Key Qualifications in Work and Education

W. J. Nijhof

ISBN 10: 9401061904 / ISBN 13: 9789401061902

Published by Springer, Springer Okt 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -In today's rapidly changing world a constant renewal of knowledge and skills in every human endeavour can be observed. The characteristics of workers and the jobs that they perform have been attended by technological, social, and political change on a global scale. New forms of employment have made work more mobile to an extent never experienced before. An increasing proportion of workers no longer need come to their employer's job site in order to do their work. The instability of employment is creating a new breed of workers who know how to move efficiently from one job to another. As a consequence workers need flexible qualifications to perform jobs.Key qualifications are the answer! Key qualifications provide the key to rapid and effective acquisition of new knowledge and skills. First, qualifications enable workers to react effectively to, and exercise initiative in, changes to their work. Second, qualifications enable workers to shape their own career in a time of diminishing job security, nowadays frequently defined as `employability'.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 280 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Key Qualifications in Work and Education
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Okt 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401061904
• ISBN 13: 9789401061902
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 160H x 16D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 452 grams

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Synopsis

In today's rapidly changing world a constant renewal of knowledge and skills in every human endeavour can be observed. The characteristics of workers and the jobs that they perform have been attended by technological, social, and political change on a global scale. New forms of employment have made work more mobile to an extent never experienced before. An increasing proportion of workers no longer need come to their employer's job site in order to do their work. The instability of employment is creating a new breed of workers who know how to move efficiently from one job to another. As a consequence workers need flexible qualifications to perform jobs.
Key qualifications are the answer! Key qualifications provide the key to rapid and effective acquisition of new knowledge and skills. First, qualifications enable workers to react effectively to, and exercise initiative in, changes to their work. Second, qualifications enable workers to shape their own career in a time of diminishing job security, nowadays frequently defined as `employability'.