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Francis John Garuzooka; Ephraim Lemmy Nuwagaba; Constance Mudondo; Willy Ngaka – African Educational Research Journal, 2025
This article investigated the learning experiences of students who obtained certificates from a TVET institution in Uganda (referred to in the article as graduates). Qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews and observation from 12 purposively selected participants was analysed thematically. Findings show that graduates acquire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Auto Mechanics, Career and Technical Education, Workplace Learning
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Birgit Zeyer-Gliozzo – Journal of Education and Work, 2024
The automation of job tasks due to technological change increases the pressure on workers whose jobs consist largely of such activities. In this context, politics and science attach great importance to further training, although the benefits for affected workers have hardly been investigated. Drawing on human capital theory and the task-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Automation, Job Security, Skill Obsolescence
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Hämäläinen, Raija; De Wever, Bram; Nissinen, Kari; Cincinnato, Sebastiano – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: Research has shown that the problem-solving skills of adults with a vocational education and training (VET) background in technology-rich environments (TREs) are often inadequate. However, some adults with a VET background do have sound problem-solving skills. The present study aims to provide insight into the socio-demographic,…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Adults, Vocational Education, Technology Education