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Who demands technical and vocational education in Pakistan? A PSLM analysis of socio-economic determinants

Khan, Suhrab; Ali, Kazim - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 11 (2024) 2, pp. 250-284

Purpose: The present study investigates the influence of demographic factors on the demand for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan has implemented various skill enhancement programs to harness the demographic dividend. However, only a...

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Implementing the European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) at National Level: Some Insights from the PEN Leonardo Project

Gatt, Suzanne; Faurschou, Kim - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 3 (2016) 1, pp. 29-45

challenge. The research reported here focused on the implementation of QA processes by VET providers in 4 countries: Malta …, Italy, Turkey, and Sweden. Data was collected through a questionnaire with 62 VET providers. Responses showed that there is … of Malta. None the less, all VET providers have implemented some aspects of EQAVET, even if not always intentionally. The …

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Students' experiences with different learning pathways to higher professional bachelor programmes

Biemans, Harm; Mariën, Hans; Fleur, Erik; Beliaeva, Tanya - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 1, pp. 1-20

) programmes have been created: the regular VET route, the general secondary education route, and continuing learning pathways … pathways to HBO. 62 former GL students, 127 former middle-management VET (or MBO) students, and 81 former regular general …

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Upper secondary education for youth at risk: A comparative analysis of education and training programmes in Austria, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland

Schmid, Evi - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 1, pp. 21-44

Context: Vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role in reducing early leaving from education and training … educational traditions and the position of VET at upper secondary level. Regarding the integration of disadvantaged youth into … education and work, the differences concerning access to upper secondary education, the importance of VET at upper secondary …

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Understanding informal jewellery apprenticeship in Ghana: Nature, processes and challanges

Baidoo, Mohammed Kwaku; Tachie-Menson, Akosua; Arthur, … - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 1, pp. 45-66

Context: The processes of acquiring education in jewellery in Ghana has been dominated by the informal apprenticeship system and it forms the backbone of the workforce of the jewellery industry in Ghana. However, the patronage of informal jewellery apprenticeship in Ghana in recent times has...

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Building a skilled workforce: Public discourses on vocational education in Thailand

Chalapati, Nakarin; Chalapati, Supaporn - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 1, pp. 67-90

Context: Thailand is now facing skilled labour shortages, which has prevented the country from achieving significant economic progress. This paper examines Thailand's vocational education policy discourses from 1992 to 2014 and how such policies were discussed to build the country's skilled...

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Umbrella review: Methodological review of reviews published in peer-reviewed journals with a substantial focus on vocational education and training research

Gessler, Michael; Siemer, Christine - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 1, pp. 91-125

Purpose: The growing public interest in vocational education and training (VET), most recently since the economic … verifiable or falsifiable. So far, however, the review methods used in VET research have not been investigated. Our purpose is to … review the review procedures and methods used in published reviews of VET research to identify their current methodological …

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Vocational business students' conceptions and misconceptions of taxes as an input for instruction and curriculum development

Cechovsky, Nora - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 2, pp. 126-147

Context: Tax evasion and tax compliance are important topics on a European level. Next to regulations and fines, the understanding of tax-related issues impacts a tax compliance decision. Vocational business students already pay taxes and are potential future entrepreneurs who will increasingly...

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Stories of learning: A case study of Norwegian plumbers and apprentices in TVET at the construction site and in a training agency

Lensjø, Marit - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 2, pp. 148-166

Context: Through a dual model, based on 2 years of education in upper secondary school followed by two and a half year of apprenticeship training, Norwegian plumbing education has become an integrated part of the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Competence and skills are...

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Predicting the future competence needs in working life: Didactical implications for VET

Sylte, Ann Lisa - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 2, pp. 167-192

Context: Two major challenges in professional and vocational education (VET) are low levels of relevance and coherence …

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