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Standing and Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Finland: Focus on Learning Environments
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Rintala, Heta; Nokelainen, Petri – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
This article discusses the standing and attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET) in Finland. We argue that learning environments, along with the expectations for and attitudes towards them, are related to the attractiveness of VET. The empirical part of the article describes a comprehensive view of learning environments based on…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Expectation
Employer Views on Upper-Secondary Vocational Graduate Competences
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Löfgren, Sami; Ilomäki, Liisa; Toom, Auli – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
To become employed, upper-secondary vocational graduates need adequate competences that correspond with the needs of working life, particularly with the expectations of their potential employers. However, research on the necessary competences of upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) students is limited. This study examined what…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Secondary Education, Vocational Education, Graduates
Cross-Country Comparison of Engagement in Apprenticeships. A Conceptual Analysis of Incentives for Individuals and Firms
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Chankseliani, Maia; Anuar, Aizuddin Mohamed – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2019
Purpose: A fundamental assumption of the apprenticeship model is that there are benefits to both employers and individual learners. This study offers a broad conceptual interrogation of this inherent assumption underpinning the apprenticeship model. Approach: This study combines analysis of literature and available data and draws upon…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Apprenticeships, Incentives
Finnish Apprenticeship Training Stakeholders' Perceptions of Vocational Expertise and Experiences of Workplace Learning and Guidance
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Pylväs, Laura; Nokelainen, Petri; Rintala, Heta – Vocations and Learning, 2018
This study examines Finnish apprenticeship training stakeholders' perceptions of vocational expertise and experiences of workplace learning and guidance. The semi-structured interview data was collected in 2015 in two vocational fields: the social and health care services sector (five workplaces) and the technology sector (five workplaces). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Stakeholders, Vocational Education
The Views of Employers on Internships as a Means of Learning from Work Experience in Higher Education
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Virolainen, Maarit Hannele; Stenstrom, Marja-Leena; Kantola, Mauri – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
This article examines internships as part of the apprenticeship model of learning adopted in higher education. We focus on employers' views on internships, which have hitherto received only limited attention. Our study explores employers' experiences in organizing internships, and their collaboration with one University of Applied Sciences,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Employer Attitudes, Work Experience
Lifelong Learning: One Focus, Different Systems. Studien zur Erwachsenenbildung, Band 19.
Harney, Klaus, Ed.; Heikkinen, Anja, Ed.; Rahn, Sylvia, Ed.; Schemmann, Michael, Ed. – 2002
These 17 articles on different subjects of the broader theme "lifelong learning" represent the latest results of the discussions of the Vocational Education and Culture Research Network. An introduction (Klaus Harney et al.) provides summaries of the contents. The articles are "The Global and International Discourse of Lifelong…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education