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Job Search in US – Smartphones as a central part of the digital world
Smartphone adoption has grown rapidly in the U.S. Today, 68% of U.S. adults own smartphones, up from 35% in 2011. Beyond calls and texts, smartphone owners use their devices to accomplish a number of tasks – including getting directions, applying for jobs and getting health information. For some Americans, particularly younger adults, minorities and lower-income … Continue reading
Europe – Is there a ‘double dividend’ of cleaner energy and job creation?
It is widely accepted that the transition to low-carbon technologies in the energy sector will have positive impacts on the environment through reduced emissions and will thus raise the chance to avoid dangerous climate change by keeping global warming below the threshold of 2°C above pre-industrial levels. However, there is an ongoing debate about the … Continue reading
Business in the pacific is hard, but it’s a lot harder for women
Women in the Pacific, like in other less-developed regions, face two sets of challenges to realizing their economic potential. They share hardships stemming from geography, limited infrastructure and services, and a dearth of economic opportunities that hinder economic development throughout the region. But they must also contend with a series of barriers—systemic, legal, and institutional—that compound … Continue reading
College in US – Almost every student works Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds
About 14 million college students are working, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (Georgetown Center). For the past 25 years, more than 70 percent of college students have been taking time from their studies to earn a paycheck. Learning While Earning: The New Normal examines these … Continue reading
Retirement in US – How will working families fare in retirement? (Charts)
The shift from pensions to account-type savings plans has been a disaster for lower-income, black, Hispanic, non-college-educated, and single workers, who together add up to a majority of the American population. But even among upper-income white college-educated married couples, many do not have adequate retirement savings or benefits. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the … Continue reading
The German Dual VET System – What can be imported ?
In recent years, the dual-system approach has gained considerable international attention for its success in addressing youth unemployment. Many countries have shown great interest in adopting the German dual VET system. But how might such a transfer be carried out? Exporting a VET system from one country to another is not merely a matter of … Continue reading
Skills Gap in Nigeria – A skill mismatch of 60.6% among recent graduates
University graduates in Nigeria have been reported to be poorly prepared for work in recent years. This has implications on the relevance of university education, the employability and productivity of university graduates. One of the reasons suggested for this condition by previous studies was skill mismatch⎯a situation where there is a disparity between the skills … Continue reading
Skills Gap in Asia – Overqualification is pervasive, no evidence that current skills are insufficient to meet the demands
Evidence of cross-country qualification mismatch demonstrates that overqualification is even more pervasive in developing Asia than in advanced economies such as the US and other members of the OECD. However, the prevalence of over qualification relative to job requirements masks heterogeneities in skills, jobs, and labor market institutions. Nevertheless we find no evidence to support … Continue reading
Skills Gap in UK – The number of skill-shortage vacancies has gone up by 43%
There was substantial growth in the number of employers active in the recruitment market in 2015 compared to 2013: 19 per cent of establishments had at least one current vacancy at the time of ESS 2015 eldwork, up from 15 per cent in 2013. Moreover, there were 928,000 reported vacancies, almost 300,000 more than two years … Continue reading
Employability – At least as much about acquiring certain habits as it is about knowledge or skill
How do you actually teach students to be more employable? How do you learn to be employable? What is it that leaders and managers do differently? What do teachers, trainers, coaches, lecturers and facilitators do that is different in the classroom, lecture hall, studio, workshop, training restaurant, etc? Which learning methods seem to work best? Here … Continue reading
Skills Gap and Talent – Digital platforms could reduce employee-related costs by up to 7 percent
Businesses deploying digital labor platforms to their full potential could increase output by up to 9 percent, reduce employee-related costs by up to 7 percent, and add an average of 275 basis points to profit margins. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Managing talent in a digital age | McKinsey & … Continue reading
The Mandatory Work Experience Placements in UK – What students got out of employers being involved in their education
Work experience placements are mandatory in the UK for all young people aged 16–18 in education, and their employability effects and associated wage premia are well noted in the literature. In the half a century since the Newsom Report (1963) first recommended that exposure to the working world be incorporated into the final years of … Continue reading
Australia – Six megatrends for jobs and employment markets over the coming twenty years
The study has identified six megatrends for jobs and employment markets over the coming twenty years. The second half of the chessboard The explosion in device connectivity, data volumes and computing speed, combined with rapid advances in automated systems and artificial intelligence means that robotic devices can perform many tasks more quickly, safely and efficiently … Continue reading
Skills Gap in Australia – 52% of employees with less than five years’ experience already see their qualifications as not being “very much” relevant to their work
The forces of disruption are not just being driven by start-ups and felt by business leaders – they’re driving change in the workforce and labour market. – Two-thirds of those with less than five years’ experience (early-career Australians) expect that their job will not exist, or will fundamentally change, in the next 15 years. If … Continue reading
Low Literacy in Canada – In 2012, 17% of Canadian adults aged 16 to 65 with 29% in a low-income household
In 2012, 17% of Canadian adults aged 16 to 65 had a literacy score corresponding to level 1 and below, meaning that they could only find single pieces of information in shorts texts or only had a basic vocabulary. About 13% were in the two highest categories of literacy skills (level 4 and level 5). The median household … Continue reading
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