Building the Right Skills for Human Capital
Building the Right Skills for Human Capital

Author: Dingyong Hou

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2021-07-05

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1464816360

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Building the Right Skills for Human Capital summarizes the findings from the 2019 skills survey for the adult Kyrgyz population. The skills measures used in the survey focused on literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology rich environments (PSTRE) and followed the same questions and approach as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult (PIAAC) surveys. Most jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic require regular use of reading, writing, numeracy, and information and communications technology (ICT) skills, and higher-skilled groups of people earn higher wages, suggesting that the labor market rewards higher skills. However, skills levels among the workforce are consistently low in absolute terms among varying sociodemographic groups and relative to countries that implemented PIAAC surveys. Results are not improving across cohorts, except for PSTRE. There is evidence that a substantial share of people is overschooled but underskilled. The lack of quality of education is an important driver for low skills performance. The report finds that higher levels of education are associated with higher skills levels, but even among the most educated, a large share has low skills scores, which helps explain why we find that a large share can be overeducated but underskilled for the jobs they occupy. Skill levels of secondary school teachers were also assessed. Teachers outperform the general population in both literacy and numeracy but underperform compared to professionals. Overall, one-third of teachers still have low proficiency in literacy and numeracy. With regards to ICT skills, the results suggest that nearly all secondary school teachers are currently not well equipped to impart ICT skills to their students. The book concludes with a series of policy recommendations at different levels of education, from early childhood education through life-long learning, including providing upskilling opportunities for those teachers with specific skill deficiencies.

The Right Skills for the Job?
The Right Skills for the Job?

Author: Rita Almeida

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2012-07-13

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0821387154

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This book revisits skills development policies and points to new directions for making training programs more effective and responsive in increasingly competitive labor market.

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Author: Raymond A. Noe

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Published: 2003-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780072859324

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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, by Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart and Wright is specifically written to provide a brief introduction to human resource management. While it doesn't cover the depths of human resource management theory, the book is rich with examples and engages students through application.This first edition takes on a different approach than the hardback text by the same team. Instead of a higher level of theory that's geared towards the HRM professional, this book focuses on the uses of human resources for the general population. Issues such as strategy are reduced to give a greater focus on how human resources is used in the every day work environment.Much like this author team's first project, Fundamentals of Human Resource Management provides instructors with a robust ancillary package. A comprehensive instructor's manual, test bank, PowerPoint presentation and a complete Online Learning Center make course preparation easy.

Effective Human Resource Management
Effective Human Resource Management

Author: Edward Lawler

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2012-07-04

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0804782687

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Effective Human Resource Management is the Center for Effective Organizations' (CEO) sixth report of a fifteen-year study of HR management in today's organizations. The only long-term analysis of its kind, this book compares the findings from CEO's earlier studies to new data collected in 2010. Edward E. Lawler III and John W. Boudreau measure how HR management is changing, paying particular attention to what creates a successful HR function—one that contributes to a strategic partnership and overall organizational effectiveness. Moreover, the book identifies best practices in areas such as the design of the HR organization and HR metrics. It clearly points out how the HR function can and should change to meet the future demands of a global and dynamic labor market. For the first time, the study features comparisons between U.S.-based firms and companies in China, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other European countries. With this new analysis, organizations can measure their HR organization against a worldwide sample, assessing their positioning in the global marketplace, while creating an international standard for HR management.

Human Capital
Human Capital

Author: Brenda S. Farrell

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 1437913903

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With more than 50% of its civilian workforce (about 700,000 civilians) eligible to retire in the next few years, DoD may be faced with deciding how to fill numerous mission-critical positions -- some involving senior leadership. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2006 requires DoD to develop a strategic human capital plan, update it annually through 2010, and address 8 requirements. The 2007 NDAA added nine requirements to the annual update to shape DOD's senior leader workforce. This report assesses the extent to which DoD's 2008 update addressed: (1) the 2006 human capital planning requirements; (2) the 2007 senior leader requirements; and (3) key factors that may affect civilian workforce planning. Illus.

Human Capital and Global Business Strategy
Human Capital and Global Business Strategy

Author: Howard Thomas

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-11-07

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1107033152

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Human capital - the performance and the potential of people in an organization - has become an increasingly important issue. With a strong practitioner focus, this book provides business leaders and HR professionals with new insights into how to improve business performance through a strategic approach to human capital.

Human Capital
Human Capital

Author: Sally Coleman Selden

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 2008-07-21

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1483370968

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With the shift from "human resources" to "human capital management" (HCM), public agencies are striving to strategically manage their workforces. Sally Selden’s groundbreaking book moves far beyond describing best practices and offers the context in which innovative practices have been implemented. She details how agencies are creating performance-aligned workforces by adopting systems and policies that are driven by their strategic missions. This book covers core topics of personnel courses—including hiring, training, retention, performance, and recognition—but also includes integrated coverage on measuring success through assessment. Further helping readers grasp how HCM works, the book uses original data from the Government Performance Project and incorporates many comparative examples across a wide range of states, plus federal and municipal agencies. Unlike anything else available, Human Capital fills a critical gap for both students and public personnel professionals.