Improving the quality of Portuguese SMEs through competence evaluation
| Autor: | Ana Catarina Mendes Garcia, Maria Manuela Correia Vieira da Silva |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais (CICS.NOVA - NOVA FCSH) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Knowledge management
Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Lifelong learning Distance education Prior learning lifelong learning VPL approach SMEs human resources and skills smes Media Technology foreign languages and cultural diversity General Materials Science technology in lifelong lear- ning Empowerment Competence (human resources) media_common Marketing lcsh:T58.5-58.64 business.industry lcsh:Information technology On-the-job training language.human_language vpl approach Action plan language technology in lifelong learning Portuguese business Psychology on-the-job training |
| Zdroj: | RUDN Journal of Informatization in Education, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 83-93 (2020) |
| Popis: | UIDB/04647/2020 UIDP/04647/2020 Problem and goal. Since we are going through a key moment in terms of technological advances and their effect on the labour field, the investigation of the on-the-job training processes gains a predominant role. Moreover, the need to research an approach that promotes a balance between the four spheres of development of learning – economic, sustain-able, community and personal – is emerging. This study was conceived as a result of this ur-gency, aiming to respond to the following problem: to what extent does a training model, based on the VPL (Validation of Prior Learning) approach and supported by principles of the educational sciences, can contribute to individual empowerment and, consequently, to an improvement in the organizational quality of Portuguese SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)? Methodology. The division of the research into two parts – Study 1 and Study 2 – al-lowed the collection and analysis of structural data (Study 1) that served as a basis for the defi- nition of a dynamic strategy (Study 2). Although undertaken at different times, they have thus proved to be complementary. In fact, the design of the training model was based, firstly, on the results obtained through exploratory interviews with key informants and, secondly, on the data obtained throughout the training process that involved ninety-two employees from ten Portuguese SMEs from diverse categories and sectors. Results. The training model, which emerged from the interaction between the theoreti-cal reflection and the practical context, comprises five components: distance learning, recog-nition of skills, language skills, intercultural skills and an individual action plan. Conclusion. This study, being an important contribution to the topic of on-the-job training in Portuguese SMEs, at the same time opens the way for the continuation of the research. publishersversion published |
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