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European Union – Access to middle-skilled work for newly arrived migrants
Over the past 15 years, migration in Europe has changed considerably. The economic boom in the early and mid-2000s and expanded mobility owing to European Union enlargement helped create new populations of migrants from both within and beyond the European Union. These recent migrants are more educated than earlier arrivals and many are highly skilled. Against the backdrop of the … Continue reading
Big Data – A huge demand for talents
If you thought good plumbers and electricians were hard to find, try getting hold of a data scientist. The rapid growth of big data and analytics for use within businesses has created a huge demand for people capable of extracting knowledge from data. The McKinsey Global Institute, the business and economics research arm of McKinsey … Continue reading
Europe – A Skills Passport to facilitate recruitment in hospitality sector
The European Commission has today launched the European Hospitality Skills Passport, a tool developed to facilitate contact between jobseekers and employers in the hospitality and tourism sector in Europe. The Skills Passport allows workers and employers to overcome language barriers and to compare hospitality workers skills in order to facilitate recruitment in the sector. Hosted … Continue reading
Polarization in US – The declining prominence of middle-skill jobs
The number of people performing low-skill, low-pay, manual labor tasks has grown along with the number undertaking high-skill, high-pay, nonroutine, principally problem-solving jobs. Employment in the United States is becoming increasingly polar- ized, growing ever more con- centrated in the highest- and lowest-paying occupations and creating growing income inequality. The causes and consequences of this … Continue reading
Tourism in Egypt – A deteriorating job sector
Skilled tourism workers have abandoned the sector, and Egyptian hotels face considerable challenges in training new workers, according to Hussein Badran, adviser to the Ministry of Tourism for human resources development and training. The ratio of workers to rooms has dropped from 7.9 workers for every room to a single worker for each room, Badran … Continue reading
Migrants accounted for 47% of the increase in the workforce in the United States and 70% in Europe over the past ten years says OECD
The economic impact of migration has been intensively studied but is still often driven by ill-informed perceptions, which, in turn, can lead to public antagonism towards migration. These negative views risk jeopardising efforts to adapt migration policies to the new economic and demographic challenges facing many countries. This edition of Migration Policy Debates looks at … Continue reading
US – Highly educated immigrants raise native wages
mmigrants to the US are drawn from both ends of the education spectrum. This column looks at the effect of highly educated immigrants – in particular, those with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics – on total factor productivity growth. The authors find that foreign STEM workers can explain 30% to 60% of US … Continue reading
Digital Skills in UK – Education failing say 18 to 30-year-olds
The education system is failing to provide young people with the digital skills they need to succeed in the world of work, according to 18 to 30-year-olds. The research, compiled by Tata Consultancy Services and ThinkYoung, found 63% of the 500 young people surveyed in 28 EU countries don’t believe education prepared them for the … Continue reading
Skilled Immigrants to Canada – An ‘express entry’ in 2015
The Canadian government is forging ahead with a new immigration system that will offer “express entry” to qualified immigrants starting in 2015 as a way to help fill open jobs for which there are no available Canadian workers. Express Entry, formerly known as Expression of Interest, will be “a swifter path to Canada that will … Continue reading
The first annual “European Jobs and Skills review”
The first annual European Jobs and Skills review takes an in-depth look at trends in employment and unemployment in countries and regions across Europe, tackling the critical issues of underemployment, structural unemployment, productivity and wages, changes in the nature of work, skills supply, labour market gaps and youth unemployment. The world is changing rapidly due … Continue reading
Hotel Management Graduates in India – Less than 11% are employable after college
Less than 11% of hotel management candidates are employable after college, according to the latest Aspiring Minds National Employability Report, Hotel Management Graduates – 2014. The report by the employability solutions company highlights that females are more employable as compared to male graduates. “Our National Employability Report in its latest edition goes deep into the … Continue reading
Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2014 – The top findings
To gain insights into the 2014 global human capital trends, Deloitte conducted a survey in the last quarter of 2013 that included 2,532 business and HR leaders in 94 countries. The survey covered the major industries and all of the world’s geographies (survey demographics are summarized in the appendix to this chapter). The goal was to better … Continue reading
Middle East – A growing gap between education and market demand
Educational challenges across the Middle East vary from country to country, but one thing remains the same – the growing gap between education and market demand. The urgent need for educators to produce graduates who possess skills sought after by employers took centre stage on Monday at a panel discussion during the second day of … Continue reading
“4G” workplaces in UK / Some of your colleagues are old enough to be your great-grandparents
Some of your colleagues are old enough to be your great-grandparents, your office is entirely online and your competitors are algorithms. Welcome to the future of work in the UK. A ground-breaking report on the future of work, published today, highlights the dramatic changes the UK’s workers can expect to see in the next two … Continue reading
Namibia / Employers welcome Vocational Education and Training Levy
The Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF) has in principle welcomed the implementation of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) levy, which was published in the Government Gazette of January 27, 2014. “We encourage all employers to accept the levy and to see it as a medium to long-term investment in the country as a whole. It … Continue reading
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