Adjustment In The Labour Market For Engineers

Working paper on internal labour market adjustment in engineering enterprises from 1979-1982 in Australia - describes the research methodology and several economic models of market behaviour; examines personnel management strategy and mechnisms (incl. Wages, work organization and recruitment) according to size of enterprise; also considers the adjustment experience of consultant firms. Questionnaire, references, statistical tables.

Research report on labour market trends for engineers in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s - outlines the historical development of the engineering occupation; discusses the career patterns, annual income, higher education, further training, management development and labour mobility of engineeers, incl. A model of university enrolment; examines factors affecting labour supply and labour demand, internal labour markets and enterprise level adjustments to labour shortage; includes employment policy issues. References, statistical tables.

Report on labour market experiences of engineers in the USA, with particular reference to trends since the mid-1960's - covers unemployment, job searching and retraining, public sector employment service programmes to aid reemployment, etc., and includes human resources planning recommendations. Bibliography pp. 55 to 60.

Engineering skills and knowledge are foundational to technological innovation and development that drive long-term economic growth and help solve societal challenges. Therefore, to ensure national competitiveness and quality of life it is important to understand and to continuously adapt and improve the educational and career pathways of engineers in the United States. To gather this understanding it is necessary to study the people with the engineering skills and knowledge as well as the evolving system of institutions, policies, markets, people, and other resources that together prepare, deploy, and replenish the nation's engineering workforce. This report explores the characteristics and career choices of engineering graduates, particularly those with a BS or MS degree, who constitute the vast majority of degreed engineers, as well as the characteristics of those with non-engineering degrees who are employed as engineers in the United States. It provides insight into their educational and career pathways and related decision making, the forces that influence their decisions, and the implications for major elements of engineering education-to-workforce pathways.