Future skill needs: Projections and employers' views
Authors:
Diannah Lowry, Simon Molloy, Samuel McGlennon
Publication date:
13 June 2008
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
VET in context > Economic aspects of VET > Demand for VET
Industry and employers > Industry and employer views > General
VET in context > Economic aspects of VET > Labour market models
VET system > Policy and reform > Future of VET
VET system > Policy and reform > General
VET system > VET providers > General
ISBN:
978 1 921412 19 6
The aim of the research was to identify whether, and how, the demand for the types of skills provided by the vocational education and training (VET) sector was likely to change in the years to 2011. This research has adopted a different approach to investigating future demand for skills: instead of utilising proxies for skills, such as qualification, earnings or nominal occupation, this research has adopted a framework which uses the notion of skills as comprised of cognitive, interactive and motor skills dimensions. The research projects that future jobs are likely to have higher cognitive and interactive components, this being a probable consequence of global change and the rising level of international trade, as well as skill-based technological change.
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