... using the internet. Measuring skill requirements would need much more resources due to major variations within and across countries. Research limitations/implications The article addresses a number of areas that are potentially worthy of further empirical investigations for a Europe‐wide library...

...Thomas N. Garavan; Ronan Carbery; Françoise Le Deist; Vidmantas Tūtlys Purpose This paper aims to explore structural and systemic influences in the development of competence models and qualifications systems at sectoral and national levels across Europe, considering the influences of different...

... interpretation, could merely refer to seniority in the workplace (Grollmann, 2008). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Competences Europe Qualifications The term “competence” is now accepted common terminology, both within and beyond the vocational education and training (VET) systems...

... to the word “expertise”, the former deriving from the latter, both words are used interchangeably. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Europe United States of America Skills Knowledge capture Experience From a set of humble beginnings some 50 years ago, the construct of expertise...

... and selecting employees who possess skills and values to self‐manage their emotional labour. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Europe Call centres Training Employee development Human resource development In this special double issue of the Journal of European Industrial...

... Europe Qualifications European legislation Following the declaration of the European Parliament in Lisbon in 2000, the goals for European development were pushed to the forefront: according to this declaration, Europe should, by the year 2010, develop into a dynamic and competitive, knowledge...

... the requirements of vocational education. Europe Qualifications Competences Vocational training The mutual recognition of qualifications is seen as a basic requirement for increasing the mobility of vocational training and for the development of a European job market. Amongst other things [1...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Competences Individual development Europe Vocational training Aircraft industry Aerospace industry Experience with the AERONET project and the still relatively new application of its instruments suggests that the establishment of transparency regarding...

... by and large been reproduced in the second phase. These observations form the background to the rest of my paper. Europe Qualifications Vocational training New Zealand South Africa A recent CEDEFOP paper concluded that: NQFs vary in terms of how qualifications are registered...

... or not it is desirable to move away from a pure outcome‐based approach to qualification frameworks and meta‐frameworks. Originality/value As far as the authors are aware, this is the first paper to draw attention to this distinction. Learning Standards National vocational qualifications Europe...

...; and autonomously set objectives. Europe Vocational training Qualifications Education and training International politics Since the beginning of the discussions of the European qualification framework (SEK, 2005) it is obvious at the latest that Europe is focussing at a minimum of two ways...

...Jonathan Winterton Purpose To explore social dialogue over vocational education and training in Europe, comparing the role of the social partners in different national training systems and different industrial relations contexts. Design/methodology/approach A survey of European member states...

... to classify countries into relatively homogeneous groups/clusters. Findings The overall picture is that the 18 countries form two major clusters. Countries in Europe can be systematically clustered in a North/West‐South/East distinction, regarding HRM practices. There is no indication of convergence...

... and their relation to organizational effectiveness not only in Southern EU but also in other parts of Europe or the world. Practical implications Southern EU organizations should employ requisite training, development, flexibility and employee relations practices to achieve excellent organizational performance...

... Limited 2004 Learning organizations Workplace learning Europe Lifelong learning This paper, based on a publication entitled Facing up to the Learning Organisation Challenge [1] published in April 2003, discusses the European challenge in building work organisations...

... of Stockholm,Paris, Brussels, London, Helsinki, Rome, Madrid, Munich’and Vienna as well as the densely-populated Netherlands." Summaries of the following reports are available by contacting Andy Davidson on +44 (0) 1273 678322: Huws, U. and O'Regan, S. (2001), eWork in Europe: Results from...

... Birmingham gets new European vocational training college Keywords: Europe, Vocational training, Further education, Colleges The European Vocational College in Birmingham has been launched at a ceremony by Councillor Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council and German...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Language Europe European Year of Languages – what will you do? Keywords: Language, Europe The Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) has established a National Languages Forum to oversee planning for the European...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Training Work experience Europe EXACT – European Experience and Curriculum Training Keywords: Training, Work experience, Europe EXACT (European Experience and Curriculum Training) was a trans-national project set up under the Leonardo...

... to 12 months abroad taking part in a local project. The new youth programme will open these possibilities also to third countries. Finally, the Tempus Programme, set up in 1990, underpins the moves to restructure the higher education systems in central and eastern Europe and in the former Soviet...