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Occupational and Educational Biographies of Older Workers and Their Participation in Further Education in Germany
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Schmidt-Hertha, Bernhard; Müller, Margaretha – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
The adult cohort of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) provides data from six sets of longitudinal data derived from 11,932 German adults. We used the NEPS data to look at the effects of formal education in adulthood and occupational changes on participation in further vocational education and training in order to gain a better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biographies, Older Workers, Adult Education
Skilling Up: The Scope of Modern Apprenticeship
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Dimeny, Ervin, Comp.; Williamson, Deborah, Comp.; Yates, Lisa, Comp.; Hinson, David, Comp. – Urban Institute, 2019
The apprenticeship movement is reshaping skills, policies, and programs in the United States at a critical moment in our country's history. This reader offers a chorus of voices emanating from different countries and populations, echoing commitment to bright, sustainable workforce futures through a well-crafted approach to this talent development…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
Analyzing an Active Labor Market Program in Germany: A Regional Approach--An Attempt to Use Propensity Score Matching for the Estimation of Causal Effects on the Level of Counties and Independent Cities
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Stegmann, Tim – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2009
The Institute for Work, Skills and Training was assigned to evaluate a labor market program aimed at the integration of long-term unemployed individuals aged 50 or older. The integration should have been achieved not only by training and coaching of individuals, but also by building regional networks between labor market stakeholders within a…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Counties
Foundations of an Age-Differentiated Adaptation of the Human-Computer Interface
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Schneider, N.; Schreiber, S.; Wilkes, J.; Grandt, M.; Schlick, C. M. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2008
An important issue of the demographic change in the German population is the maintenance and promotion of the employability of aging workforces. However, there are hardly any suitable concepts or usable tools available to realize this goal. Possible approaches should push the individual strengths of the aging workers to the foreground and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Adults
The Challenge of the Age and Competency Structure in Industry for Innovations and Human Resource Policy.
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Kroll, Martin – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2003
Analyzes the weaknesses of current structural options in Germany that allow older workers to keep on working. Points out that data do not indicate older workers are reluctant to participate in training. Suggests that management of competency development is unsuitable for the further employment of older adults. (Contains 56 references and 36…
Descriptors: Competence, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
Low Skills: A Problem for Europe.
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McIntosh, Steven; Steedman, Hilary – 2000
In order to develop conclusions about future policy aimed at addressing the challenge of workers at risk because of low skills, the NEWSKILLS project combined scientific analysis with consultation with social partner representatives, policy analysis, and field work in firms. Population proportions in International Standard Classification of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, At Risk Persons, Basic Skills