scholarly journals Employment and Manpower Information in Pakistan: Identification of the "Invisibles"

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (4II) ◽  
pp. 879-891
Author(s):  
Sabur Ghayur
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Market Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Important Constraint ◽  
Employment Impact ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training ◽  
Adequate Data

Employment and manpower development (E&MD) considerations are appearing in Pakisan's development plans since the Fifth Five-Year Plan. These considerations, though improving upon earlier neglect and at times indifference, however, did not go beyond mere projection exercises-themselves point of considerable debate 1 - and calculations of employment impact of investment plans and targeted sectoral growth rates.2 These plans (manpower plans) besides being devoid of education and training programmes also have no integration with the development plans, a prerequisite for a meaningful development exercise. A general lack of awareness amongst the planners and policy-makers about the vital links between the E&MD and the development only partly explains the existing scenario. Absence of a reliable and adequate data base on E&MD related variables appear to be an important constraint for undertaking any meaningful exercise of employment and manpower planning. Existing institutional mechanism of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in Pakistan is not responding adequately in addressing its three functions, namely (i) Labour Market Information, (ii) Labour Market Diagnosis, and (iii) Labour Market Intermediation.3 The first two functions are required to provide detailed information on E&MD-related variables a subject of discussion of this paper. This non-responsiveness is mainly attributable to low E&MD considerations in earlier policy formulations.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Forecasting Models to Predict Manpower Demand

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Wong ◽  
Albert Chan ◽  
Y.H Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Computer Programs ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Planning Models ◽  
Modelling Techniques ◽  
Improved Accuracy ◽  
Further Development ◽  
And Training ◽  
Manpower Demand

Forecasting manpower requirements has been useful for economic planners, policy makers and training providers in order to avoid the imbalance of skills in the labour market. Although reviews of the manpower planning models have been conducted previously, with the accumulated experience and the booming of advanced statistical techniques and computer programs, the study of forecasting practices has undrgone considerable changes and achieved maturity during the past decade. This paper assesses the latest employment and manpower dmand estimating methods by examining their rationale, strength and constraints. It aims to identify enhancements for further development of manpower forecasting model for the construction industry and compare the reliability and capacity of different forecasting metodologies. It is cocluded that the top-down forecasting approach is the dominant methodology to forecast occupational manpower demand. It precedes other methodologies by its dynamic nature and sensitivity to aa variety of factors affecting the level and structure of employment. Given the improvement of the data available, advanced modelling techniques and computer programs, manpower planning is likely to be more accessible with improved accuracy at every level of the society.  

Efficient Implementation of E-Government Interoperability in Labour Market Information Systems based on Service Oriented Architecture

2011 ◽  
pp. 229-243
Author(s):  
Apitep Saekow ◽  
Choompol Boonmee
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Xml Schema ◽  
Market Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Operation Center

In many countries, governments have been developing electronic information systems to support in labour market in form of on-line services, web-based application as well as one-stop service. One of the biggest challenges is to facilitate the seamless exchange of labour market information (LMI) across governmental departments. This chapter introduces an efficient implementation of Thailand’s e-government interoperability project in LMI systems using service oriented architecture (SOA) based on XML web service technology. In Thailand, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has developed a Ministry of Labour Operation Center (MLOC) as the center for gathering, analyzing and monitoring LMI to assist the policy makers. The MOL consists of four departments: department of employment, department of labour protection and welfare, department of skill development, and social security office. Thsse departments utilize electronic systems to manage LMI such as employment, labour protection and welfare, skill development and social security. Provincially, MOL has 75 branches called “labour provincial offices” located at 75 provinces in Thailand. Each office has developed a “Provincial Labour Operation Center or PLOC” as the operating center in the province where the information system called “PLOC” system has been developed to analyze and monitor the localized labour information for the provincial policy-makers. Since these systems differ, it requires the process of data harmonization, modeling and standardizations using UN/CEFACT CCTS and XML NDR for achieving the common XML schema standard, with the implementation of SOA to integrate efficiently all those systems. We apply TH e-GIF guidelines for interoperable data exchanges and the XML schema standardization. In Thailand, the first Thailand e-Government Interoperability Framework – the TH e-GIF - came into being in November 2006. This chapter illustrates main concepts of TH e-GIF, the project background and methodology as well as key leverage factors for the project.

scholarly journals Workforce Development: The Latest Silver Bullet?

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicky Murray
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
Silver Bullet

The term 'Workforce Development’ is used with increasing frequency by policy makers, academics and labour market practitioners. On the surface, it is a relatively unproblematic term, yet closer investigation suggests that it is often used as a 'catch-all ' phrase, which may have quite different meanings and implications, depending upon the user and the context. In this exploratory paper, I first trace the genesis of the term, noting its theoretical underpinnings in systems thinking. I then discuss some of the drivers behind the evolution of the concept of Workforce Development and examine why it appears to have supplanted notions of workforce or manpower 'planning’. Using the health and disability sector as a case study, I highlight some of the differences in how the term is used, and discuss the implications. Finally I ask if the use of a new term, reflecting a presumably significant shift in ways of thinking about the 'workforce’, translates into actions that do, in fact, 'develop’ that workforce.

Facing the global challenge of youth employment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragui Assaad ◽  
Deborah Levison
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training ◽  
Active Labour Market Programmes

This chapter considers the global challenge of youth employment, arguing that employment inadequacy among young people is a much broader phenomenon than youth unemployment as conventionally defined. It first provides an overview of the youth bulge phenomenon in developing countries before discussing current efforts to address it. In particular, it examines education and training programmes that prepare youth for the labour market as well as active labour market programmes (ALMPs) that help them make the transition into the world of work. It also looks at estimates and projections for youth unemployment and describes a measure called NEET (not in education, employment or training) used to study youth employment inadequacy. Finally, it evaluates potential solutions for addressing the youth employment challenge.

scholarly journals AN EVALUATION OF MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN STERLING BANK PLC, LAGOS STATE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-283
Author(s):  
Julius Paul EYANUKU
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Reasonable Proportion ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

Manpower development has been described as the systematic process which a bank has to go through to ensure that it has the effective managers it requires to meet its present and future needs. The objectives of the study is to access the manpower and development, selection and training programmes and from and to conduct an empirical investigation through a review of the manpower planning and development policy of the bank industry. This was because various alternative explanatory variables that were not easily quantified were used. Finally, it was recommended that as a result of importance of manpower planning and development, Banks should endeavour to always provide funds to enable its staff to participate in training and development programmes and based on the established positive relationship between training and Bank’s performance vis-à-vis profit after tax, bank should always vote a reasonable proportion of its profits to training and development of its employees.

scholarly journals Stop cadru: furnizorii de formare profesională continuă în România

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-136
Author(s):  
Ioana-Loredana Cîrstea
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Level Analysis

Employment growth, increasing adaptability and performance of those working in a dynamic labour market conditions, increasing the duration of active life are needs fulfilled by vocational training programmes in general, and particularly by continuous vocational training (CVT) programmes. A way of understanding the structure and functioning of CVT systems in the multi-level analysis: the political level -policy-makers, the operational level -public and private CVT providers and the beneficiaries (individuals, institutions, society as a whole). Regarding the operational level, the measures dedicated to training market development in Romania have already effects. The training programmes offer has increased since 2000s. Necessary interventions at this level should focus now on providing quality CVT, having as key elements: partnerships within the training providers, the employers and other representatives of the labour market, orientation of training offer to clearly defined sectors/ areas of training, an integrated approach of customer needs, increase training providers visibility and credibility among employers.

scholarly journals Stop cadru: furnizorii de formare profesională continuă în România

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-136
Author(s):  
Ioana-Loredana Cîrstea
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Level Analysis

Employment growth, increasing adaptability and performance of those working in a dynamic labour market conditions, increasing the duration of active life are needs fulfilled by vocational training programmes in general, and particularly by continuous vocational training (CVT) programmes. A way of understanding the structure and functioning of CVT systems in the multi-level analysis: the political level -policy-makers, the operational level -public and private CVT providers and the beneficiaries (individuals, institutions, society as a whole). Regarding the operational level, the measures dedicated to training market development in Romania have already effects. The training programmes offer has increased since 2000s. Necessary interventions at this level should focus now on providing quality CVT, having as key elements: partnerships within the training providers, the employers and other representatives of the labour market, orientation of training offer to clearly defined sectors/ areas of training, an integrated approach of customer needs, increase training providers visibility and credibility among employers.

scholarly journals The relevance of transversal competences in vocational education and training: a bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Calero López ◽  
Beatriz Rodríguez-López
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Training Level ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
And Training

Abstract Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes have included the acquisition of transversal competences in their curricula as a tool to increase employability. The number of researches has exponentially grown in the last years, emphasizing its relevance and the multiple approaches and factors involved in the learning process. The present bibliometric study aims to provide an overview of the scientific research carried out during the last 10 years and to shed some light on several relevant topics in this field. The results indicate the need to improve students’ transversal competences in order to meet the demands of the labour market, the importance of the collaboration of all the actors involved in the process (policy makers, industry and educators) and from a pedagogical point of view, the necessity of introducing new teaching approaches to implement and assess the acquisition of transversal competences. However, and despite the surge of interest in the study of transversal competences in the last decade, further empirical research is needed, especially at Vocational Education and Training level, to understand how transversal competences develop and what kind of initiatives have an impact of their acquisition.

scholarly journals Introduction to the special issue: multiple jobholding in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Wieteke Conen ◽  
Karin Schulze Buschoff
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Labour Market Flexibility ◽  
Employment Situation ◽  
Over Time

In a number of European countries there is a clear trend towards increased multiple jobholding. As things stand, however, little is known about the structure and the potential consequences of this increase, notably in terms of quality of work and social protection. This special issue focuses on contemporary forms of multiple jobholding in Europe. Have the structure, nature and dynamics of multiple jobholding changed over time? What are the roles of labour market flexibility, technological change and work fragmentation in the development of multiple jobholding? And do multiple jobholders benefit from similar and adequate employment terms, conditions and protections compared with single jobholders, or are they worse off as a consequence of their (fragmented) employment situation? What implications do these findings have for unions, policy-makers and the regulation of work? The collection of articles in this special issue adds to the literature on emerging forms of employment in the digital age and challenges for social protection, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This introduction initiates a discussion of central debates on multiple jobholding and presents a synopsis of the articles in this issue.

Idea of Research-Writing in Sociology: Polemics on the Loss of a Transformative Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 003802292097030
Author(s):  
Dev Nath Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Sociological Research ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Relevant Question ◽  
Analytical Reasoning ◽  
Transformative Practice ◽  
Sociology Of Sociology ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

Following Alwin Gouldner (1971), it is pertinent to perpetually ask a seemingly all-time relevant question. And the question is, what do sociologists do? In the manner of doing sociology of sociology, and by a polemical resurrection of fragments from the dominant practices of sociologists, this essay brings forth general understanding about the idea of research-writing in contemporary India. It underlines the anomalies in the practice of research-writing, connected with the teaching and training programmes, in a self-referential perspective. The essay substantiates the polemics with analytical reasoning, in order to reveal as to what could be reasons behind this state of sociological research-writings.

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