Investing in Skills to Overcome the Crisis? Low-Skilled Workers in Italy: European Strategies, Policies and Structural Weaknesses

Autor/in	Zanazzi, Silvia
Titel	Investing in Skills to Overcome the Crisis? Low-Skilled Workers in Italy: European Strategies, Policies and Structural Weaknesses
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37 (2018) 2, S.216-233 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2017.1406542
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Economic Impact; Economic Factors; Skill Development; Job Skills; Lifelong Learning; Comparative Education; Semiskilled Workers; Unskilled Workers; Interviews; Barriers; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ökonomische Determinanten; Ökonomischer Faktor; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Semi-skilled worker; Semi-skilled workers; Semiskilled worker; Ungelernter Arbeitnehmer; Angelernter Arbeitnehmer; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Italien
Abstract	A skilled workforce is a prerequisite for productivity and a stepping stone for innovation. This is the reason why education and investment in skills have been made the foundations of Europe 2020, Europe's strategy to overcome the economic crisis and boost growth. The propensity for developing skills is consistently present in European countries and concerns all educational levels. However, differences between countries are often considerable, in particular with regard to skills and educational attainment. There are countries, such as Italy, which have not been successful thus far at decreasing the number of low-skilled workers. This article aims to describe the situation of low-educated and low-skilled workers in Italy and the impact of the economic crisis on this particularly vulnerable group. The work is based on official data issued by national and international institutions, as well as on results from a narrative analysis of 15 biographical interviews with low-skilled adults in Italy conducted within a Cedefop project. Drawing on both types of sources, the article will offer a perspective on the relationship between structural constraints in regard to access to and participation in lifelong learning in Italy, specifically for low-skilled workers, and individual strategies adopted to cope with these constraints. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01