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One of today's concerns of countries and enterprises is centred upon the increase in competitiveness as a means of entering the global economy. Competitiveness is based upon the concept of productivity, which is in turn very closely linked to that of training. The rapid development in communications and technology forces enterprises to continuously adapt to them, taking knowledge as a key asset they must have in order to remain competitive. Knowledge plays a role that becomes more and more crucial for the development of countries and their societies. Economies are not only based on the accumulation of capital, it is also necessary to have a solid information, learning and adaptation basis. Knowledge is a vehicle to enhance inventive ability through the investment in research and development. Research is translated into new products, production techniques, new inputs and continuous quality improvement that allow to maximise resources and reduce costs, with the subsequent improvement in competitiveness. It is within this framework that training appears as an essential component among competitiveness strategies of countries and enterprises. This concept is almost a synonym of measurement and it links the outcome with the input. It refers to the transfer of knowledge, skills and abilities related to the management of technologies in continuous change. |
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Technical Meeting "The role of vocational training in productivity, employment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean" Salvador, Bahía, 20 and 21 September 2007 >> Presentation >> PROMES >> Documents >> Links |
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Enterprises, as organisations, have to undergo a permanent learning process. Training does not only involve the generation of new competencies in the worker but also in all the hierarchical components of the enterprise. The appropriate use of information for timely decision-making and the efficient use and management of resources are vital elements of competitiveness. Training is concerned with all the agents involved: governments, entrepreneurs, workers and training institutions. The benefits brought by training are translated into further profits for the enterprise, due to the real improvement in productivity; profits for workers who take part in the process, since it is an instrument to achieve employability, high-quality jobs and better paid jobs; improvements for the whole society and its living standards. Training then, plays an active role in the development of a country due to the strong relationship that exists between training and decent work, on one hand, and more competitiveness through productivity, on the other. This is why we devote this section to deal with aspects that are linked to training and productivity, through documents produced by Cinterfor/ILO, as well as other documents and links of interest. |
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