Thursday, April 12, 2007
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: FOSTERING MOBILITY THROUGH COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT [12 April 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
and the
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
Fostering mobility through competence development [12 April 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0713.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/13/en/1/ef0713en.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
See also --
The role of competence and qualification development in fostering workforce mobility
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07001a.html?p1=reports&p2=null
[Includes CASE STUDIES]
Author:
Vandenbrande, Tom
Summary:
This EMCC Company Network Seminar was organised jointly by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). This seminar report summarises the seminar conclusions and highlights how individuals, companies and policymakers can act to develop schemes that simultaneously promote workers' mobility and develop their skills.
Contents
Foreword 3
Introduction 7
Joint seminar on mobility 7
European Year of Workers' Mobility 8
Overview of the seminar 11
Geographical mobility within the EU 13
Public attitudes to labour mobility in an enlarged Europe 13
Companies and geographical mobility 15
Perceptions among European citizens 16
Expected barriers when moving to another Member State 18
Policy initiatives to facilitate greater mobility 20
Job mobility and company policies 23
Patterns of mobility 23
Benefits of changing jobs 23
Flexicurity at company level 26
Competence development 29
Different approaches 29
Competence development and the economic cycle 30
Role of companies 31
Transferability of competences and qualifications 32
The European Qualification Framework (EQF) 32
Sectoral initiatives 34
Conclusions 37
References 39
Annex: Speakers at the seminar 41
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
and the
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
Fostering mobility through competence development [12 April 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0713.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/13/en/1/ef0713en.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
See also --
The role of competence and qualification development in fostering workforce mobility
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07001a.html?p1=reports&p2=null
[Includes CASE STUDIES]
Author:
Vandenbrande, Tom
Summary:
This EMCC Company Network Seminar was organised jointly by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). This seminar report summarises the seminar conclusions and highlights how individuals, companies and policymakers can act to develop schemes that simultaneously promote workers' mobility and develop their skills.
Contents
Foreword 3
Introduction 7
Joint seminar on mobility 7
European Year of Workers' Mobility 8
Overview of the seminar 11
Geographical mobility within the EU 13
Public attitudes to labour mobility in an enlarged Europe 13
Companies and geographical mobility 15
Perceptions among European citizens 16
Expected barriers when moving to another Member State 18
Policy initiatives to facilitate greater mobility 20
Job mobility and company policies 23
Patterns of mobility 23
Benefits of changing jobs 23
Flexicurity at company level 26
Competence development 29
Different approaches 29
Competence development and the economic cycle 30
Role of companies 31
Transferability of competences and qualifications 32
The European Qualification Framework (EQF) 32
Sectoral initiatives 34
Conclusions 37
References 39
Annex: Speakers at the seminar 41
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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