Digital gap during COVID-19 for VET learners at risk in Europe

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English

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english

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Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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international-organizations

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Access to training

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Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.

This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.

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access-to-training

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.

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research-papers

Publication Date:

01 Jul 2020

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edmsp1_263439.pdf

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges to all types and levels of learning including vocational education and training (VET). An entire generation of VET learners have seen their education and training being interrupted. This population could suffer severe disruption of their learning if continuity of distance learning is not ensured. Among VET learners, for those being already at risk, COVID-19 is not the only threat they face. These students are often found out of school. With schools being shut down, they risk falling even further behind while at the same time they are also at increased risk of violence, abuse and neglect, as families and households are locked down.

This report, based on preliminary information collected from Cedefop’s ambassadors tackling early leaving from VET, calls for a COVID-19 response that puts the needs of each VET student at risk front and centre. Students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, migrants and from ethnic minorities, learners with disabilities and special educational needs, have an equal right to health, education and protection during the global recovery of COVID-19.

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