The Transition to a Highly Qualified Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Bosworth, Derek; Jones, Paul; Wilson, Rob
Titel	The Transition to a Highly Qualified Workforce
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 16 (2008) 2, S.127-147 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
Schlagwörter	Employment Qualifications; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Higher Education; Trend Analysis; Policy Analysis; Economics; Labor Market; Employment Projections; Labor Force Development; Labor Economics; Educational Planning; Human Capital; Job Skills; Certification; Credentials; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Globales Denken; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Trendanalyse; Politikfeldanalyse; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Arbeitsökonomie; Bildungsplanung; Humankapital; Produktive Fertigkeit; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Studienbuch; Großbritannien
Abstract	Globalization is putting increasing pressure on jobs in the United Kingdom, particularly among less skilled activities. The European response through the Lisbon Strategy has been diffuse, while UK policy appears much more focused, concentrating on the need to raise education and skill levels. The present paper examines the transition towards a more highly qualified workforce in the United Kingdom, including an assessment of probable future developments given recent trends towards greater participation in higher education. It describes two complementary forecasting exercises, whereby a stock-flow model is used to produce UK-wide estimates and, then, a multi-logit equation is used to disaggregate these forecasts by region. The result is a set of estimates of the likely developments in the pattern of qualification attainment across the different parts of the United Kingdom, running through to 2014. It focuses upon the numbers of individuals broken down by level of qualification, gender, age and region. These forecasts suggest that, based on past trends (and consistent with meeting government targets), there will be substantial increases in the numbers and proportions of more qualified individuals and corresponding reductions among the less qualified. Further policy initiatives that may result from the Leitch Review are likely to further accentuate these changes. (Contains 4 tables, 8 figures, and 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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