La Formacion Profesional En Los Sectores Populares

Author : João Carlos Alexim
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
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Download or read book Vocational Training in Latin America written by João Carlos Alexim and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph summarizes the main structural and operational components of the framework for the development of vocational training in Latin America. Part 1, "Economic Framework and Population" (Orlando Luebbert), is an overview of social and economic indicators: population, agriculture, industry and productivity, the informal sector, gainful employment and its social framework, and education. Part 2, "Vocational Training Institutions (VTIs) in Latin America in Historical Perspective" (Carmen Gonzalez, M. Luisa Herraiz), describes the origin and consolidation of VTIs, who receives training and why, current legal and organizational frameworks, and funding. Part 3, "Current Vocational Training Issues in Latin America in the Eyes of the Responsible Players," is an extract of the proceedings of the 28th Meeting of the Technical Committee of CINTERFOR, the Inter-American Research and Development Documentation Centre on Vocational Training. It summarizes the following: (1) opening addresses on modernization of production and the capacity of the training world to adapt and respond to market needs and (2) workshops on new vocational training policies, institutional adjustment, and international labor standards and vocational training. Part 4, "New Vocational Training Policies and Strategies in Latin America" (J. C. Alexim), focuses on changes in vocational training resulting from economic and social pressures and demands. Appendixes include a list of institutions responsible for vocational training in Latin American and Caribbean countries and a 29-item annotated bibliography. (YLB)