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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