Education and the Requirements of the GCC Labour Market

by Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research

• ISBN13: 9789948143741
• ISBN10: 9948143744
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-15
• Publisher: Atlasbooks Dist Serv

Summary

The GCC countries today face a gap between educational output and labour market requirements. These countries enjoy substantial incomes and therefore spend generously on education, resulting in impressive levels of educational penetration among their populations within only a few decades. Yet returns on investment in education in the GCC countries are low. Education and the Requirements of the GCC Labour Market outlines the scale of the current dilemma; methods with which to monitor its indicators - such as population growth rates, the spread of education, foreign work force concerns, and unemployment; variables of education - case studies of the relationship between education and employment, including a review of the various related strategies and policies adopted. By looking to the future challenges that face the GCC in the arena of education and labour markets, this book provides vital analysis for those interested in these issues, as well as development in the Middle East and the wider region.

Author Biography

The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Table of Contents

Foreword * Education and the Requirements of the GCC Labour Market * Preparing a New Education Model for Third Industrial Revolution Workforce * EDUCATION AND THE NEEDS OF THE WORKPLACE * Economic Development and the Challenges Facing the GCC Labour Market * Development Indicators in the GCC: Education and Workforce Nationalization * Adapting Education to Labour Market Requirements * Education and Employment in the Private Sector: Addressing the Skills Mismatch in the GCC * REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATION-LABOUR MARKET DYNAMICS * The Role of Education in Preparing Graduates for the GCC Labour Market * Implications of Labour Market Dynamics for Lifelong Learning * The Employability Imperative: Global Educational Requirements and the Future of the GCC Labour Market * Higher Education and the Global Labour Market for Graduates: Implications for the GCC * Global Corporate Strategies and the Future of the UAE Labour Market * Arab Youth: Challenges and Opportunities for an Expanding Demographic * EDUCATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET: THE GULF EXPERIENCE * Quality or Quantity? Reputation and Quality in Higher Education: The Case for Abu Dhabi and the Knowledge Economy * Development and the Labour Market in the Kingdom of Bahrain * The GCC Labour Market: A Qatari Perspective * Education and the Requirements of the Omani Labour Market * Education and the Labour Market: The Experience of King Saud University