Apprenticeships prepare young adults in Germany to develop professional work quality. Practical training at a company and theoretical input at vocational schools for three years lead to a skilled workforce. Among landscaping apprentices plant knowledge receives decreasing attention and seems to dete…
The study investigates drivers and barriers of German horticulturists to train mentally challenged personnel as skilled labour. In 2015, 12 in-depth interviews with employers and their employees in ornamental and vegetable production were conducted. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed ve…
Skills shortage due to the demographic change is a major future concern in horticultural vocations. Horticulture's weaknesses in the competition for young employees are the image of this profession, comparable low remuneration and working conditions with physical strain. A central competitive edge i…
Australia's higher education and vocational education and training (VET) systems have undergone major structural change over the last 30 years with significant ramifications for horticultural education and training. Unlike at higher education levels, where the presence of horticulture students and p…
German horticultural enterprises face increasing difficulties in obtaining and maintaining qualified human resources even with a high rate of unemployment. Two surveys of apprentices' attitudes to being a horticulturist and their job satisfaction were undertaken to explore some hypotheses concerning…
