An Occupational Information System for the 21st Century: The Development of O*NET
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557985561 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This volume should be of interest to industrial/organizational psychologists, human factors specialists, counselling psychologists, vocational counsellors, rehabilitation counsellors, occupational analysts and labour market analysts.. Thus, the O*NET system, or the Occupational Information Network, was launched. But as global competition and technological change created a new world of work, the Department of Labour realized that a more flexible and precise system was needed. Instead of relying on rigid task descriptions, the O*NET uses domains of worker and occupational characteristics - such as abilities, work styles, and organizational context - to describe each job. The O*NET is intended to provide a framework for describing jobs capable of addressing the needs of workers and employers into the 21st century. This volume details each of the main domains used by the O*NET. "The Dictionary of Occupational Titles" has been relied on for workforce