Due to technological changes in the nature of work, global competition, and a shift from stable, fixed manufacturing jobs to a more flexible, dynamic service-based economy, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been replaced by O * NET, the Occupational Information Network.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)was born during the 1930s and served as a vehicle for helping the new public employment system link the demand for skills and the supply of skills in the U.S. workforce. Technological changes in the nature of work, global competition, and a shift from stable, fixed manufacturing jobs to a more flexible, dynamic, service-based economy were quickly making the system obsolete. For all these reasons, the Department of Labor abandoned the DOT in 1998 and developed an entirely new system for classifying jobs referred to as the Occupational Information Network, or O * NET.

Due to Technological Changes in the Nature of Work, Global