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Technical, vocational education, and training has remained an explosive topic because it can create a divided society in terms of education and the benefits associated with it. Internationally, it has always been a complex and controversial topic compared to the general education strand. It has...

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Does vocational training help young people find a (good) job? : systems combining structured learning on the job with classroom training can ease youth unemployment

Eichhorst, Werner - 2015

Youth unemployment has increased in many industrialized countries following the recent global recession. However, this reflects not only the cyclical shock, but also the crucial role of institutions in structuring the transition from school to work. Vocational training, in particular in a dual...

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Dual training in Europe : a policy fad or a policy turn?

Šćepanović, Vera; Martín Artiles, Antonio - In: Transfer : the European review of labour and research ; … 26 (2020) 1, pp. 15-26

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The profile of NEETs teachers in Greece : from European policies and practices to empirical findings

Kyriakopoulou, Anthie - 2025

NEETs and presents the first mixed-methods research effort to collect and analyse evidence on the profile and role of NEETs … addressing the complex challenges faced by NEETs and their teachers, this study has the potential to inform and transform the way … NEETs and their teachers are approached within the context of youth education and employment. The goal of this research is …

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Are employability skills learned in US youth education and training programs?

Lerman, Robert Irving - In: IZA journal of labor policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-20

Skills are a central source of high productivity and economic well-being. But what do we mean by productive skills? Both with regard to measurement and policy, the primary focus in the U.S. has been on academic skills, as measured by tests of reading, writing and math abilities and by...

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Apprenticeship Policy in England : Increasing Skills versus Boosting Young People's Job Prospects

Steedman, Hilary - 2013

There is cross-party consensus in Britain that increasing the number of apprenticeships is an important way of dealing … growth of apprenticeships. Fewer than one in ten employers in England train apprentices compared with a quarter or more in … European countries, apprenticeships in England are relatively highly paid and, unsurprisingly, in generally low demand by …

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Lutz, Burkart (contributor) - 2000

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The political economy of active labour market policy for young people : a comparative analysis of the effects of employers, employers’ organisations and collective training systems on the use of youth ALMPs in European countries between 1998 and 2014

Geyer, Leonard - 2022

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Non-formal learning and the acquisition of skills - how does the EU support youth employment?

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Non-formal learning and the acquisition of skills : how does the EU support youth employment?

Wochowska, Małgorzata - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 18 (2015) 2, pp. 161-179

In recent years the issue of youth unemployment has been identified as one of the most pressing for young people, who are affected particularly hard by the economic crisis in the European Union. In response, the EU institutions have designed and introduced a complex mix of political instruments,...

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