The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to examine HR executives' perspectives on employability enhancement for employees and how it is operationalized in their workplace. The exploratory questions that guided the study were, What are the perspectives of HR executives regarding employability enhancement for employees, and In what ways and under what conditions is organizational support of employability enhancement demonstrated through workplace learning initiatives? The conceptual framework for this study is based on Clarke and Patrickson's (2008) list of assumptions concerning employability as the premise for the new employment contract. Data collected consisted of background questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, organizational documents, and researcher reflective journal notes. Cross case analysis yielded four major themes of "Shared Responsibility," "The Power of Learning Attitude," "Assessment for Growth," and "Resource Availability." These four themes include discussions of the roles and responsibilities for employability, desired employee learning attitudes, recommended assessment activities, and conditions affecting development opportunities provided by organizations. Implications for organizations, their employees, and HRD professionals are described. This study contributes empirical research on today's employment contract based on an employability model from the organization's perspective. It also adds to the body of literature on employability rarely focused on, employability enhancement for employees.

The rapid change within the South African workplace and competitiveness of organisations required employed and unemployed individuals to be trained and retrained as a large number of the South African population is unskilled. In the chemical industry employability of individuals is of extra ordinarily importance to both employer and individual. One of the main focuses of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) is to enable learners through the promotion of employability to enter into learnerships to develop the necessary skills to develop sustainable livelihoods (CHIETA, 2011). There are high expectations of the learnerships system which was implemented during 2001 in South Africa. This system is set as a key strategic component of the National Skills Development Strategy, 2011-2016. Learnership programmes are implemented in South African organisations which is a great platform for employee development. Employees are afforded the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in the studied field and gain the needed skills within the organisation (Department of Labour, 1997). Learnerships are seen as a demand driven formal labour market tool, to address the existing need for critical, scarce - high and intermediate - skills levels. Simultaneously, it is seen as an employment-creation mechanism at the low and intermediate skills levels. This statement is a fundamental principle of a survey done on learnerships (Smith, Jennings, & Solanki, 2005). Researchers concluded that learnership programmes are the ideal for employees to acquire the needed skills to become competent and to provide jobs for the unemployed and in this manner enhance employability (Smith et al., 2005). The main aim of article one was to determine the differences in the levels of the psychological contracts, violation of the psychological contract, learners‟ expectations, employability, life satisfaction and work engagement between individual variables (type of learnership contracts, gender, race, age, date of commencement of learnership, date of completion of learnership). A cross-sectional survey design was used. A total of 237 learners completed the questionnaire. The psychological contract scale, violation of the psychological contract scale, learners‟ expectations scale, employability scale, life satisfaction scale, work engagement scale and biographical scale were administered. The results indicated that a statistically significant difference was obtained for age, date of commencement of learnership and date of completion of learnership, but no relationship exists with type of learnership contract, gender and race. The aim of the second article was to determine the relationship between learners within learnership psychological contract, state of the psychological contract, expectations and violations of psychological contract, employability, work engagement and life satisfaction. Furthermore, the study strives to determine whether violation of the psychological contract, learners‟ expectations and employability could predict life satisfaction of learners. A practically significant relationship with a medium effect exists between violation of the psychological contract, state of psychological contract (negative), and employability (positive). A positive practically significant relationship exists between state of psychological contract and work engagement. No relationship was found between employability, life satisfaction and work engagement. A positive practically significant relationship with a medium effect exists between life satisfaction and work engagement. Employer obligations and employability predict life satisfaction. The state of the psychological contract (trust) and life satisfaction predict work engagement of learners. / MA (Labour Relations Management), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2014

Mémoire (M.E.S.R.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1998. / Bibliogr.: f. 132-143. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die tesis handel oor die volgende: Hoofstuk 1 dek die agtergrond, probleemstelling en ‘n kort oorsig oor die vaardigheidsgapings wat opgemerk kan word binne die konteks van die kennis-ekonomie. Hoofstuk 2 handel oor kernkonsepte, naamlik “kritiese denkvaardighede”, die kenniskonomie en wersvaardighede. Hoofstuk 3 sit ‘n gevallestudie uiteen. Dit beskryf die metode wat gekies is, die monster asook die uitvoering van die projek. Hoofstuk 4 bied ‘n ontleding aan van die data. Die laaste hoofstuk bespreek die resultate en hulle implikasies. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis covers the following chapters Chapter 1: Background and Research Objectives This chapter focuses on the background, the problem and its setting and also includes the overview of the knowledge economy and the existing gap in skills. Chapter 2: Critical thinking and Employability Skills The focus is on an introduction and definitions of key concepts, namely critical thinking skills, the knowledge economy, and employability skills. Chapter 3: The Case Study This chapter offers the chosen research method and design, as well as the reasons for selecting this design, and will describe the methods. The discussion will include the research approach, sampling and data management. Chapter 4: Presentation and Discussion of the Findings The discussion includes data interpretation, specific techniques employed and reasons for such strategies. Chapter 5: Aspects of the Skills Gap This is the final chapter and it discusses the findings, makes recommendations, and concludes the study.

This thesis deals with the managerial competencies, which regards them as a means to develop students' vocational profiling of Economics University of South Bohemia. The aim of this thesis was to determine the competencies should students or graduates of universities with economic focus, to have. Based on these findings have been recommended and proposed activities, which should lead to improved professional development of students of EF JU and their better employability. The main method to determine the competencies required to survey. Another part of this thesis is to analyze the situation on the labor market with a focus on the graduates of universities with more detailed specification of graduates? economic fields.

En Tunisie, la massification et la démocratisation de l’enseignement supérieur ont explosé le nombre de diplômés qui éprouvent des difficultés d’insertion professionnelle depuis le début des années 1980, cette conjoncture a été l’un des principaux déclencheurs de la révolution du 14 janvier 2011.Comme dans plusieurs des pays, l’origine du chômage des diplômés tunisiens réside essentiellement dans le déphasage entre les formations (investissement en capital humain) et les besoins des entreprises (l’investissement en matière d’emploi).Ce phénomène ne manque pas d’avoir des conséquences sociodémographiques importantes. En effet, les individus en difficulté d’insertion sont souvent victimes d’un sentiment de marginalisation, voire d’exclusion, notamment des transactions matrimoniales (retard de leur date de mise en couple qui aura des conséquences sur la fécondité). Les diplômés développent alors des stratégies pour échapper au chômage tels que l’émigration, la poursuite des études surtout pour les filles ou la création d’entreprises si la situation financière le permet.L’objectif de cette thèse consiste à étudier et à comprendre les interactions entre l’emploi et les phénomènes démographiques. / In Tunisia, the massification and democratization of higher education have exploded the number of graduates who have employability problems since the early 1980s, this situation was one of the main triggers of the Revolution of January 14, 2011. As in many countries, causing the unemployment Tunisian graduates lies essentially in the phase shift between training (human capital investment), and business needs (investment in employment). This phenomenon does not fail to have significant sociodemographic consequences. Indeed, individuals with insertion difficulties often experience a sense of marginalization or exclusion, including matrimonial transactions (delay their date of couple formation will affect fertility). Graduates eek to developing strategies to escape unemployment to escape unemployment such as emigration, further education especially for girls or business creation if the financial situation allows.The objective of this thesis is to study and understand the interactions between employment and demographic phenomena.

Magister Artium - MA (Psychology) / The present study aimed to determine the employment and employability profiles of alumni from structured professional Masters programmes in psychology. Issues of low enrolment rates and high attrition rates are at the fore of transformation efforts in the South African higher education sector. The concern of graduate employability and the relevance of skills training received to the labour market are of international concern. Graduate tracer studies have been successfully implemented internationally to attempt to understand these issues. Training relevance is of particular concern for the field of psychology in South Africa, as there is a significant shortage of mental health professionals. Understanding where graduates from professional Masters degrees in psychology find employment, as well as understanding their employability, may lead to greater absorption of graduates from these programmes into the workforce. Permission to conduct the present study and ethics clearance was obtained from the Senate Research Committee of the University of the Western Cape, and all relevant ethics principles were adhered to. An incentivised, online survey was conducted with a sample of 29 Masters-level graduates from two professional psychology programmes at a historically disadvantaged university. The study used a modified version of the Standard Instrument for Graduates. The survey had a 50% response rate (29 of 58) after at least four electronic reminders. Respondents graduated between 2008 and 2013, 13 from the clinical Masters programme and 16 from the research Masters programme. Descriptive statistics were used to depict the employment and employability profiles of the alumni. Most of the respondents were female (n=21), and about a third were first generation students (n=11). Most of the respondents were currently employed (n=25). They were employed in a variety of fields, predominantly health (n=10) and higher education (n=7), and largely clustered in the public sector (n=17). This suggested a transferability of skills. The training received was perceived to be relevant, in terms of accessing employment and conducting current work. Most of the clinical graduates were registered as clinical psychologists (n=12) with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa. There were varied registrations held by graduates from the research programme and some were not registered. The respondents held generally positive attitudes towards their alma mater. These descriptive results were interpreted through the use of McQuaid and Lindsay's (2005) framework of employability, based on the interaction between their individual factors, personal circumstances and external factors. Through this frame, the results highlighted the complex nature of the employability of these graduates.

Magister Artium - MA (Psychology) / The present study aimed to determine the employment and employability profiles of alumni from structured professional Masters programmes in psychology. Issues of low enrolment rates and high attrition rates are at the fore of transformation efforts in the South African higher education sector. The concern of graduate employability and the relevance of skills training received to the labour market are of international concern. Graduate tracer studies have been successfully implemented internationally to attempt to understand these issues. Training relevance is of particular concern for the field of psychology in South Africa, as there is a significant shortage of mental health professionals. Understanding where graduates from professional Masters degrees in psychology find employment, as well as understanding their employability, may lead to greater absorption of graduates from these programmes into the workforce. Permission to conduct the present study and ethics clearance was obtained from the Senate Research Committee of the University of the Western Cape, and all relevant ethics principles were adhered to. An incentivised, online survey was conducted with a sample of 29 Masters-level graduates from two professional psychology programmes at a historically disadvantaged university. The study used a modified version of the Standard Instrument for Graduates. The survey had a 50% response rate (29 of 58) after at least four electronic reminders. Respondents graduated between 2008 and 2013, 13 from the clinical Masters programme and 16 from the research Masters programme. Descriptive statistics were used to depict the employment and employability profiles of the alumni.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T16:35:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 123544.pdf: 902544 bytes, checksum: 8245fb6ce4f35fab8e13b7ca358339a3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research aims to investigate what is the interest/motivation of pedagogues on pursue employability out of the school environments, in companies that sell professional qualification for different segments of the labor market. To that end, it analyzes how the pedagogues insert themselves on these companies, how they organize their personal job situation, and what professional activities they assume. It considers that college institutions, as they offer licentiate in pedagogy, have as their goal, prepare pedagogues to perform Basic Teaching Education. However, it was noticed that pedagogues are hired to work on places other than schools and colleges. The objective is to investigate the corporative employability process and the stress that it causes on the pedagogue s professional identity. For this purpose, from biographical interviews, empirical research with seven pedagogues, whom are part of companies like those, was done. The interviews were done individually on places chosen by the interviewees. Finally, the transcription of the interviews and the analysis based on selected theoretical reference were made. The results demonstrate that rarely pedagogues understand this displacement of the school environment as a deviation of their ―pedagogue being‖ - whether through teaching or learning theories or even by their previous experiences as teachers. It shows that this detachment might be related to several attractive compensations from the corporate environment; nonetheless, it demonstrates that do not always there is a drop on the link with the academy. Furthermore, we can notice that the relationship between Pedagogy with the didactic seems to be the main corporative interest. / Nesta pesquisa investiga-se qual o interesse/motivação dos pedagogos em buscarem inserção profissional fora dos espaços escolares, em empresas privadas que vendem serviços de capacitação para diferentes segmentos do mercado de trabalho. Para isso, analisa-se como os pedagogos inserem-se nessas empresas, como organizam suas situações de trabalho e que atividades profissionais assumem. Parte-se do pressuposto de que as Instituições de Ensino Superior, ao oferecerem a licenciatura em Pedagogia, têm como objetivo formar pedagogos para a atuação na docência da Educação Básica. Constata-se, no entanto, que pedagogos são contratados para atuarem em espaços educativos não escolares. O interesse é investigar o processo de inserção no espaço não escolar corporativo e o tensionamento que provoca na constituição da identidade profissional do pedagogo. Para isso, a partir de entrevistas biográficas, optou-se por uma pesquisa empírica junto a sete pedagogos que possuem vínculo com empresas com essas características. As entrevistas foram realizadas individualmente em locais escolhidos em conjunto com as entrevistadas. Por fim, foi feita a transcrição das entrevistas e a análise com base no referencial teórico selecionado. Os resultados demonstram que nem sempre os pedagogos entendem o afastamento da docência e do ambiente escolar como um afastamento do ―ser pedagogo‖ seja pela didática, pelas teorias de aprendizagem ou mesmo pela experiência que vivenciaram como docentes. Mostram que esses afastamentos podem estar relacionados com diferentes atrativos do meio corporativo, mas, em contrapartida, demonstram que nem sempre há uma quebra de vínculo com o meio acadêmico. Além disso, percebemos que a relação da Pedagogia com a didática parece ser o maior interesse dos ambientes corporativos em relação aos pedagogos.

Orientador: Cesar Aparecido Nunes / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T15:15:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mialchi_NadejeMartinsdaRocha_D.pdf: 1832111 bytes, checksum: 31c0aad639d40a35f95215c013d0c2a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: A formação do trabalhador nas últimas décadas tem sido alvo de discussões e polêmicas, entre a sociedade civil e política, envolvendo a categoria trabalho. Isto porque neste período a crise estrutural do capital exigiu do campo produtivo um processo de reestruturação, que foi acrescido pelos avanços tecnológicos da automação e da informação. Suas conseqüências no campo social e educacional foram solicitações, cada vez maiores, ao desenvolvimento de capacidades intelectuais e multifuncionais promulgando um novo trabalhador ao mesmo tempo em que criou o desemprego estrutural, a intensificação e a precarização dos postos de trabalho restantes. Neste contexto encontram-se os alunos da EJA e esta, como política educacional denuncia que os desdobramentos da ação do Estado têm se dado por meio de políticas compensatórias. Historicamente sabemos que estas não garantem aos alunos a reinserção ao mundo do trabalho como produtores autônomos, tampouco o exercício de uma cidadania crítica e participativa, afirmam somente o compromisso com o capital, deixando assim, a mercê da manutenção de sua lógica os trabalhadores como dependentes da pobreza e da exclusão. A afirmação destas políticas tem ainda, como escopo ideológico, apontado para saídas conjunturais, que não comprometem a manutenção da expansão e do acúmulo da riqueza por poucos. O poder público, empresarial e alguns segmentos da sociedade civil se unem e desenvolvem teses que, no contexto da educação como mercadoria, torna a educação escolar um produto unilateral ao sucesso da qualificação técnica profissional. É na congruência destes fenômenos que surge como concepção pedagógica à EJA o termo empregabilidade. Esta pesquisa, como integrante deste contexto, objetiva em sua investigação as imbricações históricas e os desdobramentos atuais da política educacional para a EJA. Como hipótese credita a incapacidade da mesma em equacionar, como se propõe, as condições de homens e mulheres alunos da EJA, via educação escolar, impugnando à mesma o termo empregabilidade. Como contraponto defende como tese, que o papel social da EJA, como uma das instituições de atuação na formação do trabalhador, se encontra como processo transitório entre o fim da EJA, como política compensatória de um tempo perdido, e a constituição da Escola do Trabalho. Esta é o permanente exercício da conquista e desenvolvimento do domínio intelectual, manual, estético, ético, político, social e, sobretudo econômico do mundo produtivo pelos trabalhadores que se formam como produtores livremente associados, pela articulação entre a formação no trabalho e a educação escolar. Ambos como campos de conhecimento que ao interagir no âmbito da prática, creditam uma educação para a emancipação. / Abstract: The worker education in the last decades has been grounds for discussion and controversies among civil and politics society, involving the work category. This happens because in this period, the structural crisis in the capital required a reestructuration process in the productive field, which was followed by the technological advances of automation and information. Its consequences, in the educational and social field were requests that were bigger and bigger, to the development of intellectual and multifunctional skills, creating a new worker, at the same time that created the structural unemployment, the intensification and the deterioration of the job posts that remained. In this context, there are the EJA students and EJA, as its educational politics, denounces that the developments of the state actions have been happening through compensatory policies. Historically we know that these do not assure to the students neither the reinsertion in the work world as autonomous producers, nor the exercise of a critical and participative citizenship, but assure only the commitment with the capital, leaving, to the will of the maintenance of the logical of the workers as dependent on the exclusion of poverty. The establishment of these politics have also the ideological scope, pointed to conjunctural exits, that do not compromise the maintenance of the expansion and of the accrual of the wealth by only a few. The public power, businessmen and some segments of civil society get together and develop thesis that, in the context of education as a kind of good, make the school education a unilateral product to the success of professional technical qualification. It is in the congruency of these phenomena that the term employability arose as pedagogical conception to EJA. This survey, as part of this context, has as its investigation purpose, the historical implications and the current developments of the educational politics to EJA. As hypothesis, supposes that the inability of EJA to equate, as proposed, the conditions of women and men students of EJA, through school education, questioning the employability term usage by EJA. As a counterpoint, it defends, as a thesis, that the social role of EJA, as one of the institutions that act in the worker education, is found as a transitory process between the EJA end, as compensatory policy of a lost time, and the Work School constitution. This is the permanent exercise of the acquisition and development of the intellectual, manual, aesthetic, ethics, politics, social and, above all, economics domain in the productive world of the workers that are graduated as producers freely associated, by the articulation between the formation in the work and the school education. Both as fields of knowledge which, when interacting in the scope of the practice, believe in an education for emancipation. / Doutorado / Historia, Filosofia e Educação / Doutor em Educação