Marine and maritime sector skills shortages in the South West of England: developing regional training provision

Beer, Julian; Meethan, Kevin

doi:10.1080/13636820701650935

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“…Of course there are exceptions in the literature focusing on regional vocational education (e.g., Beer & Meethan, 2007), however, with regard to the ‘export’ and transfer of dual apprenticeship training around the world — which is a revolving political and business issue as discussed in the introduction — this aspect is still underexplored.…”

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German‐style dual apprenticeship training in the Greater Shanghai Area‐ Spatial Agglomeration Dynamics

Wiemann

2021

Int J Training Development

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A considerable number of German multinational enterprises (MNE) are located in the Greater Shanghai Area. German MNE in the industrial sector show an inclination to export German forms of technical training-more specifically German-style dual apprenticeship training-to their worldwide subsidiaries. Within China, this is especially the case for the Greater Shanghai Area, which has established itself as a 'hotspot' for dual apprenticeship training in the last 15 years. This paper explores what makes the Greater Shanghai Area such a 'hotspot' for dual apprenticeship training-in international comparison-by focusing on factors influencing the spatial agglomeration of dual apprenticeship training activities in this region. The paper finds unevenly distributed institutional resources regarding the attraction of German Foreign Direct Investment as well as unevenly distributed resources at the skill formation system level as important influencing factors. Both factors show 'self-reinforcing' dynamics strengthening already existing spatial agglomeration of dual apprenticeship training activities.

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Section: Literature Discussion and Conceptual Framingmentioning

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German‐style dual apprenticeship training in the Greater Shanghai Area‐ Spatial Agglomeration Dynamics

Wiemann

2021

Int J Training Development

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“…For instance, after an influx of international aquaculture companies into Norway's Finnøy archipelago led to complaints from local fishers and tourism companies, local policymakers created reforms stipulating that these international companies were required to make use of local suppliers and mechanics, while a new local foundation was set up to facilitate corporate social responsibility within the municipality (Lindland et al 2019). Alternatively, following decades of decline across the maritime industry of the South-west UK, regional development agencies created a new institutional framework around three sub-regional ‘centres of excellence’ and facilitated knowledge transfer, upskilling, and collaboration between small-medium enterprises to increase local employment in this sector (Beer and Meethan 2007). This shows that building on local expertise can develop clusters of excellence.…”

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Supporting places left to the sea: A place-based research agenda for regional coastal transformations in the blue economy

Harris,

Thompson

2023

Progress in Environmental Geography

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The blue economy purportedly involves equitable and sustainable development across a range of ocean sectors spanning fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, shipping, seabed mining, oil and gas extraction, and renewable energy. Here, we argue that blue economy scholarship and policy gives insufficient attention to coastal regions – and the cities, towns, and villages within – that depend on these sectors. Rather than prioritising the profitability of corporations and expansion of industry, we advise actors to consider three transformative processes that are (re)shaping coastal regions. First, are techno-industrial processes for which we draw on the fourth industrial revolution literature, highlighting that coastal regions must adapt to rapidly changing technological innovations or risk facing decline. Second, are socio-cultural processes for which we draw on the left-behind places literature, which exemplifies spatial inequalities from declining and deindustrialised coastal regions. Third, are physical-environmental processes, highlighting geographically variable opportunities and challenges around natural resources, marine biodiversity, and climate change in coastal regions. We then promote place-based policymaking as a multi-level and participatory mode of managing these transformations. Finally, we present a blue economy research agenda to help navigate these transformative processes, and enable place-based solutions. The article intersects with broader literatures around ocean governance and sustainable transformations.

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“…A cluster therefore gives an environmental and institutional structure to competence development and the building of a knowledge base. This, in turn, requires “institutional thickness” in the form of a common vision on how to develop a shared resource base and in which direction (Beer and Meethan 2007 ).…”

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Maritime sector at verge of change: learning and competence needs in Finnish maritime cluster

Kilpi

Solakivi

Kiiski

2021

WMU J Marit Affairs

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Shipping plays an important role in the world, transporting over 80% of international trade and employing over 1.5 million seafarers. The maritime industry, including shipbuilding and equipment manufacturing, is extensive. Both of these interconnected businesses are facing rapid change caused by increasingly speedy technological development and the tightening of environmental regulation. This survey-based research analyzes the current and future competence needs of firms operating in maritime logistics and the maritime industry. The findings indicate that in both contexts, the increasing importance of various general competences is understood and the need is recognized in particular to improve those related to environmental regulation as well as technology and automation. Overall, the gap between current and desired levels of competence is expected to widen. In terms of education, this is likely to affect vocational training and university-level learning differently in that functional competences are emphasized more in the former and social and meta-competences in the latter.

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Marine and maritime sector skills shortages in the South West of England: developing regional training provision

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

German‐style dual apprenticeship training in the Greater Shanghai Area‐ Spatial Agglomeration Dynamics

German‐style dual apprenticeship training in the Greater Shanghai Area‐ Spatial Agglomeration Dynamics

Supporting places left to the sea: A place-based research agenda for regional coastal transformations in the blue economy

Maritime sector at verge of change: learning and competence needs in Finnish maritime cluster

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