tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14277282020560223692023-11-15T08:56:58.258-08:00Perceptionsprofessordrgibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619045297776970103noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427728202056022369.post-43698273419885805752013-11-17T23:02:00.002-08:002013-11-17T23:02:59.971-08:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .25in; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The skills gap controversy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #632423; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Dr. Amanda N. Gibson, DBA</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Recent studies find about <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">39</b> percent of US young work force
either under-employed or unemployed, and forecast a likely increase of this
percentage. In same time, according to Growth 2012 Talent Shortage Survey, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">49</b> percent of employers struggle to
fill jobs. The issue is by no means a local one: </span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">A recent Canadian Council of Chief
Executives report said the country is falling behind in the global skills race.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce estimates that, by 2016, there will be 550,000
people unable to find work and at least as many postsecondary graduates working
in low skills jobs. At the same time, there will be 1.5 million vacancies for
skilled jobs, and from there the gap will continue to widen (</span><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/employers-need-to-step-up-to-fill-skills-gap/article14181068/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/employers-need-to-step-up-to-fill-skills-gap/article14181068/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
UK there are also worries about decreased economic growth. <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Askar Sheibani, CEO of Comtek, chairman
of the Deeside Industrial Park, and Entrepreneurship Champion for Wales, warns:
"The UK is suffering a severe mismatch in the skills required by employers
and those held by potential employees leaving education…. This skills shortage
is particularly acute in the manufacturing sector: students aren't being incentivized
to take up technical subjects and businesses are failing to provide suitable
training to bring employees up to standard…. </span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Failing to do so has the
potential to cripple UK economic growth." (</span><a href="http://www.dailypost.co.uk/incoming/skills-gap-putting-growth-risk-5908431"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.dailypost.co.uk/incoming/skills-gap-putting-growth-risk-5908431</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">)<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Ireland, organizations are aware
that they need to develop or up-skill their current employees to remain
competitive but half of the employees surveyed stated that their organization
does not have, or they are not aware of, a learning and development agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Accenture’s study for
Ireland found that<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over 70% of employers are
concerned the skills gap will impact their ability to grow business.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The main occupations
experiencing skills shortages include software developers, project
managers and engineers (electronic, mechanical and design).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">17% of people cite lack of
qualifications as a barrier to re-employment while 16% cite their skills
are not required in the marketplace.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">40% intend on taking training
to develop their skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">56% of employers cite
technology as a skill needed for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">32% of employers believe they
are responsible for employee skill development.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">(</span><a href="http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Local_Ireland/PDF/Accenture-Closing-the-Skills-Gap-in-Ireland.pdf?"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Local_Ireland/PDF/Accenture-Closing-the-Skills-Gap-in-Ireland.pdf?</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">/)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One source of this problem is the disconnection between
how educators and employers perceive it: 72 percent of educational institutions
consider their graduates ready for work, while only 42 percent of employers
agree, according to a McKinsey study. Similarly, employers and the government
differ on the dimensions of this gap, and who bears responsibility for it (</span><a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/06/19/is-there-really-a-skills-gap"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/06/19/is-there-really-a-skills-gap</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Organizations
and employees alike conclude that the lifetime of skills is extremely short
these days. To stay relevant, workers must train non-stop. A number of leading
companies stepped in and established innovative training programs, choosing
graduates for their aptitudes and addressing their missing skills (</span><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/08/02/can-we-fix-the-skills-gap/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/08/02/can-we-fix-the-skills-gap/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">). As SurveyMonkey CEO, Dave Goldberg,
points out, training less experienced employees can be less costly than hiring
more experienced employees. Companies should also include in job definition the
courses required to prepare for it. Such approach would help equally students
trying to choose an educational path and employed, experienced individuals
looking to advance in their organizations.<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Finally, a short-list for organizations, compiled by
Accenture, of skill-building levers:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Identify your organization’s
skills gaps now and in the future through rigorous skills analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Clearly define career paths and
succession plans to manage and mine talent within your organization.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Create a learning and
development strategy that underpins and supports your growth strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tap into learning innovations
such as employee swapping, academies and collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Help line managers become
effective talent managers.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">(www.accenture.com)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Keywords: skill gap, unemployment,
underemployment, re-employment, talent shortage, training, vacancies,
qualifications, STEM, technology, academic institutions, missing skills, skill
development, lifetime of skills, education, economic growth, management.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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professordrgibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619045297776970103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427728202056022369.post-48074047195206182102013-06-04T20:18:00.001-07:002013-06-04T20:21:25.674-07:00PS to previous post:Bookmark also <a href="http://ang-mcc.com">www.ANG-MCC.com</a> - same good stuff but easier to find on the big ol' net :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427728202056022369.post-69566234287831523592013-05-27T22:19:00.000-07:002013-05-27T22:25:27.752-07:00anybody in need of some coaching?<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427728202056022369.post-22418511592216778972012-11-29T18:31:00.000-08:002012-11-29T18:31:32.919-08:00new cards<div style="text-align:center;"><div><a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/gateway.aspx?s=5462298015&preurl=%2fshare-design.aspx%3fdoc_id%3d2426479616%26shopper_id%3d641PEEQ10SKLJU6G3ST6TPJJ11RGGSFO%26xnav%3dsharesource_4%26share_key%3dd3d8bbae-4fcb-4223-ab43-b5b5c3bba88d" target="blank"><img src="http://www.vistaprint.com/lp.aspx?alt_doc_id=W271V-W1A59-6M0&width=250&shopper_id=641PEEQ10SKLJU6G3ST6TPJJ11RGGSFO" /></a></div><div><a href="http://vistaprint.com/networking-cards.aspx" target="_blank" />Vertical Networking Cards</a> by <a href="http://vistaprint.com" target="_blank">Vistaprint</a></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427728202056022369.post-44439022011292291892012-11-16T21:04:00.000-08:002012-11-16T21:04:13.321-08:00In fiecare zi...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /><br />” În fiecare zi, ne batem joc<br />De pasari, de iubire si de mare,<br />Si nu bagam de seama ca, în loc,<br />Ramîne un desert de disperare.<br /><br />Ne amageste lenea unui vis<br />Pe care-l anulam cu-o sovaire;<br />Ne reculegem într-un cerc închis<br />Ce nu permite ochilor s-admire;<br /><br />Ne rasucim pe-un asternut posac,<br />Însingurati în doi, din lasitate,<br />Mintindu-ne cu guri care prefac<br />În zgura sarutarile uzate;<br /><br />Ne pomenim prea goi într-un tîrziu,<br />Pe-o nepermis de joasa treapta trista:<br />Prea sceptici si prea singuri, prea-n pustiu,<br />Ca sa mai stim ca dragostea exista.<br /><br />În fiecare zi, ne batem joc<br />De pasari, de iubire si de mare,<br />Si nu bagam de seama ca, în loc,<br />Ramîne un desert de disperare.”<br /><br />Romulus Vulpescu</i></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427728202056022369.post-33901822552434416002012-11-05T19:28:00.003-08:002012-11-05T19:37:35.956-08:00Hmmm...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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