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Projecting the Radiation Oncology Workforce in Australia

  • Schofield, Deborah;Callander, Emily;Kimman, Merel;Scuteri, Joe;Fodero, Lisa
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.1159-1166
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    • 2012
  • Research on radiation oncologists has indicated that there is a shortage in supply of specialist workers in this field internationally, and also within Australia. However, there are no current estimates as to what the future Australian radiotherapy workforce will look like. This paper aims to review the current status and capacity of the three main disciplines that make up the radiation oncology workforce in Australia and project the workforce supply and demand for 2014 and 2019. Using data on the workforce from a survey of all radiotherapy facilities operating in Australia in 2008 a workforce model was constructed. This study found that there will be a future shortfall of radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and radiation oncology medical physicists working in radiation oncology treatment. By 2014 there will be 109 fewer radiation oncologists than what will be demanded, and by 2019 this figure will increase to a shortfall of 155 radiation oncologists. There was a projected shortfall of 612 radiation therapists by 2014, with this figure slightly decreasing to a shortfall of 593 radiation therapists in 2019. In 2014, there was projected to be a deficit of 104 radiation oncology medical physicists with a persisting shortfall of 78 in 2019. This future projected shortage highlights the need for radiation oncology workforce planning.

A Study on Recruitment Structure of Construction Workforce Through Surveying Wages in the Construction Industry (건설업 임금실태 조사를 통한 건설인력의 취업구조에 관한 연구)

  • Won Kyung-yeon;Park Tae-keun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.246-249
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    • 2004
  • While the recovery of local construction industry is picking up steam, and the number of the employed in the construction industry is on the increase, workforce supply is out of balance in its quality as well as quantity, and with economic crisis facing the country, construction and recruitment methods are in transition. In addition, rising demand in skilled workforce and a workforce in short supply have expedited wage rises and have brought broad effects on construction including productivity and construction time. Such imbalance in construction workforce supply also causes various structural changes by category. This research compares and analyzes data on annual wages of construction workforce, analyzes the state of construction workforce supply, understands recruitment structure in accordance with workforce supply conditions, and looks over characteristic changes in recruitment structure. With reflections drawn from these, this paper suggests responsive measures to future construction circumstances - changes to wages of construction workforce - as well as prospects of future construction workforce supply and measures designed for stable medium and long-term workforce supply.

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Research on Comparing the Size of the Data Workforce Across Countries (국가간 데이터직무 인력 규모 비교 연구)

  • Hyemi Um
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.79-95
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    • 2024
  • In modern society, as data plays a crucial role at the levels of businesses, industries, and nations, the utilization of data becomes increasingly important. Consequently, governments are prioritizing the development and implementation of plans to cultivate data workforce, viewing the data industry as a cornerstone of national strategy. To enhance domestic capabilities and nurture workforce in the data industry, it is deemed necessary to conduct an objective comparative analysis with major foreign countries. Therefore, this study aims to analyze cases of domestic and international data industries and explore methods for quantitatively comparing data industry workforce across nations. Initially, the study distinguishes between "data industry workforce" and "data job-related workforce," particularly focusing on professionals handling data-related tasks. Subsequently, it compares the workforce sizes of data job-related workforce across nations, utilizing standardized occupational classification codes based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations(ISCO). However, it should be noted that countries employing their own unique occupational classification systems often require matching job titles with similar meanings for accurate comparison. Through this study, it is anticipated that policymakers will be able to establish future directions for cultivating data workforce based on comparable status.

Occupational Health: Meeting the Challenges of the Next 20 Years

  • Harrison, John;Dawson, Leonie
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.143-149
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    • 2016
  • Background: The industrial revolution that took place in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1760 and 1830 led to profound social change. Occupational medicine was concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational diseases, that is, diseases directly caused by exposure to workplace hazards. A similar pattern of development has occurred globally. Methods: A review of relevant literature. Results: The international conceptualization and development of occupational health occurred during the 20th century. A new paradigm for occupational health has emerged that extends the classical focus on what might be termed "health risk management" that is, the focus on workplace hazards and risk to health to include the medical aspects of sickness absence and rehabilitation, the support and management of chronic noncommunicable diseases, and workplace health promotion. Conclusion: The future strategic direction for occupational health will be informed by a needs analysis and a consideration of where it should be positioned within future healthcare provision. What are the occupational health workforce implications of the vision for occupational health provision? New challenges and new ways of working will necessitate a review of the competence and capacity of the occupational health workforce, with implications for future workforce planning.

The Effect of Workforce Restructuring on Withdrawal Behavior: The Role of Job Insecurity, Career Plateau and Procedural Justice

  • PARK, Kwang-Heum;YOUN, Sa-Jean;MOON, Jaeseung
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.7
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    • pp.413-424
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    • 2020
  • This study examines the direct effect of workforce restructuring on the withdrawal behavior and mediating effect of perceived job insecurity. Empirically it also explores the moderating effect of career plateau and procedural justice on the above relationship. The study focuses on the mediating role of job insecurity and the moderating role of career plateau in relations to procedural justice, which will concentrate on the relationship between workforce restructuring and withdrawal behavior. For the empirical study, we collected and analyzed 442 survey data from employees of Korean companies. SPSS 24 is used for reliability, correlation and regression analysis. The results of the empirical analysis are as follows. First, perceived job insecurity mediated the relationship between workforce restructuring and withdrawal behavior. Second, content career plateau had a negative moderating effect on the relationship between workforce restructuring and job insecurity. Finally, the moderating effect of procedural justice was not supported. This research extend workforce restructuring and career plateau related studies; by exploring the mediating variable and moderating variable on the relationship between workforce restructuring and the pertaining outcomes. Based on the results, we provide theoretical and practical implications along with future research recommendations.

Case study on the utilization of women in the Ukrainian military

  • Jong-Hoon Kim;Sang-Keun Cho;Eui-Chul Shin;In-Chan Kim;Myung-Sook Hong;Sung-Hu Kang;Sang-Hyuk Park
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.153-158
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    • 2023
  • Experts are concerned about the lack of troops and security vacuum due to the low birth rate in the Republic of Korea. They consider policies to expand the proportion and role of female soldiers to address these issues. In this regard, We would like to introduce the successful use of female personnel in the Ukrainian military and draw implications for the Korean military. This will provide a clue to offset the shortage of troops in the Republic of Korea.

Workload and Productivity during Work from Home (WFH) for the Construction Workforce

  • Wu, Hongyue;Chen, Yunfeng
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.492-499
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    • 2022
  • A large number of employees shifted to Work from home (WFH) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the construction workforce. The changes in workload and productivity due to WFH impact the work performance and economic outputs of companies. However, there are mixed results about the impacts of WFH on workload and productivity. In particular, limited studies focused on specific types of work of different occupations in the construction workforce. This study aims to explore the impacts of WFH on workload and productivity considering different types of work for the construction workforce in the U.S. After identifying three main occupations and five types of work, an online survey (N = 69) was distributed. Descriptive analysis showed that participants had less workload (0.82 hours/week) and lower productivity (9.69%) during WFH. Three occupations had varied changes due to the different types of work. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicated that there was no significant difference in workload, while productivity was decreased during WFH. In particular, the productivity of project-related work and communication and documentation decreased significantly. Overall, participants finished 2.85% less workload per week during WFH. The findings provide an insight into WFH in the construction workforce, which improves future remote or hybrid work arrangements in the construction industry.

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How to Integrate the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Healthcare Industry? (의사인력정책, 근거 중심으로 접근하자)

  • Sun-Hee Lee
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.115-117
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    • 2023
  • The issue of increasing the number of physicians is emerging. Because the physician workforce is a critical component of the health care system, and substantial costs are involved in training personnel, a cautious approach is required. The demand to increase the number of physicians is based on the contention that there are difficulties in accessing essential health services and the need to prepare for future demands such as fostering physician-scientists. However, simply increasing the number of physicians is not an appropriate approach to address these demands, especially considering that the effects of such an increase will appear 10 years later. Moreover, it is concerned that the current argument for increasing the physician workforce is intertwined with political interests. When considering the impact on the health care system, decisions regarding the expansion of the physician workforce should be based on evidence. Additionally, rather than temporarily responding to social issues, it is expected that a governance system will be established to continuously discuss and decide on fostering medical personnel.

A Study on the Future Strategy of Convergence IT Workforce Program through the Question Analysis of Convergence IT Promising Area (IT융복합 유망분야 설문분석을 통한 IT융복합 인력양성사업 미래전략 연구)

  • Lim, Yang-Sup
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.37 no.3C
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    • pp.267-276
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we propose the future strategy of convergence IT workforce program through the question analysis of convergence IT promising area. We analyzed the future strategy of convergence IT workforce program from different angles in the aspects of convergence IT promising area, workforce model operation, and infrastructure & system support. Based on this analysis, we suggest the key strategy of each area. As a result, we concluded that the outcome of the proposed strategy is visible when the upper three aspects are efficiently coordinated and the strategy is effectively proceeded. Also, we concluded that selection of promising areas through overall analysis, the necessity of efficient correlation plan establishment among state-industry-university, and the necessity of state-run systematic support and state policy establishment are very important.

The Directions of Supporting Policy and Education Strategy for Young Agricultural Workforce (농업후계인력 육성을 위한 농촌청소년교육 및 지원방향)

  • Oh, Hae-Sub;Kim, Jeong-Joo
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.185-197
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    • 2002
  • The supporting system for agricultural workforce and education strategy has been changing both domestically and worldwide range term. To change the fundamental directions, much more needs to be learned about the process of structural adjustment regarding the dynamics of the agricultural and rural sectors. A rural development doctrine must pay more attention to the ongoing problems of population imbalance and the dissolution of the countryside. The focus should be young people prefer to live in cities because there are more opportunities, services, and great personal fulfillment. This paper was described the effective fostering directions of young agricultural workforce and educational program to prepare future and young farmer for teaching careers in agriculture, food, farm management, and marketing. To achieve these goals, the specific approaches are 1) establish the strong partnership between related organizations of agricultural business, 2) strengthen the management and marketing education of products, 3) create the various in-farming or out-fanning incomes including green tourism, 4) enhance the aggressive marketing strategies by Internet, Telephone, and TV etc, 5) make the association among the same items for the effective research and risk management.

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