scholarly journals The emergence of soft skills in agricultural education

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-466
Author(s):  
Tímea Juhász ◽  
Gabriella Horváth-Csikós
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Gender And Work ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
The University

As the possession of soft skills is becoming an essential part of the basic skill set of entrants, it is undoubtedly essential to research and develop these skills. The purpose of this study was to examine how students studying at the largest agricultural university in Hungary perceive their soft skills to be in line with employers’ expectations, i.e. whether demand matches supply, in what qualities students feel strong, what employers expect, how well supply and demand in the agricultural labor market match in terms of soft skills. Furthermore, whether educational institutions are able to develop these qualities in students and what other possibilities there might be to strengthen these qualities. The research results confirmed that the university students in the sample perceive the quality of their soft skills to be influenced by several factors, including age, gender and work experience. They show that women over 40 with work experience tend to have stronger emotional soft skills, while men of the same age who have not started their careers are stronger in leadership skills. The study also concluded that students do not feel that current schooling in institutions can strengthen the soft skills expected by the labor market (the average on a five-point Likert scale was 2.74), while the development of these soft skills was considered by respondents to be as important as the development of hard skills (agreement was very high with an average of 4.52 on a five-point Likert scale).

scholarly journals Tarım Sektöründe İşgücü Terminolojisinin Tanımlanması

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 773
Author(s):  
Zeki Bayramoğlu ◽  
Merve Bozdemir
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Market Structures ◽  
Market Formation ◽  
Total Labor

Labor is the efficient part of the population in production. Total labor supply that occurs subject to the developments in the population and labor demand that shapes according to the economic conditions; are two basic elements of market formation. Labor markets can be defined as a social organization where supply and demand are met and wage occurs. Labor market among all market structures are in such position that is significantly affected by other units of the economy and highly affects them due to its functioning and features. Therefore, during the production process and planning, it is necessary to analyze the labor markets in detail. The agricultural labor market within the labor markets which forms the basis of the economy and contributes to other markets from various sources, needs to be analyzed. The agricultural labor should be analyzed and classified because of the following reasons; the agricultural labor has direct contribution in the use of natural resources and capital elements in agricultural sector; the labor is used more intensively in the unit area in agricultural activities compared to other sectors; transfer of labor is realized from the agricultural sector to other sectors; agricultural labor composes the source of the hidden unemployment and structural unemployment. In addition, labor in agricultural sector should be classified in order to determine the types of labor force to be used in data formation for public institutions / organizations and to facilitate access to the correct decision processes in the projects and policies to be created by contributing to obtaining reliable statistical data. In line with those determined objectives, this study was carried out to determine the types of labor force in the agricultural sector, to combine the conceptual definitions made and to provide semantic integrity in the literature.

scholarly journals SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES OF TOURIST ENTERPRISE STAFF AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-128
Author(s):  
Iryna Savelieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
European Continent ◽  
Communication Work ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The University

The article discusses the skills most important for graduates of the HEI in the field of tourism and the hospitality industry, to ensure their competitiveness in the labor market. The pace of development of almost all spheres of activity, as well as the acceleration of integration on the European continent and in the world, determine the relevance of the development of such educational programs, to ensure minimum workplace adaptation time. To achieve this goal, educational institutions that train for the hospitality industry need information about the criticalpoints in the stakeholder assessment of the programmatic results of the educational program. The study identified a critical need for the «soft skills», the most important of which are leadership, the ability to quickly solve problems, communication, teamwork, flexibility and personal interaction in a multicultural, dynamic and multilingual environment. The majority of students believe that soft skills are skills acquired in the workplace to navigate in their environment and good work. This view coincides with the assessment of respondents from another group. Managers also believe that soft skills contribute to better performance of official duties.The purpose of the survey was also to understand the awareness of students and managers of the hospitality industry about the importance of individual soft skills for work in enterprises that serve tourists and provide hospitality services. The questionnaires were asked to select the most important from the following set: leadership, teamwork, communication, work ethic, problem sol-ving, flexibility and interpersonal skills. A comparative analysis of the attitudes of students and managers to the importance of soft skills for employment and subsequent career advancement, to mastering certain soft skills during the period of study at the university and the function of certain skills to adapt a young specialist to dynamic working conditions in the field of tourism and hospitality showed that the two groups disagree on a number of issues. This suggests that educational programs and teaching methods need to be adapted to the requirements of the labor market. Keywords: soft skills, tourism, hospitality

scholarly journals Body, Learning Facilitator

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Manuela Valentini
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
The Body ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Global Vision ◽  
Unity Of Knowledge ◽  
The University

The school is a safe zone where the curriculum is determined, in a shared manner; where the actors (pupils and teachers), each in their own roles, aim at a project of professional and human, personal and collective growth. A system involving theory, practice and technique combined with relationships and emotions: head and heart together. An encounter between verbal and non-verbal languages, between scientific and humanistic areas where thought becomes actions and actions become thinking, in a thoughtful action. The aim of this intervention is to promote the culture of interdisciplinarity, to offer a focus on the importance of the Integrated Curriculum, also in the university sphere as it is increasingly urgent to create a network of synergies to foster a unity of knowledge that offers a holistic-global vision also by proposing joint scientific work for a biodiversity of languages that means protecting a plurality of information useful for knowledge and thus for the protection of all. Education is developed on transversal competences, soft skills training, inclinations identified in each one (pupil, teacher), which impact on disciplinary knowledge; as well as defining hard skills; to reflect on a methodological framework where the body becomes the protagonist, the glue, the bridge of meanings, transforming them and transporting them into other languages.

scholarly journals THE ATTRIBUTE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA: YEAR TWO

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Sandra Ingram ◽  
Nariman Sepehri
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Problem Analysis ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Written Comments ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

This paper describes the process in the second year of a three year study at the University of Manitoba that looks at how the 12 CEAB graduate attributes are manifested and measured in the engineering curriculum. The four attributes chosen for this year’s study were Problem Analysis, Use of Engineering Tools, Communication Skills, and Ethics and Equity. Nine instructors from each of the Departments of Biosystems, Civil, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering were asked to consider the presence of these attributes in one of their engineering courses taught in Fall 2012. The checklist for this study was revised based on the results of the pilot study conducted in 2011-12, and in an effort to begin to define student attribute competency levels and demonstrate outcomes-based assessment. Similar to last year, this study found that the hard skills in engineering were assessed more frequently than the soft skills, and inparticular, there was little assessment evidence of Ethics and Equity. The majority of instructors reported using assignments and reports as evaluation tools, and communicating evaluations to students using numerical marks and written comments. Competency levels were defined in a variety of ways, highlighting the need to establish a common language for assessment. Finally, this paper reports on the challenges observed in the construction and administration of the survey and outlines next steps.

Above-professional competencies and their importance

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
O.S. Kulakova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Hard Skills

The modern labor market requires a new approach to determining the necessary competencies of a sought-after specialist. The concept of dividing skills into soft skills and hard skills is reflected in the structure of employers' requirements for potential employees. The author analyzes the list of the most popular competencies of a modern specialist.

Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN 2015 Dan Daya Saing Sumber Daya Manusia

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-182
Author(s):  
Husnayetti Husnayetti
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Workforce Education ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Foreign Labor ◽  
Asean Economic Community

Competition in the labor market will increase towards the implementation of the ASEAN free market by the end of 2015. Thus therefore, improving the quality of human resources is a critical success factor of development and progress of a nation. In contrast, the labor of Indonesia also has a significant opportunity to fill the jobs. It is considering that the population of Indonesia, which reached number 4 in the world. The expansion of the labor market will be able to reduce unemployment and improve the welfare of the community, which is one of the goals of the establishment of the ASEAN economic community if Indonesian workers can compete with foreign labor. The low competitiveness is caused by to the low level of workforce education. To improve the competitiveness of the labor could be conducted by improving education that embodies the hard and soft competencies. The existence of soft skills and hard skills must be balanced, because these skills support each other to achieve a person’s success. To create the both skills then the education sector should be able to develop a balanced curriculum to realize soft skills and hard skills of labor.

scholarly journals FEATURES AND TRENDS OF THE RUSSIAN LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN THE SPHERE OF DEMAND AND LABOR SUPPLY

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
A.V. Mal’tseva ◽  
◽  
A.V. Maiorova ◽  
E.A. Safonova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Expert Assessments ◽  
Labor Supply And Demand ◽  
Internet Recruitment

The aim of the study is to identify and determine the features, trends, problems that have developed in the modern Russian labor market in the sphere of labor supply and demand based on data from HeadHunter.ru. To solve these tasks, the authors used the methods of content analysis and comparative analysis, logical justification and expert assessments. As part of the study, the authors analyzed scientific works by foreign and domestic authors devoted to the problems of the labor market development and the demand for workers in the conditions of the development of the modern economy. They analyzed and systematized the data from Internet recruitment portal Head- Hunter (based on parsing resumes and vacancies) in the context of regions, spheres and types of employment, salary, work schedule, work experience, etc., and made the appropriate conclusions. Based on a comparative analysis of the data parsing resumes and vacancies, the authors identified trends and features of the demand and supply of labor in the labor market. The results of the study can be useful for government bodies in the development and implementation of policies in the field of labor market regulation and employment of the population.

scholarly journals INCULCATION OF SOFT SKILLS THROUGH CREDITED CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AMONG STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (44) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Izwan Nizal Mohd Shaharanee ◽  
Jastini Mohd Jamil ◽  
Hussin Abdullah ◽  
Azlizan Taib
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Ongoing Effort ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
The University

Education in Malaysia is an ongoing effort towards further developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and integrated manner to produce individuals who are intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically balanced and harmonious, based on a firm belief in and devotion to God. This aspiration will not be successful if the emphasis is only given to academic excellence alone. Therefore, the co-curricular activities should also be embedded towards Higher Education Institutions (HEI) students in cultivating soft skill. Various co-curricular activities have been implemented at the university to offer valuable soft skills to students. But it is still a question how these soft skills are implemented, and how are the students' acceptance and understanding of the soft skills applied. Therefore, this study has been conducted to identify the effectiveness of students' soft skills after completing co-curricular activities. A questionnaire involving a total of 669 students was analysed. The result indicated the effectiveness of soft skills embedded within the co-curricular activities is high, with an average value of 5 (Likert Scale 1-7). However, some improvements are required to increase the effectiveness of soft skills to students. Co-curricular instructors/trainers need to have proper training on integrating soft skill in their courses. Providing good guidelines is vital to help the instructors/trainers develop suitable co-curricular activities for teaching delivery and evaluation. The instructors/trainers need to explain to students what soft skills they can obtain for each activity implemented. Additionally, to ensure students acquire the soft skill, they need to reflect on what they have learned and practices during co-curricular activities.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES OF MANAGERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE FIRM AND THE LABOR MARKET IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (39) ◽  
pp. 284-293
Author(s):  
І. Kychko ◽  
О. Parubets ◽  
А. Kholodnytska ◽  
V. Perminova ◽  
S. Lytvyn
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Managerial Competencies ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
Personal Needs

Abstract. The article identifies key factors influencing the labor market. The economic meaning of the concept’s «competence», hard skills, soft skills, their importance in the professional activity of the top manager has been investigated. The main advantages of hard and soft skills of the top manager have been ascertained. It has been proven that in contrast to hard skills, soft ones allow a manager to perform managerial functions (make decisions, organize and manage teams, large teams, negotiate effectively, delegate authority successfully, assign priorities, manage time, prevent conflict situations); increase the level of competitiveness of the firm; create new jobs; create financial, organizational prerequisites to meet the personal needs of employees. A method to determine the level of competence of managers has been developed, it will assess the level of their professional skills and its impact on the success of the organization. It has been substantiated that the implementation of managerial competencies creates the prerequisites for increasing the competitiveness of the firm by making considered strategic decisions, conducting competent analytical work on the strengths and weaknesses of competitors, creating a favorable psychological climate, reducing a staff turnover. Keywords: managerial, management competencies, soft skills, hard skills, employment, competitiveness, personal needs, labor market JEL Classification M53 Formulas: 3; fig.: 2; tabl.: 1; bibl.: 21.

scholarly journals Analisis Metode Pembelajaran S3D Terhadap Pengembangan Soft Skill Mahasiswa

Teknoin ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Wahyudhi Sutrisno
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Industrial Technology ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
The University ◽  
Skills Education

The university is one of the producers of prospective workers who have an important influence in determining the success of the workforce in pursuing their career path. The university is expected to be able to produce qualified workforce candidates, ready to use, and have hard skills and soft skills. This study aims to analyze the learning methods of the Student Soft Skill Development (S3D) program conducted at Faculty of Industrial Technology, Islamic University of Indonesia. S3D is one of the programs implemented with the aim of developing soft skills possessed by students. This study uses the literature review method where the researcher reads, understands, and compares literature from various sources with the object under study. The conclusion of this research is S3D learning method is in accordance with the theory and the results of other studies regarding soft skills education.

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