Improving workforce development systems: beyond legal and administrative changes

Developing effective workforce development, vocational education and training (VET), and labour market systems is critical to the social and economic progress of nations worldwide. This article conveys the importance of addressing system and organisational improvement needs as well as the formal dimensions of legal, program, and administrative changes necessary to increase effectiveness. Further, the marriage of several social science fields, particularly organisation development (OD) and performance improvement with VET system strategies, can be a winning combination for significant change. A ... Show more

Authors: Hartenstein, Annette

Published: Knoxville, Tennessee, International Vocational Education and Training Association, 2004

Resource type: Article

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Subjects: Workforce developmentPerformanceLabour marketManagementGovernanceEvaluationEconomicsCulture and society

Keywords: AdministrationOrganisational developmentEducation and training systemTraining evaluationEconomic developmentSocial development

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