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Skills Utilisation: Policy Developments in the UK and Australia Chris Warhurst Labour Market Forum 2012 Industry Training Federation. Developmental map. Skill utilisation. taps the potential. T1 & T2. Supply. Demand. Definitional problem. AWPA. links WD, OD & BD. Proxy: HPWS. Inductive.
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Skills Utilisation: Policy Developments in the UK and AustraliaChris WarhurstLabour Market Forum 2012Industry Training Federation
Developmental map Skill utilisation taps the potential T1 & T2 Supply Demand Definitional problem AWPA links WD, OD & BD Proxy: HPWS Inductive Triggers Deliverers Enablers Outcomes AMO UBS/BUS
Lessons • Policymakers don’t need to fear, instead can tackle complexity. Ambition and thoroughness pays dividends (not to say understanding can’t be further developed – iterative process). • Current understanding: • Triggers: product strategy but also regulation, labour markets. • Deliverers: job design, employee participation, skill audits etc. • Enablers : leadership & management, good HR practices; unions too. • Outcomes: aligning employer & employee gains important • Key point #1: business development (BD), organisational development (OD) and workforce development (WD) are linked. • Key point #2 next steps? Multiple points of policy leverage: • Leadership & management: leaders’ signal reading & sending; (middle/front-line) managers being implementation friendly. • Job quality: better job quality has national, firm and individual benefits; salvation for ailing economies, justification for sustained economies.