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A Balancing Act at Times of Austerity: Matching the Supply and Demand for Skills in the Greek Labour Market

Pouliakas, Konstantinos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the current situation prevailing in the Greek market for skills and jobs. The synthesis of available skills intelligence for Greece, the country most severely affected by the global economic crisis of 2008, is crucial as it is currently faced...

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Making It Real: The Benefits of Workplace Learning in Upper-Secondary VET Courses

Polidano, Cain; Tabasso, Domenico - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

In OECD countries, 'real world' upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) programs are used to engage …. In general terms, VET programs with high employer involvement, such as apprenticeship schemes, are considered to be … superior to classroom-based VET programs that are typically found in many English-speaking countries. In this study, we examine …

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Youth Unemployment and Vocational Training

Biavaschi, Costanza; Eichhorst, Werner; Giulietti, Corrado - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in developed countries and the developing world, with a special emphasis on the role of vocational training and education policies. We highlight the role of demographic factors, economic growth and labor market...

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A Roadmap to Vocational Education and Training Systems Around the World

Eichhorst, Werner; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Schmidl, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

With young people among the big losers of the recent financial crisis, vocational education and training (VET) is often … seen as the silver bullet to the problem of youth joblessness. This paper provides a better understanding of VET around the … its main implementation strengths and challenges. We subsequently review the evidence on the effectiveness of VET versus …

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Youth Labour Markets in Europe and Central Asia

O'Higgins, Niall - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Transition to the market economy in ECA opened up a range of potential opportunities for young people. It has also raised a series of challenges. Youth unemployment and joblessness have emerged as serious problems with the potentially very high costs. Formal Education and Training systems have...

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Youth Unemployment in Old Europe: The Polar Cases of France and Germany

Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane; Rinne, Ulf; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has been on continuous decline in Germany for many years,...

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Career Changers in Teaching Jobs: A Case Study Based on the Swiss Vocational Education System

Hof, Stefanie; Strupler, Mirjam; Wolter, Stefan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This study investigates the determinants and motives of professionals who change career to vocational teaching. The framework for this study is the Swiss vocational education system, which requires that teachers of vocational subjects must have a prior career in that specific field. Thus, to...

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