Descriptor
| Education Work Relationship | 6 |
| Labor Force Development | 6 |
| Skill Obsolescence | 6 |
| Job Skills | 4 |
| Postsecondary Education | 4 |
| Employment Potential | 3 |
| Employment Qualifications | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Dislocated Workers | 2 |
| Employer Attitudes | 2 |
| Employment Projections | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Michigan | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Michigan Governor's Commission on Jobs and Economic Development, Lansing. – 1989
To provide a common frame of reference, the Michigan Employability Skills Task Force created a working construct of employability skill categories. The draft framework extended beyond academic competence to include interpersonal, group, and adaptability skills. After task force discussions, the initial five skill categories were compressed into…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Selleck, Laura J. – 1983
Implications for universities of high technology industries and the labor market are unclear. There is a need to ease the transition for those categories of workers who will be affected: women, low- and medium-skill workers in manufacturing, and certain categories of middle-level managers. The provision of highly qualified personnel is the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Role, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship
Bishop, John H. – 1995
The research literature on the preparation of young people for work proves that policy recommendations are based on two false premises--academic skills are good substitutes for occupation-specific skills and increases in job turnover and skill obsolescence rates have caused a decline in the return to occupation-specific training by schools.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship
Download full textNational Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1994
The current pressure to look seriously at the connection between the economy and the educational and occupational skills of adults is being driven by changes in both economic conditions and the makeup of the U.S. labor force. Manufacturing has declined, taking with it low-skill, high-wage jobs, and the work force has more immigrants, women, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship
Bailey, Thomas – 1990
Changes in the economy and the workplace are changing job skill requirements and the process of skill acquisition. A study analyzed occupational trends and projections, performed case studies of four industry sectors (apparel and textile, accounting, management consulting, and software development), and reviewed research on changing skill demands…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrative Organization, Computer Software Development, Consultants
Cappelli, Peter – 2001
The question of why some employers opt to lay off current workers and hire new workers with different skills while other employers retrain and retain their workers was examined. First, the literature on employer-provided training and the role of social capital in the workplace was reviewed. Next, data from a 1994 national employers survey of firms…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
