Opening and Extending Vocational Education

Against the background of a two-model vocational education and training (VET) typology, which contrasts occupation-based apprenticeship systems with skills-based VET systems, the chapter places the analytical focus on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in South Africa and particu…

The aim of this text is to examine German historical experiences of the early industrialisation process by using Prussia as a symptomatic example, and to use this as a source of inspiration for future independent efforts by developing countries. For this purpose, historical and contemporary secondar…

Although vocational education has become high on the agenda of policymakers and researchers, it is dominated by economist conceptions of education, occupation and work. At the same time, concerns about the challenges of environmental degradation, social and economic inequalities and forced migration…

In the context of digitalisation changing requirements regarding employee's skills and knowledge foundation require structural changes in workplace training, as well as a new learning culture to accompany these changes and shape VET to be a suitable preparatory pathway for gainful employment in the …

This chapter covers research carried out in the past decade on the learning processes and educational practices of workers in Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs hereafter). As part of the Social Economy, they search for social and not just financial profit in their services. WISEs attempt to…

This chapter reconstructs the development process of the Ukrainian vocational education and training (VET) and discusses the appearance of diverse 'cultural patterns' and reference points as a result of it. Since VET has an intersectional character, it is embedded in economic, social, and cultural c…