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Improving the quality of Portuguese SMEs through competence evaluation

dc.contributor.authorGarcia, A C M
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Maria Carmo Vieira
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais (CICS.NOVA - NOVA FCSH)
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-19T22:43:29Z
dc.date.available2021-04-19T22:43:29Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionUIDB/04647/2020 UIDP/04647/2020
dc.description.abstractProblem 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.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent11
dc.format.extent724371
dc.identifier.doi10.22363/2312-8631-2020-17-2-83-93
dc.identifier.issn2312-8631
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 29240975
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 40553a31-897f-45d0-a250-e11491eec2b4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/115821
dc.identifier.urlhttp://journals.rudn.ru/informatization-education/article/view/24160
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectlifelong learning
dc.subjecthuman resources and skills
dc.subjecttechnology in lifelong learning
dc.subjectforeign languages and cultural diversity
dc.subjectVPL approach
dc.subjectOn-the-job training
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.titleImproving the quality of Portuguese SMEs through competence evaluationen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.firstPage83
degois.publication.issue2
degois.publication.lastPage93
degois.publication.titleRUDN Journal of Informatization in Education
degois.publication.volume17
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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