strategy
Transferring professional expertise
Synonyms:
Retraining skilled workersRe-skilling professionals
Redirecting professional skills
Claim:
The choice between re-skilling or accepting low-skill, low-pay jobs is not easy, as the investment in education and upgrading or supplementing of skills will not necessarily guarantee a well-paid job. This segment of the labour market is becoming very competitive in most western market economies and many workers risk to be little rewarded by their efforts to improve their qualifications and learn new, often complicated, skills. Broader:
Promoting professional interestsTransferring specialist competencesUsing professional expertise unselfishly Facilitates:
Developing professional skillsBuilding skilled labour forcesProviding sufficient opportunities for practical training Facilitated by:
Providing adviceOffering flexible employmentDeveloping retraining programmesUsing professional expertise unselfishly Problems:
Inadequate industrial retraining programmesInadequate vocational training
Ineffective systems of practical education
Lack of retraining incentives
References:
Gunnarsson, Britt-Louise; Linell, Per and Nordberg, Bengt: The Construction of Professional Discourse Subjects:
Social Activity → Human resourcesSocial Activity → Workers
Social Activity → Professions
Information → Expertise
Communication → Communication
Education → Training
Education → Educational level
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
