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Możliwości zastosowania metod badawczych foresight w kontekście przyszłego rynku pracy
Possibilities of applying foresight research methods in the context of the future labor market

Author(s): Aleksandra Gulc, Julia Siderska, Danuta Szpilko, Joanna Szydło, Jolanta Religa, Joakim Valevatn
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji
Keywords: foresight; methodology,;career; professional development; labor market;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the subject of the analysis of shaping and developinga professional career with the use of foresight methods and tools. The main goal set by theauthors was to discuss the assumptions of the developed foresight research methodology,aimed at application in the context of the future labor market. The article reviews and brieflycharacterizes selected foresight methods that were used during construction and applied inthe designed methodology. In addition, the work also shows how the proposed methodology was implemented in a practical tool supporting the work of career counselors and academicteachers during workshops aimed at building a vision of the future of the labor market andother selected research areas. The tool is in the form of an Internet application that enablesgroup and individual work, as well as a tool for individual use, for the purpose of analysing theconditions of individual career paths and personal development of students and graduates ofhigher education institutions. This tool is also intended to support young people in the processof creating various scenarios of professional development. The methodology was developed aspart of the international project “ IT system supporting higher education and career developmentusing the foresight methodology (FORhesIT)”, implemented with the financial support of theEuropean Economic Area funds.

  • Issue Year: 120/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-187
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish