Background: Recent research has increasingly explored instructional quality in shaping Vocational Education and Training (VET) outcomes. However, how instructional quality in company-based training influences vocational competence development remains unclear, particularly regarding its dynamic...

Barriers to learning in the workplace form a holistic set of missing individual, team, and organizational aspects that hinder the initiation of successful learning, interrupt learning possibilities, delay proceedings, or end learning activities much earlier than intended. These barriers...

This article explores the perspective of instructional designers on the digital transformation of corporate technical education and training. It draws on "episodic narrative interviews" conducted with the learning and development department of a for-profit company in the manufacturing sector to...

In vocational education and training, it can be assumed that the digital transformation increases the relevance of individuals' cross-occupational collaboration competency (COCC) across vocational and professional sectors, thus improving and reorganizing processes across time and domains on the...

In this study, we investigated the development of apprentices’ professional knowledge and problem-solving skills during the second half of dual vocational education and training (VET). We analyzed (1) the average level of development, (2) interindividual differences in this development, and...

Preparing youth for the transition from school to work is a key labor market challenge in many countries. Across Europe, there are many educational pograms to improve youth’s school-to-work transitions. In Germany, youth with difficulties in their school-to-work transitions are channeled into...

The ability to evaluate teaching situations effectively is a critical component of vocational school teachers' professional competencies, particularly in diagnosing students' learning difficulties and potential in heterogeneous classrooms. Inclusive diagnostics serve as the foundation for...

Modeling vocational competence is increasingly crucial for monitoring and enhancing the quality of Vocational Educational Training (VET), particularly in the context of ongoing international comparative studies known as "large-scale assessments" of vocational education and training. This study...

Internships offer the opportunity to gain experience and skills by working in organisations or to establish a professional network, and there is empirical evidence of the positive effects of practical experience in higher education. However, there are only a few studies on the characteristics of...

Globally, vocational education and training (VET) is considered important for ensuring the supply of skilled labour to the economy and economic competitiveness but also for helping the next generation with the transition to working life and integration into society. However, despite this...