Vocational training

VET: Securing skills for growth

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VET: Securing skills for growth

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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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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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25 Oct 2016

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This report examines the role of vocational education and training (VET) in meeting the skills required for Australia's growth. It addresses the following questions: What is the role of VET within the broader education strategy of Australia? What role does VET play in securing Australia's future skills? What outcomes are required from the VET system? In examining these questions, the report seeks to assess the current outcomes of the sector and propose ways the VET system could be improved in order to meet the skills Australia will require for growth.

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TVET systems

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vocational-training

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Asia and the Pacific

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Australia

Discover your talent: European vocational skills week 2016

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05 Dec 2016

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18 Jun 2026

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Brussels, Belgium

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French

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This first European Vocational Skills Week will take place from 5 to 9 December 2016 with events in Brussels and parallel activities in Member States, EFTA and EU candidate countries at national, regional and local levels.

The first European Vocational Skills Week aims to improve the attractiveness and image of vocational education and training, showcasing excellence and quality and raising awareness of the wide range of opportunities.

Discover your talent: European vocational skills week 2016

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Vocational training

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Europe and Central Asia

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Labour market: The case of vocational training in Jordan

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Labour market: The case of vocational training in Jordan

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English

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International organizations

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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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 and good practices

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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21 Oct 2016

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This report presents the findings of a study conducted between August and September 2013 across eight governorates to assess the status of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Jordan, perceptions of TVET amongst employed and unemployed youth, students, as well as the business community. The study also attempted to measure the appeal of TVET as a potential career path, as well as a potential supply of labour, awareness and knowledge of training centres and offerings to both youth and business community, and how the latter can benefit from TVET.

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TVET systems

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Vocational training

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Arab States

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Jordan

The cost and benefits of work-based learning

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The cost and benefits of work-based learning

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English

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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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Apprenticeships

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Vocational training

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Work-based learning

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Global

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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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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Apprenticeships

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apprenticeships

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TVET systems

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tvet-systems

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661

Vocational training

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vocational-training

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124

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Europe and Central Asia

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Germany

A skills beyond school review of Peru

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A skills beyond school review of Peru

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English

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International organizations

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19 Oct 2016

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Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can work based learning be used? How can teachers and trainers be effectively prepared? How should postsecondary programmes be structured? This country report looks at these and other questions in the context of Peru.

The report has six chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of Peru’s education and training system and includes an in-depth discussion of its key strengths and challenges. Chapter two explores how Peru can improve the alignment between the supply of VET programmes and the demands of the labour market. Chapter three focuses on strategies for improving the quality in its VET programmes. The fourth chapter examines the fragmented architecture of Peru’s education and training system and provides recommendations on how to facilitate student transitions from one system or level to the next. Chapter five focuses on the need to address inequities in access to high-quality VET, particularly for student from low-income, rural, and historically disadvantaged groups. The final chapter explores how Peru can help students make informed choices about their education and training through better career navigation and consumer information services.

DOI: 10.1787/9789264265400-en

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School-to-work transition

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TVET systems

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Americas

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Peru

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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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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Europe and Central Asia

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How can job opportunities for young people in Latin America be improved?

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How can job opportunities for young people in Latin America be improved?

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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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07 Oct 2016

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Job training programs for vulnerable youth are the main response of Latin American governments to address the problem of inadequate employment opportunities for young people. Despite its importance, knowledge about these programs is scarce. This study contributes to filling this gap in the literature by presenting new evidence on the effectiveness of six of these programs operating or that were implemented in Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Dominican Republic. This analysis uses the results of impact evaluations of these programs and the results of qualitative surveys of young participants and employers, and in-depth interviews to training centers, employers and policy makers. The main results confirm the limited evidence available, namely, that these programs have little impact on the probability of getting a job (although there is a high heterogeneity in these impacts), but a significant impact on job quality. From this analysis, the report proposes a research agenda to improve knowledge on the functioning and impact of these programs, and provide a series of recommendations to improve the design and increase the effectiveness of youth training programs.

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Vocational training

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Americas

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Colombia

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Peru

English apprenticeships: Vision for 2020

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English apprenticeships: Vision for 2020

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English

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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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Apprenticeships

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apprenticeships

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Private sector

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Skills and training policy

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Vocational training

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vocational-training

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Europe and Central Asia

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Prácticas de capacitación y reclutamiento de personal de los establecimientos en Honduras

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															Prácticas de capacitación y reclutamiento de personal de los establecimientos en Honduras
													

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Spanish

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07 Oct 2016

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Si bien Honduras ha experimentado tasas de crecimiento positivas en la última década, solo afectadas por la crisis financiera del 2008 y 2009, y la crisis política del 2009, un hecho relevante es que el crecimiento no se ha sustentado en el aumento de la productividad, la que ha decaído por varias décadas con respecto a la productividad de los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) y, más aun, respecto a países del sureste asiático. La baja productividad se refleja dramáticamente en el mercado laboral. Las tasas de informalidad y subempleo de Honduras son de las más altas de ALC, y más de la mitad de la población vive en pobreza. Es posible que el aumento de inversiones pudiera ayudar a Honduras recuperar las tasas de crecimiento previas a las crisis, pero la creación de buenos empleos y la reducción de la pobreza dependen esencialmente de aumentar sostenidamente la productividad, particularmente, la productividad laboral que es la base para potenciar el mejor uso de los demás factores productivos. Este estudio contiene los principales resultados de la Encuesta sobre Productividad y Formación de Recursos Humanos en Establecimientos en Honduras (EPFRH 2011) y aporta respuestas sobre las prácticas, incidencia y contenidos de la capacitación, entre otros aspectos, que los establecimientos proporcionan a la fuerza laboral en Honduras.

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