Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how training, job tenure and education-job and skills-job matches impact employees' turnover intention by using a representative national sample from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study in which 1,531 individuals were followed from 2003 to 2014. Design/methodology/approach: A…

Describes two projects: an employee development consortium of small and midsized enterprises in Nottinghamshire and the National Development Project, testing development strategies of further/higher education providers. The projects demonstrate the need for a wider view of workplace learning that recognizes the value of different types and styles,…

Using the UK Labour Force Survey, this paper considers whether graduate employment is more important in the small and medium-size enterprise (SME) sector in Northern Ireland than in other regions of the UK. The authors disaggregate their analysis by gender, occupation and industry to provide a detailed breakdown. The issue of whether graduates are…

Discusses the community colleges' role in training and retraining the U.S. workforce. Describes the demographics and skills required of today's labor force and changes in the workplace. Highlights business training needs, the training and education needs of workers, and styles of training and education. (DMM)

Human capital theory indicates that receipt of on-the-job training is positively related to expectations of future labor force participation. Young women may underestimate their future labor force attachment and therefore underinvest in on-the-job training. (JOW)

A discussion of Botswana higher education looks at the relationship between higher education and labor force participation and types of higher education programs available, A study of 102 University of Botswana graduates examined perceived job-relevance of their undergraduate training and pursuit of graduate or on-the-job training. (MSE)

Wages rise with new technology and work organization practices, but so does the need for higher skill levels, particularly in computer use, interpersonal competence, and problem solving. Low-wage workers, who are concentrated in rural areas, are less likely to receive training. Encouraging training and skills enhancement among more vulnerable…

The French worker certification system is focusing on efforts to design a scheme for the accreditation of work-based learning. If implemented, the scheme would be directed by a business-government-worker partnership, recognized and accepted by different occupations, and accessible to all employees regardless of the way their qualifications were…