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José V. Ramirez; Sylvain Weber – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2025
Apprenticeship training is strongly developed in Switzerland. During the COVID-19 pandemic, training firms however faced severe difficulties and many decided not to (or were unable to) hire apprentices. To minimize negative consequences, authorities from the canton of Geneva introduced a series of measures to support the creation of apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Economic Factors, Personnel Selection
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Guangyao Zhang; Lili Wang; Furong Shang; Xianwen Wang – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2025
The growth in digitalisation has led to an increasing demand for digital skills in various job sectors. In particular, employers in scientific job areas have shown interest in candidates possessing digital competencies. This study aims to analyse the digital skill requirements for candidates in scientific job opportunities. The content analysis is…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Employer Attitudes
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Monika Øgård; Stefanie A. Hillen; Eveline Wuttke – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2025
Many students in vocational education and training (VET) programmes in Norway fail to see the connection with the school-based curriculum content they explore and learn and the tasks they perform during work placements. Consequently, the relevance of various vocational concepts remains invisible when conducting tasks at work, hence student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Student Employment, Job Placement
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Japjee Kaur Kohli – Higher Education for the Future, 2025
In the twenty-first century, artificial intelligence (AI) will change the way organizations conduct their daily operations. In addition, cutting-edge digital technologies like AI, Internet of things, augmented reality/virtual reality, cloud computing, robotics and big data will have a significant impact on the nature of future jobs. This…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Internet, Clothing
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Santhi Raghavan; Nantha Kumar Subramaniam; Ahmad Izanee Awang – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2025
The rising prominence of micro-credentials started during the COVID-19 pandemic, where online resources offered competency-building opportunities for the work-from-home (WFH) human capital. During this pandemic, traditional universities faced total halt to face-to-face lectures, but ways paved for open and distance learning (ODL) universities to…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Human Capital, Competence, Open Education
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Tatiana Mazza; Stefano Azzali – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the stakeholders' (employers and students) involvement in economics and management programs quality assurance in Italian universities from the external audit perspective. Design/methodology/approach: The research tests if employers are positively associated with the coherence between program objectives and…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Administrator Education, Universities, Stakeholders