Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees.

McQuaid, Ronald W

Abstract

This paper considers some issues in monitoring the regional demand of individuals for skills development, using Scotland in the UK as an illustration. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills, a non-departmental public body, (UKCES, 2010) found that Scotland is relatively weak in the area of Intermediate skills compared to other UK nations and internationally. This raises questions concerning the regional monitoring of skills demand and of the barriers to low skilled individuals in improving their skills, including up to Intermediate levels.

Citation

McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees. In C. Larsen, R. Hasberg, J. Schmid, E. Atin, & J. Brzozowski (Eds.), Skills monitoring in European regions and localities (220-223). Rainer Hampp Verlag

• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Aug 22, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 22, 2013
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 220-223
• Book Title: Skills monitoring in European regions and localities
• ISBN: 978-3-86618-817-7
• Keywords: Employee training; skills development; European Union; regional development; strategic growth; Europe
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6232
• Contract Date: Aug 22, 2013