook 2014 includes chapters on recent labour market developments with a special section on earnings, job quality, youth employment, and forms of employment and employment protection.

Author : Phillip Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190644303
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Death of Human Capital? written by Phillip Brown and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Human capital theory, or the notion that there is a direct relationship between educational investment and prosperity, has governed Western approaches to education and labor for the past fifty years. However, many degree recipients have experienced the opposite. This book demonstrates that the human capital story is one of a failed revolution that requires an alternative approach to education, jobs, and income inequalities. Rather than abandoning human capital theory, the book calls for a broader view of education not merely as schooling, but as the process of acquiring the skills necessary to take on a flexible range of jobs and roles. In a rapidly changing job market, workers will need to capitalize on the skills, talents, and personality traits that they have honed through a lifetime of learning, rather than their academic credentials. A controversial challenge to the reigning ideology on economics and education, this text provides important insights into the current plight of the overqualified, underemployed labor market"--

Author : Chris Warhurst
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199655367
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training written by Chris Warhurst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment, and management. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organizations, and nations? How are the supply and, more importantly, the utilization of skill, currently evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an authoritative consideration of issues such as these. It does so by drawing on experts in a wide range of disciplines including sociology, economics, labour/industrial relations, human resource management, education, and geography. The Handbook is relevant for all with an interest in the changing nature - and future - of work, employment, and management. It draws on the latest scholarly insights to shed new light on all the major issues concerning skills and training today. While written primarily by leading scholars in the field, it is equally relevant to policy makers and practitioners responsible for shaping the development of human capability today and into the future.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 926425207X
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Getting Skills Right: Assessing and Anticipating Changing Skill Needs written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digitalisation, globalisation, demographic shifts and other changes in work organisation are constantly reshaping skill needs. This can lead to persistent skill shortages and mismatch which are costly for individuals, firms and society in terms of lost wages and lower productivity and growth.

Author : Gökçe Bayindir Goularas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793602093
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Refugee Crises and Migration Policies written by Gökçe Bayindir Goularas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume examines European approaches to migrants, European Union migration policies, and the EU-Turkey refugee agreement through macro-level and micro-level analysis. It analyzes issues related to migration in Turkey and Syria and specifically studies at the Syrian refugee crisis. The contributors explore the migration phenomenon through economic and judicial perspectives.

Author : Eurydice
Publisher : Ministerio de Educación
ISBN 13 : 9292012568
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The european higher education area in 2012: Bologna process implantation report written by Eurydice and published by Ministerio de Educación. This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report describes the state of implementation of the Bologna Process in 2012 from various perspectives and with data ranging from 2010 to 2011 as well as with earlier trends data for some statistical figures. --Ed.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264216502
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Matching Economic Migration with Labour Market Needs written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication gathers the papers presented at the “OECD-EU dialogue on mobility and international migration: matching economic migration with labour market needs” (Brussels, 24-25 February 2014), a conference jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264277544
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic 2017 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slovakia’s economy continues to perform extremely well both in terms of macroeconomic outcomes and public finances. Employment is rising, prices have been stable, and the external account is near balance.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264204253
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Skills Outlook 2013 First Results from the Survey of Adult Skills written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first OECD Skills Outlook presents the initial results of the OECD Survey of Adult Skills, which evaluates the skills of adults in 22 OECD and 2 non-OECD partner countries.