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Direct linkScharnhorst, Ursula; Kammermann, Marlise – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: The paper describes the Swiss Vocational Education and Training (VET) system, its crucial role and challenges with respect to the inclusion of vulnerable groups and investigates the effectiveness of the efforts undertaken to promote inclusion in VET so far. Design/methodology/approach: Empirical research focusing on various indicators of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Inclusion, Disadvantaged
Dobele, Angela R.; Gangemi, Michael; Kopanidis, Foula; Thomas, Stuart – Education & Training, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine a University's at risk program and ask is the intervention strategy working? The program seeks to assist at risk students who may be experiencing difficulties transitioning, for example from school into university. The program also seeks to identify problems and suggest remediation strategies before…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics, Learner Engagement, At Risk Students
Du Plessis, Karin; Corney, Tim; Broadbent, Robyn; Papadopoulos, Theo – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to locate the role of social and emotional support during the school-to-work transitions of apprentices, within the Australian vocational education and training context. Design/methodology/approach: The research reported here is based on an independent evaluation of an apprentice suicide prevention and support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prevention, Suicide, Vocational Education
Gemici, Sinan; Curtis, David D. – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of participation in workplace learning among senior secondary students in Australia. Work placements are deemed to be effective if they meet policy objectives of improving student transitions by (a) enhancing Year 12 completion rates and (b) increasing the engagement of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Part Time Employment, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Broadbent, Robyn; Cacciattolo, Marcelle; Papadopoulos, Theo – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: Career programmes within secondary school curriculum can impact on a young person's sense of direction and meaning in life. The purpose of this paper is to report on an evaluation that was conducted in 2009 of the careers programmes in one secondary college in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Design/methodology/approach: The research…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups
Woods, Davinia – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse and summarise the Australian research on the impact of vocational education and training (VET) on transitions to work for young people aged 15 to 24 years. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology involved the compilation of statistics on VET participation by young people and a review of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
