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European Vocational Skills Week: 5 to 9 December 2016

European Vocational Skills Week: 5 to 9 December 2016

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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Training quality and relevance

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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work,  and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market. 

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Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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14 Nov 2016
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An initiative of the European Commission. The European Vocational Skills Week is an initiative of the European Commission aimed at making vocational education and training (VET) for quality skills and jobs more attractive through a combination of events taking place all over Europe, locally, regionally and nationally. Stakeholders taking part in the Week will have the opportunity to share examples of excellence in VET, as well as innovative teaching practices, successful vocational programmes hat encourage apprenticeships, workplace learning, upskilling and reskilling, and of sustanable business-education partnerships.
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Work-based Learning in Action: The Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship

Work-based Learning in Action: The Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship

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Work-based Learning in Action: The Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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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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Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice. 

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31 Oct 2016
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Part of a series of case studies highlighting effective models of work-based learning supported by Jobs for the Future. The Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship (IMT) fills a major gap in the professional development and career pathway of entry-level production workers—the largest manufacturing job category—in diverse manufacturing sub-sectors. Although the manufacturing industry has a long tradition of using apprenticeship to train workers for highly skilled occupations such as industrial maintenance mechanics and pattern makers, little formal training was deemed necessary for workers in entry-level production positions. In recent years, as manufacturers have incorporated lean manufacturing, statistical process control, and computer numerical control (CNC) processing into entry-level manufacturing jobs, the skill requirements of entry-level jobs have increased. Not only have manufacturing employers found it difficult to recruit and retain qualified production workers, they have also had difficulty finding candidates within their current workforce who are qualified to train for high-skilled occupations. This publication describes how the IMT Apprenticeship addresses both of these challenges.

Jobs for the Future is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure educational and economic opportunity for all.
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Access to training

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Apprenticeships

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The cost and benefits of work-based learning

The cost and benefits of work-based learning

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The cost and benefits of work-based learning
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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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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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21 Oct 2016
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Dual apprenticeship training is increasingly seen as an important educational track that provides youth with the skills necessary for a smooth transition into the labour market. However, providing skills at the workplace rather than at (vocational) school comes at a cost for firms that hire such apprentices. Nonetheless, as apprentices become part of a firm’s workforce, they also generate a benefit from working productively. This paper provides a theoretical framework and the latest empirical evidence about a firm’s costs and benefits that are associated with offering dual apprenticeship training.

While many aspects of such training are determined by external factors such as government policies, training regulations, and labour market institutions, firms can still influence many other aspects. The available empirical evidence suggests that there is no single optimal model of dual apprenticeship training. However, given the differences in the institutional setting across countries, adjusting key framework conditions can allow training firms to generate a sufficiently high return on their training investments. The main parameters affecting the cost–benefit ratio are apprentice wages, amount of training provided at the workplace, apprenticeship duration, and the manner in which firms integrate apprentices into the production process (to perform both skilled and unskilled tasks). An important prerequisite to successful apprenticeships, however, is also an adequate supply of suitable apprentices, which in turn (among other factors) depends on the training quality at the workplace, certification of the acquired skills, and future wages and career opportunities from obtaining a vocational qualification.

DOI: 10.1787/5jlpl4s6g0zv-en
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VET data report Germany 2015: Facts and analyses accompanying the Federal report on vocational education and training – Selected findings

VET data report Germany 2015: Facts and analyses accompanying the Federal report on vocational education and training – Selected findings

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VET data report Germany 2015: Facts and analyses accompanying the Federal report on vocational education and training – Selected findings
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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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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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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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21 Oct 2016
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The development of the German vocational education and training system and more specifically of the dual system relies on regular data collection. Statistical analysis and surveys are continuously informing policy decisions and supporting practices. Traditional aspects of apprenticeship in terms of indicators on apprentices, companies or occupations are provided in this document. The report delivers in-depth data on matching relationship between training system and labour market needs and oversights on future shortages of skilled workers in Germany. It is also a selection of the most relevant and actual data on the German Vocational Education and Training system.
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TVET systems

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The effectiveness and costs-benefits of apprenticeships: Results of the quantitative analysis

The effectiveness and costs-benefits of apprenticeships: Results of the quantitative analysis

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The effectiveness and costs-benefits of apprenticeships: Results of the quantitative analysis
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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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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10 Oct 2016
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This report assesses the effectiveness of traineeship and apprenticeship schemes. Adopting three methodological approaches the report offers a review of existing evaluation studies; an econometric analysis of cross-country data on available schemes at EU level; and an evaluation of the effects of apprenticeship schemes in two countries, Italy and the UK.

The report findings focus on issues such as how a higher incidence of apprenticeships is associated with higher youth (15-24) employment rates; how apprenticeships are associated with lower youth unemployment and the impact of 'apprenticeship coverage rates' on youth employment.
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Apprenticeships

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Vocational training

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English apprenticeships: Vision for 2020

English apprenticeships: Vision for 2020

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English apprenticeships: Vision for 2020
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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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07 Oct 2016
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This publication outlines the English government’s plan for increasing the quality and quantity of apprenticeships and achieving 3 million apprenticeships by 2020. The publication also sets out what is expected of all main stakeholders, employers, education and training providers and government working together.
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The transfer of the Austrian dual system of vocational education to transition and developing countries: An analysis from a developmental perspective

The transfer of the Austrian dual system of vocational education to transition and developing countries: An analysis from a developmental perspective

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The transfer of the Austrian dual system of vocational education to transition and developing countries: An analysis from a developmental perspective
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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06 Oct 2016
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The increasing international interest in the Austrian dual system of apprenticeship has triggered a trend to transfer this system, or parts of it, to foreign countries including developing and transition countries. This paper analyzes the trend from a developmental perspective. After a historic outline of vocational education in international development and the discussion of current global trends in vocational education, the paper elaborates on the transfer of the dual system from a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective. It then goes on to describe the Austrian dual system of apprenticeship. In the empirical part, the paper first examines the status quo of the transfer trend as well as key players, funding possibilities, approaches, lessons of experience and challenges. Findings are subsequently analyzed from a developmental perspective. Finally, recommendations are made of how to strengthen the developmental impact. The paper concludes that while current transfer activities respond well to several criteria set out by the Austrian Development Cooperation, a number of open questions remain as to sustainability, systemic effect and economic bias, among others.
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Apprenticeships for the XXI century: A model for Latin America and the Caribbean?

Apprenticeships for the XXI century: A model for Latin America and the Caribbean?

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Apprenticeships for the XXI century: A model for Latin America and the Caribbean?
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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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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06 Oct 2016
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This study intends to decompose apprenticeships. First, based on an extensive review of existing literature, it proposes a formal definition of apprenticeships that differentiates this type of training modality from other types of skills training. Second, it explores core elements and principles in depth that are central to apprenticeship programs —both in terms of their design and delivery— and presents examples of best practices from around the world that LAC countries can use as potential instruments to apply within their contexts. Third, it assesses the status of apprenticeship-type programs in LAC and provides an overview of the specific challenges these programs face in the region. By providing potential solutions to address them, the study sheds light on the transferability of long-standing apprenticeship models (Germany, Austria, Australia, the United Kingdom, among others) and, more so, of the aforementioned core elements and principles to the LAC context. Finally, in an attempt to close the gap between the theoretical and the practical, it provides a hands-on tool kit for policy makers and employers to ask pertinent questions when considering the design of new programs or the revamping of existing ones.
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Return on investment of apprenticeship systems for enterprises: Evidence from cost-benefit analyses

Return on investment of apprenticeship systems for enterprises: Evidence from cost-benefit analyses

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Return on investment of apprenticeship systems for enterprises: Evidence from cost-benefit analyses
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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29 Sep 2016
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EENEE Analytical Report No. 16 Apprenticeship training comes in many different forms. In Europe, many countries have a type of apprenticeship programme that combines education in school and in the workplace. While a portion of apprenticeship models are predominantly school-based and only feature short work placements, other models require apprentices to spend up to 80 per cent of their time with the training firm.

This report discusses the different components of training costs and what types of training benefits a firm can expect, taking into account important external factors that influence the profitability of apprenticeship training and thereby also considering a firm’s training strategy and behaviour.
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Upgrading informal apprenticeships in Jordan: Key findings from a pilot study

Upgrading informal apprenticeships in Jordan: Key findings from a pilot study

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Upgrading informal apprenticeships in Jordan: Key findings from a pilot study
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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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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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19 Sep 2016
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In developed economies, formal apprenticeship systems have proven to ease young people’s transitions from school to work. In most informal economies, meanwhile, informal apprenticeships remain the chief mode of skills transfer for young workers. In these informal systems, young learners or apprentices acquire the skills for a specific trade in a micro or small business by learning and working side-by-side with an experienced craftsperson. These apprenticeships are based on an informal agreement embedded in local norms and traditions, rather than on a contractual relationship, leaving room for misunderstandings and low standards.

ILO interventions in Africa have demonstrated that well designed approaches can enhance informal apprenticeship practices by introducing improvements and upgrades negotiated between the master craftsperson, the apprentice and a vocational training centre. Projects that were piloted in Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia in 2013 serve as a basis for Arab version of this approach. This report summarizes the findings and results from the Jordan pilot carried out between April 2013 and March 2014.
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School-to-work transition

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