Modelling competences and anticipating the future competence needs in the forest sector
| Autor: | Anne Virtanen, Mika Rekola, Päivi Tynjälä, Jaakko Nippala |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Forest Sciences, Mika Olavi Rekola / Principal Investigator, Forest Economics, Business and Society, Teachers' Academy |
| Jazyk: | finština |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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human resources
Knowledge management Higher education RESOURCES competence modelling metsäala UNITED-STATES HIGHER-EDUCATION INDUSTRY metsätyöntekijät ta516 ammattitaito lcsh:Forestry Human resources Competence (human resources) OUTCOMES 4112 Forestry business.industry Ecological Modeling Forestry PERFORMANCE future needs ta4112 Work life forest sector kompetenssi henkilöstöresurssit lcsh:SD1-669.5 work life business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Silva Fennica, Vol 52, Iss 3 (2018) |
| Popis: | This explorative study examined practices of competence modelling in the forest sector organisations and how organisations anticipate changes in competence needs in the future. Semi-structured in-depth interviews (n=10) were conducted amongst forest sector experts in Finland and data was analysed by thematic analysis. The findings showed that the practices of modelling competences were diverse, most frequently used ones being superior-subordinate review discussions and quantitative competence surveys. In addition to these formal systems, informal modelling, especially on the team level and in smaller companies was also frequent. Organisations used competence modelling for several human resources functions, such as appraisal, motivation and promotion of employees. Surprisingly hiring and compensation functions were not mentioned. Perceptions related to competence modelling were generally speaking positive. The most important challenges were the lack of further actions and sometimes the extraordinary burden to the employees. When anticipating the future, the experts interviewed mentioned several commonly recognised trends, e.g., development of information technology, fragmentation of working life and structural changes in labour markets. All these require more generic competences related to information processing and personal self-management, especially respondents highlighted the importance of self-awareness skills. It is concluded that several useful practices for competence modelling already exist and that present study provides a basis for further quantitative further study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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