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Occupational Standards: A Key to Improving Match Between Skills and Labour Market Needs in Lithuania

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  • Andriušaitienė Daiva

    (Faculty of Business Management, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania)

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A country’s qualification structure that meets the needs of the labour market and properly skilled professionals at different levels of qualification are the objectives targeted by each country, region and entity. Competencies demanded on the labour market determine the competitiveness of a person, entity and the whole country. In order to train professionals to better meet the labour market needs, solution formulas for the problems are sought in the field of infrastructure improvements, system management and other areas. This article analyses the opportunities for enhancing match of skills safeguarded by the national occupational standards in Lithuania, including the analysis of progress, problems and solutions.

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  • Andriušaitienė Daiva, 2018. "Occupational Standards: A Key to Improving Match Between Skills and Labour Market Needs in Lithuania," Economics and Culture, Sciendo, vol. 15(2), pages 88-98, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecocul:v:15:y:2018:i:2:p:88-98:n:9
    DOI: 10.2478/jec-2018-0023
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    1. Goodpasture James & Speece Mark & Cripps Jeremy, 2020. "An Analysis of Critical Thinking Skills amongst Business Students in Kuwait," Economics and Culture, Sciendo, vol. 17(1), pages 5-16, June.

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    Keywords

    Economic development; human resources; labour market; national qualification system;
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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