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Leibowicz, J.
Facing the imperative of learning constantly: strategies of ongoing training

Montevideo: Cinterfor, 2000
96p. il. (Technical office papers, 9)

 

(Full text only available in Spanish pdf format)

 

The strategies for continuous training included in this document are the result of research, discussions and exchanges with actors in the field of training, and of trials implemented by the ILO International Training Centre, Turin, in the areas of training, employment and training methodologies.

Part of this material has been submitted at two events: a seminar workshop on "Regional integration: higher training and continuous training" and a meeting on training and employment "A new scenario for the development of human resources".

The articles convey some of the concerns expressed by the actors, either in their capacity of trainers and technicians of different levels in various occupational branches, or as "lifelong students".

Conscious of their role of providers of educational services, they reflect on the introduction of innovations and endeavour to suit the demands of the current situation. Like members of all other economic and social sectors, they face the challenges of constantly and speedily reviewing and modifying their action strategies. Training bodies, employers, professional organisations, workers or aspiring candidates to the labour market are searching for ways to survive in a highly competitive environment.

The first chapter, entitled "Demand driven training" analyses the turn of training systems towards demand, from the viewpoint of formulating training and employment policies, their scope, applications and possible instruments. This approach based on demand has certain implications for planning the training offer and evaluating its relevance.

The second and third chapters, under the respective headings of "Flexible training and modularisation: an integral twosome in ongoing education" and "Information and communication technologies applied to continuous training", deal with methodological aspects. They mainly refer to the implementation of circuits and interrelations among the different links of the chain: "training- employment-training-work-training".

 

 

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