his paper reports a qualitative study on the experience of Malaysian employers in hiring, training, and promoting workers with low levels of formal education. Data for this study were obtained from interviews with six individuals who have experience in hiring and supervising less-educated workers. They are managers and executives from three different manufacturing companies: a fabric company, a steel company, and an automotive company. The findings show that less-educated workers are hired for entry-level jobs because they are less demanding and are more likely to stay at the same company for a longer period of time. To compensate for the workers’ lack of education, the employers provide learning opportunities, mostly through on-the-job tra...
In the continuously changing society and knowledge intensive economy, the demand for the recurrent u...
The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most im...
The current research starts from the observation that low-qualified employees hold a vulnerable posi...
This paper reports a qualitative study on the experience of Malaysian employers in hiring, training,...
Wage is main source of attraction for many workers to work.Wage also increases motivation and self-s...
This paper presents returns to education by taking into account the quality of jobs match held by wo...
An increasing number of countries have shifted, or are shifting, towards the knowledge-based economy...
The aim of this paper is to review issues in continuing professional development of vocational train...
Despite the volume of training provided across Malaysian industries, personal capacity in human capi...
Employability skills training programs are an essential strategy to improve the skills of the workfo...
AbstractThis paper focuses on the gap of proficiency for skilled workers and employer needs towards ...
This paper reports on part of a major research project on jobs traditionally considered to be unskil...
This paper examines successful modalities of training as they apply to the Third World. Many major C...
In our continuously changing society, a need for updating one’s skills and knowledge puts pressure o...
Despite the volume of training provided across Malaysian industries, personal capacity in human capi...
In the continuously changing society and knowledge intensive economy, the demand for the recurrent u...
The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most im...
The current research starts from the observation that low-qualified employees hold a vulnerable posi...
This paper reports a qualitative study on the experience of Malaysian employers in hiring, training,...
Wage is main source of attraction for many workers to work.Wage also increases motivation and self-s...
This paper presents returns to education by taking into account the quality of jobs match held by wo...
An increasing number of countries have shifted, or are shifting, towards the knowledge-based economy...
The aim of this paper is to review issues in continuing professional development of vocational train...
Despite the volume of training provided across Malaysian industries, personal capacity in human capi...
Employability skills training programs are an essential strategy to improve the skills of the workfo...
AbstractThis paper focuses on the gap of proficiency for skilled workers and employer needs towards ...
This paper reports on part of a major research project on jobs traditionally considered to be unskil...
This paper examines successful modalities of training as they apply to the Third World. Many major C...
In our continuously changing society, a need for updating one’s skills and knowledge puts pressure o...
Despite the volume of training provided across Malaysian industries, personal capacity in human capi...
In the continuously changing society and knowledge intensive economy, the demand for the recurrent u...
The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most im...
The current research starts from the observation that low-qualified employees hold a vulnerable posi...