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Tomé, Eduardo; Tracz-Krupa, Katarzyna – European Journal of Training and Development, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to define the impact of the investment in training in education by the European Social Fund (ESF) in four Eastern countries, namely, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Hungary. Those countries have some political, cultural, social and economic similarities and share some common ground in the human resource…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Human Resources, Labor Force Development
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Tome, Eduardo – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: This article aims to review the application of the funds awarded by the European Social Fund (ESF) to Portugal, since 1986, from a human resource development (HRD) perspective. Design/methodology/approach: Several variables are analyzed: investment, absorption, people, impact of investment, evolution of skills, main programs, supply and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Financial Support
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Tome, Eduardo – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: This paper aims to review the intervention of the European Social Fund (ESF) as an instrument of human resource development (HRD) policies in the European labor market. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses an economic background, and reviews the official documents produced by the ESF during its history to try to define its economic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Impact, Labor Force Development, Labor Market