Characteristics of Viable and Sustainable Workers for the Year 2015.

Autor/inn/en	Dean, Brenda Pennington; West, Russell
Titel	Characteristics of Viable and Sustainable Workers for the Year 2015.
Quelle	(1999), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Education; Community Colleges; Delphi Technique; Educational Cooperation; Educational Needs; Educational Practices; Employer Attitudes; Employer Employee Relationship; Employment Practices; Employment Projections; Employment Qualifications; Job Skills; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Labor Needs; Needs Assessment; Organizational Climate; Questionnaires; Regional Planning; School Business Relationship; Training Methods; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; Work Environment; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Community college; Community College; Delphi-Methode; cooperation; Kooperation; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungspraxis; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufspraxis; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitskräftebestand; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Bedarfsermittlung; Organisationsklima; Fragebogen; Regionalplanung; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	A two-round Delphi study was conducted to identify the characteristics of viable and sustainable employees in northeastern Tennessee in 2015. The Delphi panel selected for the study consisted of 25 experts who represented a cross-section of the businesses and communities in the 10-county area of northeastern Tennessee served by Walters State Community College. The five characteristics receiving the highest rankings were as follows: strong work ethic, positive attitude, willingness to learn, and dependable/adaptable work personality. The characteristics receiving the lowest rankings were the following: ability to use statistical process control, oral presentation skills, and math skills. Establishing cultures where workers are valued, establishing on-the-job and in-house training programs, and instituting participatory management strategies were deemed the important initiatives of successful companies in 2015. Initiatives considered less important to companies included replacing equipment, working with teachers to provide job shadowing experiences, and increasing the number of available internships. Initiatives increasing reading, math, and writing proficiency and initiatives facilitating collaborative curriculum development by industry and education were considered the most important initiatives required of public education. (The paper contains 25 references. Appended is the round 2 survey instrument, "Delphi Study of Desirable Characteristics of Viable and Sustainable Workers in 2015.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC