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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge, skills, and abilities (aka KSAs) are three different things. And it’s important to know the difference – even though the difference can be subtle. Knowledge is the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. For example, an employee might have knowledge of the ADDIE model used in instructional design. This doesn’t mean the employee … Continue reading
Australia / Country-wide licensing authority for occupations has been scrapped
A COUNTRY-WIDE licensing authority for a range of occupations including lawyers and real estate agents has been scrapped. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to scrap the National Occupation Licensing Authority which was set up by the former Labor federal government after a 2008 COAG meeting. Most states decided at a meeting in … Continue reading
Social Mobility in US / Skills Matter
The U.S. is not a meritocracy. This is not to say that skills don’t matter. Continue reading
Canada / Skills/Compétences Canada launched National Skilled Trades and Technology Week
Today, Skills/Compétences Canada launched National Skilled Trades and Technology Week, encouraging youth to consider careers in skilled trades and technology. The not-for-profit organization believes that the existing mismatch between skills and jobs in Canada presents an opportunity for young students to align their education of skills with specific industry needs Continue reading
Canada / There are, and will be, acute skilled trade challenges says BuildForce Canada
“The reality is that there are, and will be, acute skilled trade challenges within the construction industry in parts of Canada that simply cannot be ignored,” said Rosemary Sparks, Executive Director of BuildForce Canada, a national industry-led organization that provides critical labour market forecasts Continue reading
Schooling and Education / Are children learning? In many cases, no says Lant Pritchett from Harvard’s Kennedy School
The average Haitian or Bangladeshi in 2010 had more years of schooling than the average French or Italian person did in 1960 Continue reading
Job Search – Resume / You need to include soft skills
Incorporating soft skills articulately means describing how you helped tame heated meetings and how your ability to communicate orally or in writing helped forge alliances, influence solidarity and/or move projects so they steamed ahead and achieved bottom-line goals Continue reading
US / 25% of all new jobs since 2010 fall in the mid-wage range, 46% in the low
Middle-skill jobs are in the same camp as green jobs, STEM jobs, and other groups of occupations that garner lots of attention: They can be defined many ways, by many rubrics. Regardless of the definition, however, it’s clear that middle-skill, or middle-wage, jobs have been in decline for years. New research from the Federal Reserve indicates … Continue reading
OECD / Skills: the ranking
Some countries have made significant progress in improving skills proficiency Older Koreans have low skills while younger ones are top performers. The Survey of Adult Skills results show how effective countries have been in developing literacy skills through successive generations. The gains made in some countries illustrate the pace of progress that is achievable. For … Continue reading
OECD / How Inequality in skills is associated with inequality in income
How literacy skills are distributed across a population also has significant implications on how economic and social outcomes are distributed within the society. The Survey of Adult Skills shows that higher levels of inequality in literacy and numeracy skills are associated with greater inequality in the distribution of income, whatever the causal nature of this … Continue reading
OECD / Countries with greater skills inequality have higher income inequality
The low-skilled are more likely than others to be unemployed, have bad health and earn much less, according to the first OECD Survey of Adult Skills. Countries with greater inequality in skills proficiency also have higher income inequality. The OECD Survey of Adult Skills is the new PISA for adults (otherwise known as PIAAC). The Survey … Continue reading
Hays Global Skills Index 2013 / Labour markets efficiency is not directly related to the current state of the economy
The Hays Global Skills Index 2013 shows that structural factors have the greatest impact on the efficiency of the labour market Continue reading
Europe’s Offshoring / 770,000 IT jobs lost in 15 years
Offshoring, technology advancements and low growth have contributed to a massive reduction in IT jobs in Europe, with almost half the number of IT roles in the largest companies expected to exist in 2017 compared to 2002. According to research from The Hackett Group, in 2002 there were 1.6 million corporate IT jobs in the … Continue reading
US Aerospace Workforce / A Perfect Storm is coming
Increasing global demand, constrained capacity, and labor scarcity are changing the geography of high-tech manufacturing Continue reading
The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance study finds
The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance. High initial education is associated with significantly higher problem-solving skills for younger people, but this does not remain true through the life course Continue reading
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