OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Learning for Jobs

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Learning for Jobs
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2010-08-10
Genre:
ISBN: 926408746X

An OECD study of vocational education and training designed to help countries make their systems more responsive to labour market needs. It expands the evidence base, identifies a set of policy options and develops tools to appraise VET policy initiatives.

Vocational Education and Training in France

Vocational Education and Training in France
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2000
Genre: Occupational training
ISBN:

This publication is aimed at those concerned with vocational and educational training (VET) policy issues, researchers, trainers and teachers. It aims to present an overview of VET activities in France in a comprehensible form. It is structured in accordance with CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) requirements to make it easier to make comparisons across Member States. Following an introductory chapter giving background information, the publication goes on to describe: the education system, the VET system, and the statutory and financial framework. The report concludes with an examination of the qualitative aspects and current and future trends.

Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research

Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research
Author: Felix Rauner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1103
Release: 2008-12-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1402083475

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) research has become a recognized and well-defined area of interdisciplinary research. This is the first handbook of its kind that specifically concentrates on research and research methods in TVET. The book’s sections focus on particular aspects of the field, starting with a presentation of the genesis of TVET research. They further feature research in relation to policy, planning and practice. Various areas of TVET research are covered, including on the vocational disciplines and on TVET systems. Case studies illustrate different approaches to TVET research, and the final section of the book presents research methods, including interview and observation methods, as well as of experimentation and development. This handbook provides a comprehensive coverage of TVET research in an international context, and, with special focus on research and research methods, it is a cutting-edge resource and reference.

History of Vocational Education and Training in Europe

History of Vocational Education and Training in Europe
Author: Esther Berner
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-29
Genre: Vocational education
ISBN: 9783034321204

« Understanding todays' Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems requires a comprehension of the rise and development, i.e. of the foundations of topical VET. This book is one of the first publications providing a comparative view of this development in Europe. Apart from older roots, the evolution of VET systems are one trigger of the modernization of economy, society and education itself. The 28 contributions, including countries like Austria, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland of renowned authors and experts in this field are organized in three sections: Concepts which are discussing theoretical approaches towards this phenomenon. Cases which stress specific developments of VET in a certain country or region and Challenges which are contextualizing the historical perspective in a topical policy context. »--

Education and Development in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa

Education and Development in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa
Author: Damiano Matasci
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-01-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030278018

This open access edited volume offers an analysis of the entangled histories of education and development in twentieth-century Africa. It deals with the plurality of actors that competed and collaborated to formulate educational and developmental paradigms and projects: debating their utility and purpose, pondering their necessity and risk, and evaluating their intended and unintended consequences in colonial and postcolonial moments. Since the late nineteenth century, the “educability” of the native was the subject of several debates and experiments: numerous voices, arguments, and agendas emerged, involving multiple institutions and experts, governmental and non-governmental, religious and laic, operating from the corridors of international organizations to the towns and rural villages of Africa. This plurality of expressions of political, social, cultural, and economic imagination of education and development is at the core of this collective work.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education
Author: Linda Clarke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136714073

Vocational education and training (VET) have a key role to play in raising skill levels and improving a society’s productivity. In this important new book, a team of international experts argue that too often national VET policy has been formulated in ignorance of historical and political developments in other countries and without proper consideration of the social objectives that it might help achieve. Examining a wide range of contrasting international approaches and development strategies, this book demonstrates the central role of the state in implementing an effective system of VET and assesses the extent to which different VET policies can promote equality in the labour market and social justice. Key themes include: the broader educational and social aims of VET the nature of learning in vocational contexts the historical development of VET in the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and elsewhere. Including a full range of case-studies and practical examples, this book is essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in vocational education and training, industrial and labour relations or social policy.

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Unlocking the Potential of Migrants in Germany

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Unlocking the Potential of Migrants in Germany
Author: Bergseng Benedicte
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre:
ISBN: 926458014X

The German vocational education and training (VET) system is admired around the world for its ability to prepare young people for skilled employment. In Germany, VET smooths transitions into work and is closely aligned with labour market demand. This report focuses on an unprecedented test of the German VET system: how to respond to the significant increase in migrants who arrived in the country in 2015-16. The study explores both the opportunities and the challenges presented by migration.

Vocational Education in France

Vocational Education in France
Author: Richard Koch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1989
Genre: Employees
ISBN:

The structural problems present in vocational education in France and reform efforts under way to solve them were studied. Eighteen experts from government, science, and industry were interviewed, and statistics and other relevant publications were analyzed. The development of the French initial training system was outlined, and trends in demography, education, and employment as a platform for vocational training reform in France in the 1980s were examined. The educational policy debate on reform of the vocational education system and related state measures to improve the levels of general and vocational education, reduce the number of school dropouts, and increase the number of vocational baccalaureate holders were outlined along with efforts to restructure vocational education certificates and transitions within the education system. Efforts to strengthen the links between the vocational secondary schools and industry, upgrade industrial apprentice training, help integrate youth into working life, and develop new forms of state intervention within the vocational training system were examined. The analysis indicated that, despite their apparent convergence in recent years, the differences between the French and German vocational education systems are too great to permit successful assimilation of the German model in France in the foreseeable future. (Contains 40 references.) (MN)

Unleashing the potential

Unleashing the potential
Author: Marope, P.T.M.
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-05-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9231000918

"UNESCO has recently published the third volume of its Education on the Move series, a series dedicated to the analysis of key trends in education with the hope of inspiring dialogue among policy makers, educators and other key stakeholders on the challenges of education for tomorrow. The latest publication, entitled Unleashing the Potential: Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training is focused entirely on issues related to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It takes stock of the steadily increasing demands and expectations on TVET systems around the globe and presents recent policy trends in the field of TVET. In their analysis, the authors provide insights into what it takes to unleash the potential of TVET systems around the world. They propose an integrated analytical approach that takes into consideration such factors as economic growth, social equity and issues related to sustainability so that TVET can contribute more effectively to contemporary policy issues such as youth unemployment, gender disparities and climate change. Overall, the book calls for a transformation of TVET systems to enable them to respond to the demands of their contexts. This transformation should enable TVET systems to acquire agility to stay current and responsive to the rapidly changing demands of the twenty-first century."--Publisher's website.