ILM Conference Announcement:
                  Skilling and the role of the firm

                      4th Annual ILM Conference
                         11-12 October 1999
               Centre for International Labour Market 
                          Studies (CILMS),
             The Robert Gordon University , Aberdeen , 
                              Scotland


Belief in the inadequacy of private sector training is the ostensible 
motive for government intervention to regulate or subsidise. Levy 
schemes for financing industry training are frequently advocated. Others 
point to initial, further and higher education as promising mechanisms to 
equip workers with the appropriate set of skills. Most governments seem 
to be prepared to subsidise some forms of training, especially for the 
disadvantaged in the labour market, as long as companies contribute to 
the wage bill. And then there are those who believe that it is the sole 
responsibility of firms to provide relevant skilling opportunities. But who 
is right? What kind of learning opportunities need to be available, who 
will pick up the bill, when is intervention beneficial, when harmful and 
what is the role of the firm in this context?

The 4th Annual International Labour Markets Conference will bring 
together representatives from government, business, industry and 
academia world-wide to discuss these and other related issues. The 
conference is multi-disciplinary in nature and intends to cover a range of 
topics, including:

w Company-Financed Training 				w Training and 
Government Subsidy

w Education-Business Partnerships			w Recruitment, Retention 
and Skills

w The Relationship between Schooling and Training	w Graduate 
Labour Markets

w Vocational Training Policy and Practice		w Core Skills and Key 	
								    Competencies

w Training and the Impact of the Minimum Wage	w Motivation/Barriers 
to Learning in 							    the Workplace

                           Call for Papers
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If you would like to present a paper at the 4th Annual International 
Labour Markets (ILM) Conference please send an abstract (not 
exceeding 250 words) to: The Centre for International Labour Market 
Studies (CILMS), ILM Conference 1999, The Robert Gordon University, 
c/o Ms Lynnette Smart, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen AB15 4PH, United 
Kingdom. Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday, 18 June 1999. 
In case of acceptance full papers are required by Friday, 10 September 
1999.

If  you have any questions regarding the ILM Conference or you would 
like a registration form for the Conference you can contact either  Greig 
Robertson or Lynnette Smart at The Centre for International Labour 
Market Studies , by email , telephone , or fax .

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