[...] The aim of the study is to provide a comparative overview of policy and practice concerning the development and implementation of key competences in the education systems of the 27 Member States of the European Union. In particular, the study assesses the implementation of the 8 key...

Using detailed time use data for Germany a positive correlation is found between the level of schooling education and time investments in informal education. Two hypotheses explain this observation: (1) highly educated people have higher opportunity costs of their leisure time and thus prefer...

Ein Beraterkreis der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung hat Schwerpunkte für eine Politik des Lebenslangen Lernens erarbeitet. Sie sind eine Antwort auf Empfehlungen des Innovationskreises Weiterbildung beim Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung vom Sommer 2007. Die vorgeschlagenen Schwerpunkte...

Modularisierung wird mit dem Hinweis auf die Vielfalt der Bedürfnisse der Lerner und von Seiten der Anbieter beruflichen Lernens (Betriebe, Schulen, Bildungsanbieter) gefordert. Ihr könne nur durch die zeitliche Flexibilisierung und inhaltliche Gliederung von individuellen Ausbildungsgängen...

We use data on Austrian firms and employees to estimate the effects of employer-provided training on productivity, wages, and the inequality of wages within firms. While the average amount spent on employer-provided training is low in general, we find a robust positive elasticity of training on...

Much has been written about the labour market outcomes for immigrants in their host countries, particularly with regard to earnings, employment and occupational attainment. However, much less attention has been paid to the question of whether immigrants are as likely to receive employer-provided...