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TVET Country Profile: Mongolia
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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Country profiles are compiled from a variety of national and international sources and have been informed and validated by UNEVOC Centres in the country or other Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) national authorities. This profile discusses Mongolia's: (1) TVET system; (2) TVET strategy and key policy documents; (3) governance and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Governance
TVET Country Profile: Qatar
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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Country profiles are compiled from a variety of national and international sources and have been informed and validated by UNEVOC Centres in the country or other Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) national authorities. This profile discusses Qatar's: (1) TVET system; (2) TVET strategy and key policy documents; (3) governance and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Governance
TVET Country Profile: Timor Leste
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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Country profiles are compiled from a variety of national and international sources and have been informed and validated by UNEVOC Centres in the country or other Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) national authorities. This profile discusses Timor Leste's: (1) TVET systems; (2) TVET strategy and key policy documents; (3) governance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Governance
Cross-National Differences in Social Background Effects on Educational Attainment and Achievement: Absolute vs. Relative Inequalities and the Role of Education Systems
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Heisig, Jan Paul; Elbers, Benjamin; Solga, Heike – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
We use PIAAC data to study the relationship between parental education and educational success among adults from 23 advanced economies. We consider educational success in terms of both educational "attainment" (formal qualifications) and educational "achievement" (competencies) and in both "absolute" and…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Educational Attainment, Academic Achievement, Equal Education
TVET Country Profile: Grenada
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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Country profiles are compiled from a variety of national and international sources and have been informed and validated by UNEVOC Centres in the country or other Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) national authorities. This profile discusses Grenada's: (1) TVET systems; (2) TVET strategy and key policy documents; (3) governance and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Governance
Vocational Education and Training in Germany. Short Description
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
This short description contributes to better understanding of vocational education and training (VET) in Germany by providing insight into its main features and highlighting system developments and current challenges. Learning on the job is traditional in German education. Work-based learning (WBL) features in most secondary and tertiary VET…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Influences, Secondary Education
TVET Country Profile: Cambodia
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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Country profiles are compiled from a variety of national and international sources and have been informed and validated by UNEVOC Centres in the country or other Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) national authorities. This profile discusses Cambodia's: (1) TVET systems; (2) TVET strategy and key policy documents; (3) governance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Governance
Second-Generation Non-Formal Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: Operationalising the SDGs through Community Learning Centres
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Rogers, Alan – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
This paper argues that Non-formal Education (NFE) has seen a remarkable revival of interest across both developing countries and the more highly developed countries. Among the factors causing this revival is the search for alternative educations to meet the needs of different groups in society. But in the process, NFE has been relocated -- not so…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Sustainable Development, Goal Orientation, Community Centers
Diversification of Structural and Content Peculiarities of Non-Formal Adult Education in the USA and Canada
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Terenko, Olena – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2019
Types of non-formal adult education in the USA and Canada are singled out. Non-formal adult education in the United States and Canada is subdivided into basic adult education, education for professional development, education for personal development, specialized adult education, education for the development of civil society (constituents of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Adult Education, Professional Development
Developments in Vocational Education Policy in Turkey: Progress towards the Medium-Term Deliverables of the Riga Conclusions in the Period 2015-19
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European Training Foundation, 2020
This report presents vocational education and training (VET) policy developments in Turkey between 2015 and 2017. It covers all five Europe-wide priority areas or medium-term deliverables (MTDs) agreed at Riga in June 2015: (1) Work-based learning with special focus on apprenticeships; (2) Quality assurance mechanisms in line with European Quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Apprenticeships
Developments in Vocational Education Policy in Serbia: Progress towards the Medium-Term Deliverables of the Riga Conclusions in the Period 2015-19
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European Training Foundation, 2020
This report presents vocational education and training (VET) policy developments in Republic of Serbia (hereinafter Serbia) between 2015 and 2019. It covers all five Europe-wide priority areas or medium-term deliverables (MTDs) agreed at Riga in June 2015: (1) Work-based learning with special focus on apprenticeships; (2) Quality assurance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Apprenticeships
Developments in Vocational Education Policy in North Macedonia: Progress towards the Medium-Term Deliverables of the Riga Conclusions in the Period 2015-19
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European Training Foundation, 2020
This report presents vocational education and training (VET) policy developments in North Macedonia between 2015 and 2019. It covers all five Europe-wide priority areas or medium-term deliverables (MTDs) agreed at Riga in June 2015: (1) Work-based learning with special focus on apprenticeships; (2) Quality assurance mechanisms in line with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Apprenticeships
Developments in Vocational Education Policy in Montenegro: Progress towards the Medium-Term Deliverables of the Riga Conclusions in the Period 2015-19
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European Training Foundation, 2020
This report presents vocational education and training (VET) policy developments in Montenegro between 2015 and 2019. It covers all five Europe-wide priority areas or medium-term deliverables (MTDs) agreed at Riga in June 2015: (1) Work-based learning with special focus on apprenticeships; (2) Quality assurance mechanisms in line with European…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Apprenticeships
Developments in Vocational Education Policy in Albania: Progress towards the Medium-Term Deliverables of the Riga Conclusions in the Period 2015-19
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European Training Foundation, 2020
This report presents vocational education and training (VET) policy developments in Albania between 2015 and 2019. It covers all five Europe-wide priority areas or medium-term deliverables (MTDs) agreed at Riga in June 2015: (1) Work-based learning with special focus on apprenticeships; (2) Quality assurance mechanisms in line with European…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship for Adults: Results of an Explorative Study
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2019
This report is the result of an explorative study, carried out at a time when interest in apprenticeship for adults was on the rise and research and evidence on the topic was scarce and fragmented. It has explored the topic from a conceptual and theoretical point of view, reviewing relevant existing research. It has also considered a practical…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Adults, Incentives, Foreign Countries
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