Meeting the demand for skilled and experienced humanitarian workers
Richardson, Frances
Richardson, Frances
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2006-06-01
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8
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The humanitarian aid sector faces a growing skills shortage, at a time when it aspires to expand the scale, quality, and impact of its response to humanitarian needs. Rapid staff turnover has been identified as one of the major constraints on both staff capacity building and organisational learning. A study undertaken for Oxfam GB supports previous findings that traditional human-resource practices in the humanitarian field, with many staff employed on short-term contracts, have inhibited skills development and constrained programme and organisational learning.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
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Development in Practice
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Humanitarian Trends and Dilemmas
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16
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3 & 4
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0961-4524
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1364-9213