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Livingstone, D. W. – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
'Employers know that they can hire worldwide now … so, there is limitless supply of people … who can do the job … . they're all qualified, most of them are actually over-qualified … . I'm a wage slave basically, I don't think we have very much social status … . we are replaceable workers … I mean, the employer holds all the cards really. We are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Underemployment, Employment Patterns
Universities UK, 2019
The UK's universities are a global success story; world-renowned for high-quality teaching and for supporting social mobility and economic growth across the UK. In February 2018, the prime minister launched the government's review of post-18 education and funding in England. The review aims to 'ensure that the education system for those aged 18…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Student Mobility
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Manuela, Bonacci; Simona, Mineo – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
This paper aims at highlighting the overlapping between the qualification mismatch and the skill mismatch, using a specific Italian data set drawn from PIAAC survey (2012). The main concern, regarding skills and competences, is that they may be gathered and accumulated, but also potentially become obsolete, thus, qualifications (formally…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Surveys
Fogg, Neeta; Harrington, Paul; Khatiwada, Ishwar – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2018
This paper is the first in a series of policy reports dealing with the impact of human capital investments on the U.S. labor market. It is part of a larger series of papers from the ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education that uses data from the "Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies" (PIAAC) to…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Income, Labor Market, Human Capital
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Rizvi, Afroz Haider – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
At one end, we are grappling with quantity i.e. enrollment but on the other hand the most serious concern is quality and relevance of higher education imparted to student. In terms of quality, the biggest lacuna in the system of higher education is mismatch between the need of society and what the students are taught in classrooms. Our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality
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Behle, Heike – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
Students and graduates alike are encouraged to enhance their skills and knowledge by moving to a different European country as both national governments and European institutions anticipate individual skill gains, closer European networks and a boost to national economies as a result. Using data from a longitudinal survey, this paper follows…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Entry Workers, Career Development
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Gimenez, Julio; Morgan, W. John – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2017
This article reports on a study that examined the personal employment paths of six international academics at a British university. To complement previous accounts of difficult migration, it focuses on the successful experiences of such academics, in particular how proficiency in English facilitated their move into employment in higher education…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Foreign Nationals, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
Burke, Amy – National Science Foundation, 2019
The science and engineering (S&E) labor force helps to create and advance our scientific and technological knowledge, transform these advances into goods and services, and fuel America's economy, security, and quality of life. This report details several aspects of the U.S. S&E workforce, including growth, demographic makeup, earnings, and…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Technical Occupations, Engineering, Scientists
Hora, Matthew T. – Liberal Education, 2018
Soon after the Great Recession of 2008 hit this manufacturing stalwart of the upper Midwest, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker began proclaiming that the skills gap--the idea that plenty of well-paying jobs existed, but the educational system was failing to provide employers with skilled workers--was the primary cause of high unemployment and a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Skills, Education Work Relationship, Achievement Gap
Kobes, Deborah – Jobs For the Future, 2016
This case study, one of a series of publications exploring effective and inclusive models of work-based learning, finds that work-based courses bring college to the production line by using the job as a learning lab. Work-based courses are an innovative way to give incumbent workers access to community college credits and degrees. They are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Manufacturing Industry, Workplace Learning, Community Colleges
Smith, Tara; Wilson, Randall – Jobs For the Future, 2016
Information technology jobs are among the fastest growing occupations in the country, spanning many industries, yet over a half million IT job openings are unfilled. Many of these jobs do not require university degrees and could be filled by unemployed or underemployed Americans if they obtain training in a community college or certificate…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Job Skills
Committee for Education Funding, 2015
Federal investments in education are crucial so that students are prepared for success in a 21st Century global society and workforce. Investing in education is crucial to ensuring the future health of the economy and country's global competitiveness. Many students are not prepared for success in 21st Century society and to fill current and future…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Labor Force Development, Career Readiness, Education Work Relationship
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Ackers, George Karl – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2014
The decline in manufacturing and growth of service-based jobs has prompted many social theorists to argue that the ability of working-class men to construct meaningful and rewarding careers is becoming ever more limited. Despite using the universal label "working class", the experience of skilled working-class men has been largely…
Descriptors: Males, Masculinity, Skilled Occupations, Skilled Workers
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Webb, Sue – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2017
Global migration is increasing to unprecedented levels, especially from non-OECD countries to OECD countries. One of the new challenges for lifelong learning is that migrants are expected to be responsible for ensuring that they have the capabilities and learning to adapt to new contexts but qualifications and experiences obtained in one national…
Descriptors: Migration, Lifelong Learning, Social Networks, Informal Education
Unger, Martin; Jühlke, Robert – European Commission, 2020
Much is expected from higher education in regard to addressing the challenges that policy makers in the countries of the European Higher Education Area face. Higher education institutions should equip their graduates with the skills and competencies necessary for the successful entry into a volatile labour market, and more importantly, maintain…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Skilled Workers, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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