1. Co-operation in Research on Trends in the Development of Occupations and Qualifications in the European Union. Report on the Current State, Results and Development of the CEDEFOP Ciretoq Network. Interim Report, CEDEFOP Panorama.
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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). and Sellin, Burkart
- Abstract
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training has developed a thematic network on the Circle for Research Cooperation on Trends in Occupations and Qualifications (Ciretoq) to follow up its preliminary work on trends in qualifications and certification. On the basis of available surveys and surveys evaluated by Ciretoq, the following trends in European Union Member States can be identified: increased female employment; improved career and employment prospects for youth; substantial differences in recruitment patterns and deployment of those with varying qualifications within the same sector, depending on company size and geographical location; increased private services; more services closely related to production and manufacturing, research and development, design, marketing and distribution, consultancy, and further education; increasing importance of additional qualifications, practice, and experience abroad for employment; increasing importance of basic capabilities and skills; counterproductivity of premature vocational specialization; and inflexible institutional structures of certification. New survey topics include structure of training levels, perspectives for the low-skilled in future service industries, and comparison of links between initial and continuing training in Member States. The creation of new work by the quantitative and qualitative supply of labor with certain qualifications and implications of globalization of the world economy are issues to be addressed in the future. (German, English, and French versions appear in three columns. Lists of products and research projects are appended.) (YLB)
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- 1998