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Who Ensures That Society Has the Professionals It Needs? Differences in the Policy Directions of Three European Countries
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Griffioen, Didi M. E.; Ashwin, Paul; Scholkmann, Antonia – Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 2021
In this article, we examine how policy documents from three European countries -- the Netherlands, Germany and England -- position a key outcome of higher education: the development of high-level professionals. Our findings show significant differences between the policies in the three countries in terms of in definitions of high-level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Labor Force Development
Disruption of Qualifications in Manufacturing: Challenges and Prospects
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Tutlys, Vidmantas; Spöttl, Georg – European Journal of Training and Development, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to disclose the implications of the 4th Industrial Revolution for vocational and professional qualifications and their systems. It also seeks to enhance more active discussion of experts and researchers about the change of vocational and professional qualifications created by the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution.…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Metal Working
Continuing Education and Training in Germany. Getting Skills Right
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OECD Publishing, 2021
Germany has a strong skill development system. The country's 15-year-old students performed above the OECD average in the last (2018) edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), continuing a trend of significant improvement since PISA's first edition in 2000. Its adult population also has above-average literacy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Continuing Education, Skill Development, Vocational Education
The Post-Study Migration of EEA Postgraduates: Who Is Remaining to Work in the UK?
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Zhan, Meng – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
This article models the migration flow of EEA students who graduated from masters and doctoral programmes in UK universities. The increased intra-European mobility of students and graduates is claimed to have crucial positive influence on building Europe's high-skill labour force, which in turn would strengthen its competency in the global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Migration, College Graduates
Identifying Challenges and Best Practices for Implementing AI Additional Qualifications in Vocational and Continuing Education: A Mixed Methods Analysis
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Efthymia Petridou; Lena Lao – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly integrates into various industries and educational sectors, there is a growing need for an AI-ready workforce. This study, focusing on a novel AI additional qualification in Germany, investigates the underexplored challenges and best practices regarding the learning software, the learning contents, and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Career Readiness
Language Teachers' Accounts of Challenges in Two European Settings of Integration Training
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Häkkinen, Miira; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – European Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study investigates the work of second language teachers in two institutional settings responsible for integration training. By exploring teachers' accounts in Finland and Germany, we seek to deepen the understanding of the daily practice of second language education. Bridging conceptual and practical approaches, the aim is to contribute to…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Teaching Methods