Supply and Demand Mismatches in Training: Can Anything Be Done?.

Castro, Claudio de Moura; de Andrade, Antonio Cabral

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ERIC Number: EJ411335

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Publication Date: 1990

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Supply and Demand Mismatches in Training: Can Anything Be Done?

Castro, Claudio de Moura; de Andrade, Antonio Cabral

International Labour Review, v129 n3 p349-69 1990

Vocational training often fails to provide what employers need and students want. To correct supply/demand mismatches requires improving feedback from employers, increasing the flow of information, bringing schools closer to businesses, rewarding institutions for successful employment of graduates, and providing incentives for entrepreneurs. (SK)

Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employer Attitudes, Feedback, Incentives, Instructional Effectiveness, Job Training, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Personnel Selection, School Business Relationship, Student Educational Objectives

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Language: English

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