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Rodgers, G.; Casanova, F.; Ramírez Guerrero, J. Galhardi, R.M.A.A.;
Vargas, F.; Gamerdinger, G.
Training, productivity and decent work

Montevideo: Cinterfor/ILO, 2002
159 p.

 

The process of economic globalization has transformed the competitiveness of enterprises, of sectors or branches of activity, and of national productive systems, into one of the main -if not the most important of all- factors conditioning the economic and social development of nations, and thereby the welfare degree of its people.
In this context, productivity -an essential element determining the degree of competitiveness of the above units- acquires fundamental significance. Productivity must be interpreted as the efficient use of all productive resources, and increases in productivity imply a more rational, rather than more intensive, use of such resources.

Raising productivity basically means working better, not harder. Consequently, the two main forms of raising productivity -technological innovation and improved work organization- are not possible without prior or simultaneous training of the labour force.

Nevertheless, not only training is required to attain higher productivity. There are other factors that also encourage or inhibit a raise in productivity, which have to do with the general conditions under which work is performed. Such prerequisites are epitomised in the concept of decent work, promoted by the ILO, which may be defined as productive work carried out with freedom, equity, safety and dignity, with due protection of the workers' rights, adequate remuneration and social protection.

Training, productivity and decent work are therefore three closely intertwined notions.
The strong links between these concepts have far-reaching consequences for the action of vocational training institutions (VTIs). As their main goal is to contribute to the development of their respective countries' human resources, and thereby foster their economic and social development, the issue of productivity must have an outstanding and explicit place on their vocational training plans and agenda. VTIs will in that manner attain their ultimate object, namely, improving men's and women's possibilities of accessing decent work.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Pekka Aro

Introduction

Decent work as a goal for the global economy
Gerry Rodgers

Changes in the organization and management of vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean
Fernando Casanova

The financing of vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jaime Ramírez Guerrero

Financing training: Innovative approaches in Latin America
Regina M. A. A. Galhardi

Four assertions about certification -all of them false-
Fernando Vargas

Trends in skill recognition and certification: the role of competency-based training frameworks from a Caribbean perspective
George Gamerdinger

Final report. Inter-American Tripartite Seminar on Training, Productivity and Decent Work

 

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