Publications

2002

  1. Supporting workplace learning for high performance working

    11 June 2002

    Explores workplace learning as a means of enhancing both work performance and the quality of working life. Identifies characteristics of high performance work organizations, considers the implementation of high performance work practices and investigates how far these practices are embedded in different countries. Examines ways in which public policy can be used to encourage organizations to make more effective use of the skills of their employees.

  2. Employment of people with disabilities : the impact of legislation (East Africa)

    01 June 2002

    Report of a technical consultation, Addis Ababa, 20-22 May 2002

  3. Training for work in the informal sector : new evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

    01 June 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 11

  4. Informal sector training in Jamaica : an assessment

    01 May 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 10

  5. Training and skills acquisition in the informal sector : a literature review

    01 April 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 9

  6. Training and skill formation for decent work in the informal sector : case studies from South India

    01 March 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 8

  7. Modernization in vocational education and training in the Latin American and the Caribbean Region

    15 February 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 4

  8. Managing disability in the workplace : ILO code of practice

    13 February 2002

    This code has been drawn up to guide employers to adopt a positive strategy in managing disability related issues in the workplace. It is intended to be read in the context of national conditions and to be applied in accordance with national law and practice.

  9. Learning and training for work in the knowledge society. Report 91 IV (1)

    04 February 2002

    Explores contemporary trends in human resources development and training. Examines the shift towards economies and societies that increasingly rely on human knowledge and skills in producing goods and services and reviews the new objectives of education and training. Investigates reforms in education and training systems and examines policies and practices that encourage more and better training opportunities for employed and unemployed workers and those with special needs. Looks at international cooperation and donor policies in this area.

  10. Training policies and programmes : learning and training for high performance in Asia and the Pacific

    01 February 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 6

  11. Youth business international : bridging the gap between unemployment and self-employment for disadvantaged youth

    15 January 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 3

  12. Youth employment in Egypt

    10 January 2002

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 2

  13. Who returns to work and why? A six-country study on work incapacity and reintegration - Summary

    01 January 2002

    Full study available from ISSA

2001

  1. Enterprise-based youth employment policies, strategies and programmes : initiatives for the development of enterprise action and strategies

    01 October 2001

    EMP/SKILLS Working Paper No. 1

  2. The public employment service in a changing labour market

    18 January 2001

2000

  1. Mental health in the workplace : situation analysis : United States

    01 April 2000

  2. Mental health in the workplace : situation analysis : United Kingdom

    01 April 2000

  3. Mental health in the workplace : situation analysis : Poland

    01 April 2000

  4. Mental health in the workplace : situation analysis : Germany

    01 April 2000

  5. Mental health in the workplace : situation analysis : Finland

    01 April 2000