This special edition singles out some of the current subjects to be discussed within the professional community and by the interested public at national, European and international level. The articles address two topics that are of permanent concern in international cooperation (future of work-based learning and financing VET) and two further issues that have become highly pertinent over recent years (digital transformation - VET 4.0, and migration and integration). The aim of highlighting these topics is to give an insight in trends and progress within the German system of vocational educatio
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This special edition singles out some of the current subjects to be discussed within the professional community and by the interested public at national, European and international level. The articles address two topics that are of permanent concern in international cooperation (future of work-based learning and financing VET) and two further issues that have become highly pertinent over recent years (digital transformation - VET 4.0, and migration and integration). The aim of highlighting these topics is to give an insight in trends and progress within the German system of vocational education and training (VET) and to encourage the discussion on many levels.
Edited excerpt from publisher's website.
The contents are as follows: VET trends 2018 [editorial] / Birgit Thomann; In turbulent times, we need vocational education and training which offers balance / Friedrich Hubert Esser; Digital technologies make work more demanding / Felix Lukowski, Caroline Neuber-Pohl; Modernisation of the IT occupations in the age of 4.0 / Henrik Schwarz, Stephanie Conein, Herbert Tutschner; Initial training for the digitalised work: example: skilled workers supporting production in the automobile industry / Olaf Katzer, Stefan Kreher, Gert Zinke; Media-pedagogical competence of company-based training staff / Andreas Breiter, Falk Howe, Michael Hartel; The revised UNESCO Recommendation on technical and vocational education and training is of interest to all of us! / Birgit Thomann; Issues for the future of vocational education and training / Friedrich Hubert Esser; The training occupation as a basis for lifelong learning in the employment biography / Monika Hackel, Miriam Mpangara; Dual vocational education and training systems in Europe facing similar challenges: approaches towards reform in Austria and Denmark / Isabelle le Mouillour; Financing of vocational education and training in Germany / Normann Muller, Felix Wenzelmann, Anika Jansen; Costs and benefits of company-based training in Vietnam: chances and limitations of applying the BIBB cost-benefit-model / Anika Jansen, Steffen Horn, Nguyen Thi Hoang Nguyen; Dualised training programmes on the Philippines: how can they be consolidated by increasing cost and benefit transparency? / Michael Schwarz, Felix Wenzelmann, Maricris V. Capistrano; Young people from a migrant background: chances on the training market / Ursula Beicht; Refugees on their way into training: what support do they want? / Julia Gei, Stephanie Matthes; Recognizing vocational qualifications of refugees: examples from 'Prototyping Transfer' / Carolin Bose, Dinara Tursarinow, Tom Wunsche; Using simple language to manage the recognition process / Julia Lubjuhn, Katharina Moraht; VET in times of economic crisis / Helmut Zelloth.
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