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VET in schools: the neglected VET

This article describes the ways in which teachers' efforts to incorporate vocational education and training (VET) p ... Show more
This article describes the ways in which teachers' efforts to incorporate vocational education and training (VET) programmes into the school curriculum are being hampered by lack of coordination and support from education authorities. Show less

Authors: Tattam, Amanda

Date: 1999

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian educator, the magazine of the Australian Education Union

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Industry; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Die Mitwirkung des Betriebsrats bei der Berufsbildung = The role of the works council in vocational training

The participation of works councils in in-plant vocational training is often inefficiently organised and barely tra ... Show more
The participation of works councils in in-plant vocational training is often inefficiently organised and barely transpires at all in small and medium enterprises. The author investigates why this is the case. He provides enterprises and employees in the extremely important field of vocational training with meaningful strategies on the level of the works council. Modern forms of training, such as learning programs, enterprise television and such are described and assessed in terms of conformity with existing workplace labour relations law. In the final section, the author makes practical recommendations for works agreements in the area of vocational training. Show less

Authors: Gilberg, Dirk

Date: 2000

Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Technology; Governance ... [+] Show more
The roadside as learning resource: acquiring vocational identity from and for work

This paper represents a progress report on a continuing research project investigating the working life and learnin ... Show more
This paper represents a progress report on a continuing research project investigating the working life and learning of roadside work-seekers around Cape Town, South Africa. As many of the roadside work-seekers display boards and tools representing the construction trades, the intended destination for work or employment appears to be the construction sector. Many of the roadside work-seekers are inter-provincial migrants and immigrants, who have moved to find work and may have more limited social capital. Characterisations of the work-seekers as 'unskilled labourers' are questioned as many of the work-seekers display the tools of their trade to attract work. The terminology of 'roadside work seekers' describes the physical locations of work-seeking but also some of the work-seekers claim artisan trade skills. A mixed method approach is adopted to explore the questions: How do these vulnerable workers develop a vocational identity? What brings the men to the roadside and critically how do they progress?
The findings highlight the lack of participation of contractors in the present skills development system, and the concomitant implication of unattainability of occupational qualifications not only for the roadside work-seekers but many other permanent employees within the construction sector. The small to medium construction contractors require a tailored sector-specific skills development system that allows for the recognition of small segments of skill acquired to be recorded and recognised - an electronic 'badging' or passport system is proposed. The research demonstrates the value of analysing labour law influences on human resource management practices, allied with sociological constructs to provide a holistic and humanising insight into the reality of roadside work-seekers.
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Authors: Hammond, Sylvia; Bowen, Paul; Cattell, Keith

Conference name: International Conference on Researching Work and Learning

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: South Africa; Africa

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Employment; Qualifications; Industry ... [+] Show more
Common cause

This article describes, on a state by state basis, the industrial relations problems caused by the introduction of ... Show more
This article describes, on a state by state basis, the industrial relations problems caused by the introduction of vocational education and training (VET) courses into Australian schools. Show less

Corporate authors: Australian Education Union (AEU)

Date: 1999

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian educator, the magazine of the Australian Education Union

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Industry; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
The link between industrial arrangements and skill reform: final report

Increasing the skills and productivity of Australia's workforce is a priority for the [New South Wales] NSW and Fed ... Show more
Increasing the skills and productivity of Australia's workforce is a priority for the [New South Wales] NSW and Federal Governments. While funds to the vocational education and training (VET) system have been substantially increased, attention should also be given to improving the workplace conditions of those undertaking training as a way to improve VET outcomes. This report focuses on how the completion rate of apprentices and trainees can be improved, as well as considering other factors that may be associated with improved VET outcomes.
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Authors: Oliver, Damian

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Australia; New South Wales; Oceania

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Employment; Outcomes; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
Where are the trade unions?: some insights into the historical evolution of the Swiss VET system

The Swiss [vocational education and training] VET, in its current institutional form, was gradually established ove ... Show more
The Swiss [vocational education and training] VET, in its current institutional form, was gradually established over a 50-year period between 1880 and 1930. Beside the Confederation and the Cantons, the third main actor in this institutionalisation process can be identified in professional associations in the craft sector. On the contrary, trade unions play a minor role in the all process. The paper presents the main reasons that could explain the discreet presence of trade unions in the process of institutionalization of the domain and analyses the consequences of this on the first laws on VET and on the successive evolution to the present day.
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Authors: Bonoli, Lorenzo

Conference name: Crossing Boundaries in Vocational Education and Training Conference

Date: 2019

Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Governance; Culture and society
Berufliches Arbeitprozesswissen: ein Forschungsgegenstand der Berufsfeldwissenschaften = Knowledge of work processes: an object of study in occupational field research

The authors provide an overview of the dynamically developing area of work-oriented and work-process-oriented vocat ... Show more
The authors provide an overview of the dynamically developing area of work-oriented and work-process-oriented vocational training research. The chapters on the volume show that research into qualifications is the precondition for the development of vocational training processes and that the didactic focus of vocational training processes is the knowledge of work processes. The authors argue that an interdisciplinary approach is needed. The chapters are organised into four major areas: (1) research into occupational fields and skilled work; (2) knowledge of work processes as a problem for education theory; (3) the process of work and work process knowledge - practical studies; and (4) knowledge of work processes - work tasks and curriculum. Show less

Authors: Pahl, Jorg-Peter; Rauner, Felix; Spoettl, Georg

Date: 2000

Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Research; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
Labour administration 1993

It has been 30 years since genuine labour administration began in Korea. The major objective of the Korean labour a ... Show more
It has been 30 years since genuine labour administration began in Korea. The major objective of the Korean labour administration in the early stage of industrialisation in the 1960s was to provide a desirable labour market and industrial relations for rapid economic growth, similar to other newly industrialising countries.
This booklet is designed to raise awareness of Korean labour administration. Show less

Corporate authors: Korea. Ministry of Labour

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Asia; Korea

Resource type: Guide

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Statistics; Management ... [+] Show more
Vocational training and labour relations

This publication has been prepared with the precise objective of supporting trade union training activities directe ... Show more
This publication has been prepared with the precise objective of supporting trade union training activities directed both to negotiate and participate in the management of vocational training strategies, in particular within the working places. It deals with aspects regarding the historical definition and evolution of the vocational training concept, the main training variables liable to be found in an heterogeneous entrepreneurial world, the basic features of collective bargaining with respect to training, as well as different alternatives and tools for trade union participation in the management of training plans and strategies.
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Authors: Casanova, Fernando

Corporate authors: International Labour Organisation. Inter-American Vocational Training Research and Documentation Centre (CINTERFOR)

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Central America and the Caribbean

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Participation; Industry ... [+] Show more
A scheme to improve the utilization on vocational qualifications in the labor market

This report is based on a study which examines the different meanings qualification has in the labour market in Sou ... Show more
This report is based on a study which examines the different meanings qualification has in the labour market in South Korea, analyses how the system of qualification can be affected by factors such as the labour market, the types of human resource management, the types of vocational training markets, and the types of labour unions, and investigates the utilisation of qualification in South Korea's labour market. The chapters are: Introduction; The meanings of qualification in the labor market; Factors affecting the types of qualification system; Analysis of the degrees of usage of qualifications; Recommendations for the effective usages of the qualification system; Conclusion. Show less

Authors: Lee, Dong-Im; Kim, Deog-Ki

Corporate authors: Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET)

Date: 2002

Geographic subjects: Asia; Korea; Korea (South)

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Qualifications; Labour market ... [+] Show more