This book is an OECD study of vocational education and training (VET) in Germany. It is designed to help make its VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

This book is an OECD study of vocational education and training (VET) in the Czech Republic. It is designed to help make its VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

This book is an OECD study of vocational education and training (VET) in Southe Caroline, USA. It is designed to help make their VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

This OECD study of vocational education and training (VET) in Austria is designed to help it make their VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

This review assesses the main challenges facing the vocational education and training system in China and presents a package of policy recommendations.

Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes?

Rapid changes in the workplace, including progress in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, make the contribution of career and technical education more significant than ever. In the fifth edition of his foundational text, Dr. Gordon is joined by new coauthor Deanna Schultz. Continued focus on the history, philosophy, structure, and evolution of career and technical education highlights in-depth coverage on emerging trends relevant to all areas of the field. The pedagogical structure of the text presents abundant information in an accessible format. The authors’ introduction to the origins of and early leadership in CTE lays the groundwork for later discussions of representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the discipline, as well as the implications of a multigenerational workforce and global community on the way educational programs are designed for career readiness. In addition to comprehensive updates, this edition features a section exploring work-based learning, information on current legislation, and a new chapter on community and technical colleges.

Taking the students’ perspective, Education Policy Outlook 2018: Putting Student Learning at the Centre analyses the evolution of key education priorities and key education policies in 43 education systems. It compares more recent developments in education policy ecosystems (mainly between 2015 ...

This book is an OECD study of vocational education and training (VET) in Flanders, Belgium. It is designed to help make its VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

This work identifies vocational education and training-university linkages as one of the common issues that impact the engagement of tertiary education in socio-economic development across countries.