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The role of vocational education and training in the integration of refugees in Austria, Denmark and Germany
Jørgensen, Christian Helms; Hautz, Hannes; Li, Junmin - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 3, pp. 276-299
this paper is to examine how the VET systems of Austria, Denmark and Germany responded to the arrival of young refugees …Context: Vocational education and training (VET) plays a crucial role in the social inclusion of refugees. The aim of … since 2015. VET in these countries are all categorised as systems of collective skill formation, which offer apprenticeships …
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Training marketing by German companies : which training place characteristics are communicated?
Ebbinghaus, Margit - In: International journal for research in vocational … 6 (2019) 2, pp. 102-131
Context: Although the German dual system of vocational education and training makes a major contribution to securing the supply of skilled workers for trade and industry, its function has been under scrutiny for several years. Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit trainees,...
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Why returning to VET?
Gericke, Erika - In: International journal for research in vocational … 4 (2017) 3, pp. 206-225
education training (VET) decision making from a subject-oriented perspective. This paper considers occupational … (continuous) vocational education and training. They also demonstrated that subjective perceptions of the national VET system … decisions to return to (continuous) VET. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011750526
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The lack of collaboration between companies and schools in the German dual apprenticeship system : historical background and recent data
Gessler, Michael - In: International journal for research in vocational … 4 (2017) 2, pp. 164-195
‘dual system’ was invented in Germany in the 1960s, and the inten- tion was to emphasise equal responsibilities, partnership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011713006
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Collective skill formation regimes in times of Covid-19 : a governance-focused analysis of the German dual training system
Fassbender, Uwe - In: International journal for research in vocational … 9 (2022) 2, pp. 167-194
Context: Covid-19 poses major challenges for vocational education and training (VET), as VET-in contrast to general … skills at the workplace. Rapid action by the responsible actors is essential to ensure that VET can take place even under … related to VET. Following a governance-analytical and actor-centred perspective, the documents were analysed with regard to …
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Digitalisation in agriculture : knowledge and learning requirements of German dairy farmers
Goller, Michael; Caruso, Carina; Harteis, Christian - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 2, pp. 208-223
Purpose: This study aims at investigating how digitalisation (in the sense of industry 4.0) has changed the work of farmers and how they experience the changes from more traditional work to digitalised agriculture. It also investigates what knowledge farmers require on digitalised farms and how...
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The impact of apprenticeship training on personality traits : an instrumental variable approach
Bolli, Thomas; Hof, Stefanie - 2014 - This Version: January 2014
This paper analyzes how apprenticeship training, i.e., work-based secondary education, affects personality traits compared to full-time school-based vocational or general education. Employing an instrumental variable approach that exploits the regional differences in the relative weight of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010240594
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Are apprenticeships business cycle proof?
Lüthi, Samuel; Wolter, Stefan C. - In: Swiss journal of economics and statistics 156 (2020) 1/3, pp. 1-11
Although there is evidence that apprenticeship training can ease the transition of youth into the labour market and thereby alleviate youth unemployment, many policymakers fear that firms will reduce the number of apprenticeship positions during economic crises, thus exacerbating the problem of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257492
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Social versus liberal collective skill formation systems? : A comparative-historical analysis of the role of trade unions in German and Swiss VET
Emmenegger, Patrick; Graf, Lukas; Strebel, Alexandra - In: European journal of industrial relations 26 (2020) 3, pp. 263-278
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012258059
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Are apprenticeships business cycle proof?
Luethi, Samuel; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012023164