Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey

The objective of this note is to present the results of the recently completed employer skills survey, and to discuss their policy implications. The analysis finds that there is a skills shortage in Georgia despite high unemployment. It is difficul...

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Main Author: Rutkowski, Jan
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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JOB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919389/workforce-skills-eyes-employers-results-georgia-step-employer-skills-survey
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spelling okr-10986-225312021-04-23T14:04:09Z Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey Rutkowski, Jan SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COLLEGE PERSONALITY HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION SKILLED WORKERS CAREER DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET NEEDS WHITE COLLAR WORKERS UNIVERSITY GRADUATES NUMERACY TRAINING INSTITUTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUPS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT CLERICAL WORKERS HIGHER EDUCATION CAREER JOB GENERAL EDUCATION COLLEGE DEGREE TECHNICAL SKILLS SKILLED PROFESSIONALS WAGE LEVEL FIRM SIZE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES JOB SEEKERS LITERACY KNOWLEDGE EDUCATED WORKERS LABOR MARKET TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS CRITICAL THINKING CAREER CHOICES QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES UNEMPLOYED WORKERS JOB OPPORTUNITIES ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SOCIAL SKILLS GRADUATE WORKER CRAFTSMEN SECONDARY SCHOOL UNEMPLOYED OLDER WORKERS PRIMARY CONCERN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION GRADUATES EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH JOB TRAINING LABOR HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR PROBLEM SOLVING SOCIOLOGISTS SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES READING UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY CAREER PROSPECTS SKILL GROUPS FIRM ENTRY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL PRODUCTIVE FIRM WORKERS LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS YOUNG WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION SCHOOLS LABOR DEMAND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS CURRICULA SKILL SHORTAGES CLERKS JOB VACANCIES JOB TURNOVER OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SCHOOL GRADUATES LANGUAGE LITERACY WORKFORCE SKILLS JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM PAYROLL TAXES PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH MANAGEMENT SKILLED LABOR TERTIARY LEVEL ADVANCED SKILLS ETHICS COGNITIVE SKILLS WRITING QUALITY EDUCATION EMPLOYABILITY EDUCATION WORKING CONDITIONS INVESTMENT LITERACY LITERACY EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS RURAL AREAS LABORERS EMPLOYEE YOUNG PEOPLE COLLEGE GRADUATES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION CREATIVE THINKING EMPLOYEES The objective of this note is to present the results of the recently completed employer skills survey, and to discuss their policy implications. The analysis finds that there is a skills shortage in Georgia despite high unemployment. It is difficult for employers, especially in the modern sector, to find workers with the required skills. Employers demand not only ‘hard’ technical skills, but also ‘soft’ social and behavioural skills (such as openness to experience) as well as higher-order cognitive skills (such as problem solving and creative thinking). And these are the skills that young Georgians often lack. Box one summarizes the main results of the analysis and shows the core employability skills that young workers lack most often. The note is organized as follows. Section one looks at the supply of and demand for skills, and shows that, despite high unemployment, there is a skills shortage. Section two examines the demand for skills more closely. It identifies skills that determine the employers hiring decisions, and skills that young job applicant most frequently lack. Section three focuses on firm organized training as a way of coping with a skills shortage. Section four concludes and discusses policy implications of the analysis. 2015-08-20T15:40:40Z 2015-08-20T15:40:40Z 2013-11-29 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919389/workforce-skills-eyes-employers-results-georgia-step-employer-skills-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22531 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Georgia
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topic SKILLS
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
COLLEGE
PERSONALITY
HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
SKILLED WORKERS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET NEEDS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
NUMERACY
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
GROUPS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
HIGH SCHOOL
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
CLERICAL WORKERS
HIGHER EDUCATION
CAREER
JOB
GENERAL EDUCATION
COLLEGE DEGREE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SKILLED PROFESSIONALS
WAGE LEVEL
FIRM SIZE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
JOB SEEKERS
LITERACY
KNOWLEDGE
EDUCATED WORKERS
LABOR MARKET
TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
CRITICAL THINKING
CAREER CHOICES
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
SOCIAL SKILLS
GRADUATE
WORKER
CRAFTSMEN
SECONDARY SCHOOL
UNEMPLOYED
OLDER WORKERS
PRIMARY CONCERN
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
GRADUATES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH
JOB TRAINING
LABOR
HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR
PROBLEM SOLVING
SOCIOLOGISTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
READING
UNEMPLOYMENT
TECHNOLOGY
CAREER PROSPECTS
SKILL GROUPS
FIRM ENTRY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
PRODUCTIVE FIRM
WORKERS
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
YOUNG WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
SCHOOLS
LABOR DEMAND
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
CURRICULA
SKILL SHORTAGES
CLERKS
JOB VACANCIES
JOB TURNOVER
OCCUPATIONS
OCCUPATION
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
SCHOOL GRADUATES
LANGUAGE LITERACY
WORKFORCE SKILLS
JOB CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
PAYROLL TAXES
PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH
MANAGEMENT
SKILLED LABOR
TERTIARY LEVEL
ADVANCED SKILLS
ETHICS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
WRITING
QUALITY EDUCATION
EMPLOYABILITY
EDUCATION
WORKING CONDITIONS
INVESTMENT
LITERACY LITERACY
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
RURAL AREAS
LABORERS
EMPLOYEE
YOUNG PEOPLE
COLLEGE GRADUATES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
COMMUNICATION
LEADERSHIP
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SCHOOL
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
CREATIVE THINKING
EMPLOYEES
spellingShingle SKILLS
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
COLLEGE
PERSONALITY
HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
SKILLED WORKERS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET NEEDS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
NUMERACY
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
GROUPS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
HIGH SCHOOL
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
CLERICAL WORKERS
HIGHER EDUCATION
CAREER
JOB
GENERAL EDUCATION
COLLEGE DEGREE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SKILLED PROFESSIONALS
WAGE LEVEL
FIRM SIZE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
JOB SEEKERS
LITERACY
KNOWLEDGE
EDUCATED WORKERS
LABOR MARKET
TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
CRITICAL THINKING
CAREER CHOICES
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
SOCIAL SKILLS
GRADUATE
WORKER
CRAFTSMEN
SECONDARY SCHOOL
UNEMPLOYED
OLDER WORKERS
PRIMARY CONCERN
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
GRADUATES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH
JOB TRAINING
LABOR
HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR
PROBLEM SOLVING
SOCIOLOGISTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
READING
UNEMPLOYMENT
TECHNOLOGY
CAREER PROSPECTS
SKILL GROUPS
FIRM ENTRY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
PRODUCTIVE FIRM
WORKERS
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
YOUNG WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
SCHOOLS
LABOR DEMAND
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
CURRICULA
SKILL SHORTAGES
CLERKS
JOB VACANCIES
JOB TURNOVER
OCCUPATIONS
OCCUPATION
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
SCHOOL GRADUATES
LANGUAGE LITERACY
WORKFORCE SKILLS
JOB CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
PAYROLL TAXES
PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH
MANAGEMENT
SKILLED LABOR
TERTIARY LEVEL
ADVANCED SKILLS
ETHICS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
WRITING
QUALITY EDUCATION
EMPLOYABILITY
EDUCATION
WORKING CONDITIONS
INVESTMENT
LITERACY LITERACY
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
RURAL AREAS
LABORERS
EMPLOYEE
YOUNG PEOPLE
COLLEGE GRADUATES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
COMMUNICATION
LEADERSHIP
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SCHOOL
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
CREATIVE THINKING
EMPLOYEES
Rutkowski, Jan
Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Georgia
description The objective of this note is to present the results of the recently completed employer skills survey, and to discuss their policy implications. The analysis finds that there is a skills shortage in Georgia despite high unemployment. It is difficult for employers, especially in the modern sector, to find workers with the required skills. Employers demand not only ‘hard’ technical skills, but also ‘soft’ social and behavioural skills (such as openness to experience) as well as higher-order cognitive skills (such as problem solving and creative thinking). And these are the skills that young Georgians often lack. Box one summarizes the main results of the analysis and shows the core employability skills that young workers lack most often. The note is organized as follows. Section one looks at the supply of and demand for skills, and shows that, despite high unemployment, there is a skills shortage. Section two examines the demand for skills more closely. It identifies skills that determine the employers hiring decisions, and skills that young job applicant most frequently lack. Section three focuses on firm organized training as a way of coping with a skills shortage. Section four concludes and discusses policy implications of the analysis.
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author Rutkowski, Jan
author_facet Rutkowski, Jan
author_sort Rutkowski, Jan
title Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey
title_short Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey
title_full Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey
title_fullStr Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey
title_full_unstemmed Workforce Skills in the Eyes of the Employers : Results of the Georgia STEP Employer Skills Survey
title_sort workforce skills in the eyes of the employers : results of the georgia step employer skills survey
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919389/workforce-skills-eyes-employers-results-georgia-step-employer-skills-survey
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