University of Washington Center for Information & Society (CIS) Employability Studies: Researching the links between ICT and employability in diverse populations around the globe

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Constructing Employability: Framing outcomes to analyze basic computer skills training

Constructing Employability: Framing outcomes to analyze basic computer skills training(1)

April 16, 2009

Constructing Employability is the first installment in a series of short working papers for researchers and policymakers that summarize employability findings.This work is made possible by the generous support of Microsoft Community Affairs.

Introduction
The global knowledge economy has changed workplace practices and the relationship between employer and employee. Flexibility and the rapid [...]

Constructing Employability: Framing outcomes to analyze basic computer skills training

LATAM Field Notes 2009

CIS researchers will be spending time in Latin America during the Spring of 2009 to do in-person interviews regarding ICT and employability. Their notes will be posted in this section.

New CIS Project: ICT Skills, Immigrant Women and Employability in European Union

New CIS Project: ICT Skills, Immigrant Women and Employability in European Union

In collaboration with Spanish researcher Gabriel Rissola (Digital Organization Thinking) and Italian researcher Milvia Rastrelli (ARCI), CIS will study the contribution of e-Skills training programs in helping immigrant women to enter the labor market in four European Union countries: Italy and The Netherlands in Western Europe and Hungary (as a receiver country) and Romania (as [...]