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Profesiniai Standartai – Galimybė Derinti Veiklos Pasaulio Ir Švietimo Sistemos Poreikius
Professional Standards – Possibilities To Harmonize The Needs Of Work World And Education System

Author(s): Daiva Andriušaitienė
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: National qualifications system; professional standards; qualification; competence; labor market.

Summary/Abstract: The role of the labor factor in today‘s economy continues to grow together with its increasing share of value added. Therefore country‘s labor force qualification structure that meets labour market demands and competitive specialist with varying levels of qualification are micro and macro level goal driving individual, company and country‘s competitiveness in the global market. To achieve this goal education system tries to improve professional training but is limited by lack of information because only the work system can tell what specialist it requires and what these specialists need to be taught. A national qualifications system may be a mediator between business world and education system to help coordinate requirements and needs of each other but the pace and the problems of development of national qualifications system and professional standards still not encouraging.

  • Issue Year: 14/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 17-26
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Lithuanian