This paper proposes a new approach to measuring changes in the social status of education programmes, a type of social status that the literature has greatly neglected so far. We focus on the dual Vocational Education and Training (dual VET) system in Switzerland, which has recently received...

The paper provides an account of innovative financing mechanisms which have been adopted in many national training systems. These mechanisms aim at correcting shortcomings of conventional training finance systems in order to better meet labor market needs, improve both the quality and relevance...

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...

Die Expertise fragt danach, welche bildungspolitischen Konsequenzen sich aus Europäisierungsprozessen, aus neuen Produktionskonzepten und aus Zugangsbarrieren zur Ausbildung für das Duale System beruflicher Bildung und seine Weiterentwicklung ergeben. Sie setzt sich kritisch mit aktuellen...

Switzerland is famous for its vocational education and training (VET) system. This article describes Switzerland's success in integrating adolescents into the labour market, with emphasis on two aspects. First, dual-track VET, which combines learning at school and in host companies, is an...

Evaluations of employment programs usually focus on direct impacts on participants. Yet employment programs can have a range of indirect effects that are rarely quantified. This paper analyzes the impact of a subsidized apprenticeship program offering dual on-the-job and theoretical training in...

Technical, vocational education, and training has remained an explosive topic because it can create a divided society in terms of education and the benefits associated with it. Internationally, it has always been a complex and controversial topic compared to the general education strand. It has...