Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in India: Perspectives of Different Actors with a Special Focus on Employers

Pilz, Matthias; Ramasamy, Muthuveeran

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“…For women learners, socio-cultural aspects, such as their marital status, children, financial needs and support from family members, also matter. Accessibility to the place of training (Ramasamy and Pilz, 2020; Ramasamy, 2016), the duration, financial benefits (Ramasamy and Pilz, 2020; Kumar et al ., 2019) and socio-cultural compatibility (Pilz and Ramasamy, 2022; Ramasamy and Pilz, 2020) were explored as the four most important aspects driving the demand for VT among the rural population in India. Demographic variables such as age, education, social and cultural background, economic condition and infrastructure availability have an essential role in deciding the VT needs (Overwien, 2009).…”

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“…It has been deliberated that VT training is mainly designed to be more suitable for the beneficiaries who belong to a formal VT. The training has no special provisions to include the less literate, illiterate or poor (Pilz and Ramasamy, 2022; Ramasamy and Pilz, 2020). Similarly, lack of consideration of social dynamics like opportunities for women in rural areas is also missing in the VT.…”

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Demand-driven approach of vocational education and training (VET) and experiential learning: a thematic analysis through systematic literature review (SLR)

Gupta,

Mittal,

Singh

et al. 2024

AEDS

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PurposeThis study investigates the various themes around the demand-driven approach of vocational education and training (VET). The study focuses on investigating two major aspects of VET. Firstly, the extant literature has been systematically classified based on seven parameters: Geography, Focus on Vocational Education, Research Methods, Economic Sector, Origin of Study, Type of Training and Level of Skill. Secondly, this study has explored various themes around the VET implementation, performance gaps and road ahead.Design/methodology/approachThematic analysis with the systematic literature review (SLR) method is applied to 50 research papers on VET, published between 2011 and 2022.FindingsThis systematic review has found that experiential compliments VET and VET is the medium of skill development. Further, it was extracted through themes that VET may help ensure alternate employment in rural areas and contribute to micro- and macro-level economic development. Also, there is a requirement to adopt a demand-driven approach to VET by localizing VT content and delivery.Research limitations/implicationsThe study's findings are directed towards the need for demand-driven and customized VET. This study also explores many potential areas for further empirical research through various themes.Originality/valueThis study is a novel effort that extracts the themes constituting the effect of VETs along with the descriptive analysis of the extant literature using the SLR approach. The study has rationalized the findings by providing due coding to various parameters in the previous studies under investigation.

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Demand-driven approach of vocational education and training (VET) and experiential learning: a thematic analysis through systematic literature review (SLR)

Gupta,

Mittal,

Singh

et al. 2024

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“…This study builds on previous research about Vocational Training Institutes in India (Ajithkumar & Pilz, 2019; Pilz & Ramasamy, 2022) and focuses on actors, namely companies and colleges that judge PTs by their output, that is the capacity of PT graduates. This comprehensive insight is necessary as attractiveness is defined as a multi‐perspective construct which is constituted through all the various actors' perspectives.…”

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“…However, what remains a research question is, whether stakeholders of PTs who associate quality mainly with the degree of output and outcome view PTs as attractive, and the reasons for their perception. The recruiters of graduates have a decisive impact on how the attractiveness of a particular educational institution type is generally perceived (Pilz & Ramasamy, 2022). PT graduates either find employment in the general labour market or seek further education at engineering colleges, whose importance has been increasing as an alternative to finding immediate employment (Schneider & Pilz, 2019).…”

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The attractiveness of Indian Polytechnics graduates—An analysis from the (demand‐side) perspective of companies and colleges

Schneider

2022

Int J Training Development

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The paper examines the attractiveness of graduates from Indian Polytechnics (PTs). The attractiveness is examined from the perspective of actors who have a demand for the graduates, namely companies and engineering colleges. To understand the reasons for their assessment of attractiveness, this study uses the concept of institutional logics (ILs) to unveil the inherent reasons behind the stakeholders' perception of attractiveness. To understand the stakeholders' ILs, interviews were undertaken in nine companies and 10 colleges in Mumbai and Delhi. The findings make clear that the companies' and colleges' assessments of the attractiveness of PT graduates are very different, reflecting their own ILs. Companies assess the attractiveness as limited due to the lack of employability of PT graduates. In contrast, colleges view graduates far more positively, as the weaknesses described by companies have less of an impact on them.

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“…It is a context where innovation meets tradition, and where the principles of global business coexist with the deep-rooted ethos of Indian entrepreneurship. The empirical studies, particularly those in the domain of multinational corporations (MNCs), predominantly revolve around evaluating HRM practices in the subsidiaries of MNCs, with a strong bias toward advanced economies (Pilz and Ramasamy, 2022). Such exploration often extends to discerning how MNCs cultivate expatriates within their subsidiaries, shedding light on recruitment, training and oversight of these personnel (Som, 2008;Alanezi et al, 2020).…”

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Navigating HRM practices in the Indian institutional context: multinational vs domestic enterprises in comparative perspective

Melhem,

Khassawneh,

Darwish

et al. 2024

RIBS

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Purpose The role of distinct institutional context in shaping employment practices is particularly evident in emerging markets where institutional measures are often evolving and not yet fully established. This presents several challenges, particularly for multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in such contexts. This research paper aims to provide a comparative analysis of HRM practices, specifically recruitment and selection, internal career opportunities and performance appraisals between domestic and multinational companies in a large emerging economy, that is India. Design/methodology/approach In this study, survey-based data was gathered from a diverse sample of 252 companies, comprising both domestic enterprises (DEs) and MNCs, to collect comprehensive data on HRM practices. The aim is to provide a nuanced understanding of the variations in HRM approaches between DEs and MNCs, taking into account the unique institutional context of the Indian market. Findings Contrary to initial expectations, the study’s findings do not support the hypothesis that MNCs would prioritize more rigorous and effective HRM practices compared to DEs in the Indian context. Instead, the results reveal that DEs place a greater emphasis on effective HRM practices than their MNC counterparts, despite the latter’s international reach and operational success. These findings shed light on the distinctive HRM strategies used by MNCs and DEs when navigating the complexities of the Indian market. Originality/value This study contributes to the existing IB literature by providing a comparative perspective that emphasizes DEs proclivity for institutional entrepreneurship and change. Exploring the resource dynamics for both MNCs and DEs, the study showcases them as divergent adaptive navigators within (in)formal institutional logics, adept at navigating and influencing institutional structures and shaping distinct HRM practices. The findings challenge traditional assumptions about HRM priorities of MNCs and DEs.

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Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in India: Perspectives of Different Actors with a Special Focus on Employers

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Demand-driven approach of vocational education and training (VET) and experiential learning: a thematic analysis through systematic literature review (SLR)

Demand-driven approach of vocational education and training (VET) and experiential learning: a thematic analysis through systematic literature review (SLR)

The attractiveness of Indian Polytechnics graduates—An analysis from the (demand‐side) perspective of companies and colleges

Navigating HRM practices in the Indian institutional context: multinational vs domestic enterprises in comparative perspective

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