Professional development: the jobs puzzle is hard to solve

Citation

Plimmer, G. (2006), "Professional development: the jobs puzzle is hard to solve", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 20 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2006.08120caf.002

Professional development: the jobs puzzle is hard to solve

Professional development: the jobs puzzle is hard to solve

Plimmer G., Richards M., Boone J., Green M., Smy L., Tieman R., Donkin R.Financial Times (UK), 14 November 2005, Start page: 1, No. of pages: 5

Purpose – to delve into the apparent skills shortages in many sectors and ways in which it should be addressed. Design/methodology/approach – observes that across the world it tends to be companies without decent training and pay structures that complain loudest about skill shortages, which are after all to be expected in an era of full employment, and recommends that employers invest more in their staff if they wish to improve retention. Discusses the best ways to improve the skills of the existing workforce, and also considers the government’s role, graduate recruitment, MBAs versus professional qualifications, return on investment in training, the portability of qualifications in a globalizing world, outsourcing of training, and continual professional development for medical and legal professionals. Originality/value – emphasizes the gains in productivity to be achieved through enhancement of workers’ skills.Style: ViewpointISSN: 0307-1766Reference: 35AA000

Keywords: Productivity rate, Professional education, Skills shortages, Training