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Conclusion: workforce development - more than the sum of its parts?

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, R.
dc.contributor.authorShort, T.
dc.contributor.editorShort, T.
dc.contributor.editorHarris, R.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWorkforce development is an emerging field of practice, one that is increasingly gaining its place in the sun in government policies and organisational practices. However, what Skills Australia has identified as hampering endeavours to build on successful experiences and learn from one another is the diversity of views and understandings. The book therefore serves as a contribution to the demystifying of the notion. This final chapter distills five key messages that emerge from the previous chapters, and summarises the main strategies and practices that have been suggested by the chapter writers. Eight challenges in implementing workforce development are then discussed. The chapter concludes that, while it is indeed important to identify and define its components, workforce development is 'more than the sum of its parts' as the critical aspect is conceptualising how these components need to be configured and aligned in particular organisational contexts.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Workforce development: strategies and practices, 2014 / Short, T., Harris, R. (ed./s), Ch.20, pp.341-358
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-287-068-1_20
dc.identifier.isbn9789812870674
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/159705
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeNew York
dc.rightsCopyright 2014 Springer Science+Business Media
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-068-1_20
dc.subjectoccupational training
dc.subjectvocational training
dc.titleConclusion: workforce development - more than the sum of its parts?
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915910150001831

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