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Stelina Chatzichristou; Vlasis Korovilos; Jasper van Loo – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2025
This publication is the fourth in a series of practical Cedefop skills anticipation guides for policymakers, analysts, and expert professionals. The three previous guides presented a rich mosaic of conventional and emerging methods for identifying technological change and its impact on skills. They assessed the merits and challenges of using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Labor Market, Job Skills
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Moon, Hanna; Ryu, Kirak; Park, Sangoh – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to describe how the human resources development (HRD) policy has shifted from the national level to the sectoral levels; the paper also explains the changes that have been made in skills formation in the economy by presenting the emergence of Industry Skills Councils (ISC). Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Governance, Foreign Countries
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
As part of its support to the European Union (EU) skills agenda and strategy, Cedefop started in 2016 to provide direct support to its Member States to strengthen their skills intelligence policies and systems. A first round of "Skills governance country reviews" has been concluded in four countries: Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Labor Market, Labor Needs
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Hooge, Edith – European Journal of Education, 2015
In VET systems, connectivity with the world of work has been on the agenda for many years: for Western and Southern European countries, since the 1980s as a consequence of the 1973 oil crisis, and then for Central and Eastern European countries, since the early 1990s. In the last few decades, awareness has grown that European prosperity depended…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship, Accountability, Governance
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2019
Students need learning experiences connected with the world of work to equip them to enter the workforce and secure good jobs. This report provides an overview of funding for career and technical education and a detailed look at Career and Technical Education (CTE) funding models in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, State Aid
González-Rivera, Christian – Center for an Urban Future, 2014
New York City is facing a youth employment crisis, with unprecedented numbers of young people reaching adulthood without the skills or experiences to secure career-track jobs that pay a living wage. Since 2000, the percentage of 16 to 24 year olds across the five boroughs participating in the labor market has fallen from 45 percent to 29 percent,…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Unemployment, Labor Force Development, Youth Programs