The Competitiveness Yearbook of the Czech Republic 2007-2008

Chapter – Quality of Human Resources

The content of this publication, which is the third of its kind, was influenced by the availability of data from new surveys. In particular, these include the PISA study that examines the level of literacy in fifteen-year-old pupils, and the CVTS 3 survey focused on staff training in companies. Moreover, for the first time attention is focused not only on an analysis of data mapping the past, but also on an analysis of forecasted development of demands for the skills of human resources.

The publication is traditionally divided into three chapters. The first chapter assesses and compares, in international terms, the level of literacy in fifteen-year-old pupils and the educational attainment of the population. The second chapter concerns employment with a particular focus on technology-intensive industries. Furthermore, it deals with the future requirements for skilled labour in the CR and the preparation of human resources for skills-intensive occupations. The third chapter provides an analysis of various aspects related to the training of employees in enterprises, and changes in the requirements for their knowledge and skills in several selected industries.

 Analytical part:

The Competitiveness Yearbook of the Czech Republic: Chapter Quality of Human Resources

Author:NVF-NOZV
Place of issue:Praha
Year of issue:2009

Projects

Research Centre for Competitiveness of the Czech Economy

Completed project
Project duration: January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2011

Research Centre for Competitiveness of the Czech Economy consists of three organisations (Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University in Brno, Centre for Economic Studies and National Observatory).

Research was implemented in four interlinking components – growth performance and stability, institutional quality, innovative performance and the quality of human resources.
The National Observatory was responsible for the fourth component.