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Spotlight on VET: 2020 Compilation. Vocational Education and Training Systems in Europe
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2021
Concise, clear and comprehensive snapshots of vocational education and training systems in EU, Iceland and Norway: this is what the Cedefop Spotlight on VET series offers. Building on individual country Spotlights, this publication provides an overview of VET systems with their distinctive qualities, such as main accession and progression routes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Secondary Education
The Role of Work-Based Learning in VET and Tertiary Education: Evidence from the 2016 EU Labour Force Survey. Cedefop Research Paper. No 80
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2021
Work-based learning (WBL) has risen rapidly in the policy agenda over recent years in the European Union. Efforts to strengthen WBL, particularly in vocational education and training (VET), are increasingly common throughout European countries. This report analyses the 2016 EU labour force survey (EU-LFS) ad hoc module, which covers the topic of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Market
In the Margins of Training and Learning
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Silvennoinen, Heikki; Nori, Hanna – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the distribution of learning and training opportunities in the Finnish workforce. It will concentrate on the sectors of the workforce that lack these opportunities. Design/Methodology/Approach: The Working Conditions Barometer (WCB) data from 2008, 2009 and 2010 are used (N = 3,326) in this…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Employees, Employers, Foreign Countries
NEETin with ICT
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Barbas, Maria; Branco, Paulo; Loureiro, Ana; Matos, Pedro – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) outlines that 49% of EU citizens identified "job creation" and 33% identified "education and skills" as the top priorities for science and technology innovation over the next fifteen years. Both documents justify the needs in Europe for the ICT field especially for the NEET (not in…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Online Courses, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
At the Interface of Learning for Employability: Cedefop's Achievements in 2013 and Plans for 2014. Briefing Note
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2014
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the European Union (EU). The economic slowdown has led to worryingly high levels of unemployment and underemployment particularly among young people. Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe's economic recovery.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Employment Potential, Program Evaluation
Return to Work: Work-Based Learning and the Reintegration of Unemployed Adults into the Labour Market. Working Paper No 21
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Dehmel, Alexandra – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2013
Low-qualified adults have experienced a greater rise in unemployment than any other group in Europe. What particular barriers are they facing in (re-)entering the labour market? How can VET be used in active labour market policies to help overcome these barriers? How can training programmes be designed to address the particular needs of this…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Unemployment, Employment Level, Vocational Education