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Apprenticeship training and the business cycle
Dual apprenticeship training is a market-driven form of education at the upper secondary level, taking place in fir ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Secondary education; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Old dogs, new tricks: training mature-aged manufacturing workers
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the employment and training of mature-aged workers, so that suggestions for im ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Journal of workplace learning
Subjects: Industry; Teaching and learning; Workforce development ... [+] Show more
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Skill-biased transition: the role of markets, institutions, and technological change
This study attempts to explain why the transition to a market economy is skill-biased. It shows unequivocal evidenc ... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Russia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Technology; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Employer learning and the returns to schooling
We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesised that an employ ... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Income; Research ... [+] Show more
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Entrepreneurship and market size: the case of young college graduates in Italy
We analyze empirically the effects of urban agglomeration on Italian college graduates' work possibilities as entre ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Employment; Demographics ... [+] Show more
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Learning and training in school-based apprenticeships and traineeships
The number of young people commencing apprenticeships and traineeships whilst at school, and monitored by their sch ... Show more
Conference name: Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association Conference
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Apprenticeship; Traineeship ... [+] Show more
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HRD and VET: splitting the difference
Until a decade ago there was not much in common between the training which took place in enterprises, sometimes kno ... Show more
Conference name: National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference
Date: 1998
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Workforce development; Research ... [+] Show more
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Staff development in VET: a critique of current practice
Recent reports suggest that expenditure on staff development within the vocational education and training (VET) sec ... Show more
Date: 1998
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Training agenda: a journal of vocational education and training
Subjects: Workforce development; Providers of education and training
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Firm-specific human capital: a skills-weights approach
One problem with the theory of firm-specific human capital is that it is difficult to generate convincing examples ... Show more
Date: 2003
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Economics
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Stuck between surplus and shortage: demand for skills in the Russian industry
In order to remain competitive, firms need to keep the quantity and composition of jobs close to the optimal for th ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Europe; Russia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Industry; Research; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more