Supply and Demand Mismatches in Training: Can Anything Be Done?

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Title: Supply and Demand Mismatches in Training: Can Anything Be Done?
Language: English
Authors: Castro, Claudio de Moura, de Andrade, Antonio Cabral
Source: International Labour Review. 1990 129(3):349-369.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 1990
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employer Attitudes, Feedback, Incentives, Instructional Effectiveness, Job Training, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Personnel Selection, School Business Relationship, Student Educational Objectives
ISSN: 0020-7780
Abstract: Vocational training often fails to provide what employers need and students want. To correct supply/demand mismatches requires improving feedback from employers, increasing the flow of information, bringing schools closer to businesses, rewarding institutions for successful employment of graduates, and providing incentives for entrepreneurs. (SK)
Journal Code: CIJDEC1990
Entry Date: 1990
Accession Number: EJ411335
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Vocational training often fails to provide what employers need and students want. To correct supply/demand mismatches requires improving feedback from employers, increasing the flow of information, bringing schools closer to businesses, rewarding institutions for successful employment of graduates, and providing incentives for entrepreneurs. (SK)
ISSN:0020-7780