Going Back-to-School in Vocational Education and Training: Introduction

Cournoyer, Louis; Fournier, Geneviève; Masdonati, Jonas

doi:10.13152/ijrvet.4.3.1

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“…Vocational Education & Training (henceforth, VET) attracts very varied profiles of people in adulthood who decide to resume their studies at some point in their life (Cournoyer et al, 2017). In Europe, this trend has been accentuated in recent years and more and more VET providers are admitting adults to initial vocational training courses (Markowitsch & Hefler, 2019).…”

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University graduates enrolled in Higher VET in Spain: An upskilling or reskilling choice?

Rodríguez¹,

2023

9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'23)

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Post-Baccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) are students that enroll at a VET institution after completion of at least a bachelor’s degree. This paper is an exploratory, descriptive and correlational study of Higher VET graduates with a previous university qualification in Spain. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of PRTSs in Spain by identifying if it is an upskilling or reskilling choice. The study uses data from the ETEFIL-19 survey to examine the demographics, previous degrees, program of enrollment, and prevalence of university graduates who get VET degrees. The results suggest that the transition of university graduates in Spain into Higher VET is best interpreted as an upskilling strategy due to a significant correlation between the original university field and the VET professional field of destination. A summary discussion of the results along with implications and recommendations for the practice, policy and further research are included.

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University graduates enrolled in Higher VET in Spain: An upskilling or reskilling choice?

Rodríguez¹,

2023

9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'23)

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Industry Challenges for an Under-Skilled Workforce

Osborne

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This study examined the challenges companies encounter attempting to fill job vacancies with applicants having the requisite skills. Of the 115 journals evaluated as part of the literature review, 64% of the documents identified issues related to workplace skills development deficiencies in industry and academia. Additional findings related to vocational training programs, training for youth, training content issues, and investments in skills training are evaluated. The literature review suggests both industry and academia struggle with developing and training students and the workforce with the new technology skills demanded in today's workplace. A research study, conducted in an industrial manufacturing company, was performed based on two data sets (defect quantities and repair hours). Each of the data sets consisted of production performance data collected during three time periods (pre-treatment, proximal treatment, and distal post-treatment). The Treatment consisted of the development of a training course focused on the assembly and installation of electrical harness assemblies into electronic equipment cabinets. Specific industrial assembly requirements and process outcomes were addressed in the curriculum design. The statistical analysis of the quantitative data indicated there was a statistically significant outcome associated with the proximal treatment of the repair hours data set. However, the applied treatment did not yield a statistically significant outcome for the distal post-treatment time period for the defect quantities and repair hours data sets. The findings and recommendations for future study, realized in this research study, identified multiple suggestions to improve treatment (training) outcomes.

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Methodological Competence as a Success Factor for Apprenticeship

Seyffer,

Hochmuth,

Ulrich

et al. 2024

Bridging Education and Work Experience [Working Title]

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Transferable competences in vocational education and training are becoming increasingly important due to the highly dynamic labor market. They contribute to enabling apprentices to adapt quickly to new requirements. While previous studies have taken a deficit approach and examined reasons for dropouts, this study focuses on determinants of successful completion of apprenticeship. Using a German sample based on the self-assessment of 16,839 apprentices in vocational training programs from 2011 to 2018, this study examines the effect of transferable competences on subjective apprenticeship success with a particular focus on methodological competence. Besides the assessment of social competence, methodological competence also proves to be a relevant determinant for apprenticeship. Gender differences can be observed in this context. Recommendations for supporting transferable competences during vocational training are provided. Furthermore, innovative learning cultures in companies for the adaptation of training to the changed demands on the competences of apprentices will be addressed.

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Going Back-to-School in Vocational Education and Training: Introduction

Abstract: This is the introduction of the IJRVET's special edition in 2017 "Going Back-to-School in Vocational Education and Training".

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References 18 publications

University graduates enrolled in Higher VET in Spain: An upskilling or reskilling choice?

University graduates enrolled in Higher VET in Spain: An upskilling or reskilling choice?

Industry Challenges for an Under-Skilled Workforce

Methodological Competence as a Success Factor for Apprenticeship

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