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Abstract:
In OECD countries, 'real world' upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) programs are used to engage less academically oriented youth in learning, while helping to prepare them for post-school work and/or further education. In general terms, VET programs with high employer involvement, such as apprenticeship schemes, are considered to be superior to classroom-based VET programs that are typically found in many English-speaking countries. In this study, [the authors] examine outcomes from a potential 'third way': classroom-based VET with a short-term structured workplace... [+] Show more
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Participation; Outcomes; Workforce development; Statistics
Keywords: VET in schools; Vocational preparation; Job placement; Transition from education and training to employment; Completion; Outcomes of education and training; Relevance of education and training; Return on education and training; Workplace learning; Workplace education and training; Data analysis
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Published: Oxford, England: Elsevier, 2014
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