Thursday, July 23, 2009

[IWS] Dublin Foundation: SECTOR STUDIES on SKILLS & NEW JOBS [23 July 2009]

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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)

Investing in the future of jobs and skills - series by SECTOR


Investing in the future of jobs and skills: sector report -
computer, electronic and optical products [23 July 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0955.htm
or
Full Report
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/55/en/1/EF0955EN.pdf
[full-text, 163 pages]

and
Report Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09551.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/551/en/1/EF09551EN.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

The computer, electronic and optical products sector accounted for 134,264 enterprises in the EU-27 in 2005, employing over two million persons. This report is published as part of a series of forward-looking sector studies on new skills and new jobs. While the main focus of the study is on the future of skills and jobs by 2020, the study is both backward- and forward-looking.



Investing in the future of jobs and skills: sector report - electricity, gas, water and waste [23 July 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0956.htm
or
Full Report
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/56/en/1/EF0956EN.pdf
[full-text, 131 pages]

and
Report Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09561.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/561/en/1/EF09561EN.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

1.7 million people work in electricty, gas and water. The waste sector has experienced high growth rates over the last decade which were especially policy driven. This report is published as part of a series of forward-looking sector studies on new skills and new jobs. While the main focus of the study is on the future of skills and jobs by 2020, the study is both backward- and forward-looking.


______________________________
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
****************************************






<< Home

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?