Colin Crouch, David Finegold, and Mari Sako
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198294382
- eISBN:
- 9780191685040
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198294382.003.0008
- Subject:
- Business and Management, HRM / IR, Political Economy
On the basis of analysis of vocational educational training (VET) systems in the seven leading industrialized countries, general conclusions can be drawn about what kinds of institutional ...
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On the basis of analysis of vocational educational training (VET) systems in the seven leading industrialized countries, general conclusions can be drawn about what kinds of institutional arrangements for skills creation seem to promise most prospects of attaining the goal of the learning society. In some respects, the worst placed are those systems that provide specific vocational courses remote from the enterprise: the central state-regulated regimes for initial VET of France, Italy, and Sweden. In most systems, the role of direct state provision of training has been adversely affected by two self-reinforcing factors: the association of government action with residual provision for the unemployed; and the hostility of current neo-liberal orthodoxy to most kinds of government action. The specific area of skills-creation policy demonstrates the current general predicament of public policy. Government becomes associated with care for social failure and not with dynamism, and the latter therefore comes to be seen as resting solely with private corporations whose initiatives the state can only weaken by diluting them with social concerns.Less
On the basis of analysis of vocational educational training (VET) systems in the seven leading industrialized countries, general conclusions can be drawn about what kinds of institutional arrangements for skills creation seem to promise most prospects of attaining the goal of the learning society. In some respects, the worst placed are those systems that provide specific vocational courses remote from the enterprise: the central state-regulated regimes for initial VET of France, Italy, and Sweden. In most systems, the role of direct state provision of training has been adversely affected by two self-reinforcing factors: the association of government action with residual provision for the unemployed; and the hostility of current neo-liberal orthodoxy to most kinds of government action. The specific area of skills-creation policy demonstrates the current general predicament of public policy. Government becomes associated with care for social failure and not with dynamism, and the latter therefore comes to be seen as resting solely with private corporations whose initiatives the state can only weaken by diluting them with social concerns.
Philipp Gonon and Markus Maurer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199599431
- eISBN:
- 9780191731518
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199599431.003.0005
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Knowledge Management
The historical development of Switzerland’s collective skill formation system is strongly interrelated with the structure and overall trajectory of the country’s political economic system. From early ...
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The historical development of Switzerland’s collective skill formation system is strongly interrelated with the structure and overall trajectory of the country’s political economic system. From early industrialization until the present, cleavages have existed not only between the federal state and the cantons, between the representatives of employers and the labor force but also between different factions of the key stakeholders in the political economy (i.e., employers’ associations, labor movement, and political parties). As a consequence, educational stakeholders and the federal administration have played a key role in the development of the skill system. In this context, apprenticeship training has continued to be a widely accepted model of skills provision and thus to form the core of the Swiss vocational education and training (VET) system. Nevertheless, this system has been adapted in recent years to ensure that more general and academic skills are being provided.Less
The historical development of Switzerland’s collective skill formation system is strongly interrelated with the structure and overall trajectory of the country’s political economic system. From early industrialization until the present, cleavages have existed not only between the federal state and the cantons, between the representatives of employers and the labor force but also between different factions of the key stakeholders in the political economy (i.e., employers’ associations, labor movement, and political parties). As a consequence, educational stakeholders and the federal administration have played a key role in the development of the skill system. In this context, apprenticeship training has continued to be a widely accepted model of skills provision and thus to form the core of the Swiss vocational education and training (VET) system. Nevertheless, this system has been adapted in recent years to ensure that more general and academic skills are being provided.
Jacques van Hoof
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861345882
- eISBN:
- 9781447304371
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861345882.003.0010
- Subject:
- Sociology, Marriage and the Family
This chapter describes the reform of vocational education and assesses its consequences for the position of young people in the labour market. It highlights institutional differences in the way VET ...
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This chapter describes the reform of vocational education and assesses its consequences for the position of young people in the labour market. It highlights institutional differences in the way VET systems are organized. The chapter introduces the debate on vocational education in the Netherlands. It then describes the changes before turning to an examination of the consequences of the new system, as far as they are made visible in some recent Dutch studies. Lastly, the results from the comparative perspective introduced at the beginning of the chapter are summarized.Less
This chapter describes the reform of vocational education and assesses its consequences for the position of young people in the labour market. It highlights institutional differences in the way VET systems are organized. The chapter introduces the debate on vocational education in the Netherlands. It then describes the changes before turning to an examination of the consequences of the new system, as far as they are made visible in some recent Dutch studies. Lastly, the results from the comparative perspective introduced at the beginning of the chapter are summarized.
Santosh Mehrotra, Ankita Gandhi, and Bimal K. Sahoo
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199452774
- eISBN:
- 9780199084555
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199452774.003.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
Along with rapid output growth, structural changes are occurring in the economy. This chapter discusses those structural changes, and in the light these changes, estimates skill development needs for ...
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Along with rapid output growth, structural changes are occurring in the economy. This chapter discusses those structural changes, and in the light these changes, estimates skill development needs for 2022 at a much lower level than the government’s incredible number of 500 million. However, it argues that the challenge still remains daunting.Less
Along with rapid output growth, structural changes are occurring in the economy. This chapter discusses those structural changes, and in the light these changes, estimates skill development needs for 2022 at a much lower level than the government’s incredible number of 500 million. However, it argues that the challenge still remains daunting.
K.S. Rao, Bimal K. Sahoo, and Deboshree Ghosh
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199452774
- eISBN:
- 9780199084555
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199452774.003.0002
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
This chapter has two objectives. It describes the VET system in the country, pointing out how narrow is its coverage and limited its reach. It also presents the sampling method used and the tools of ...
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This chapter has two objectives. It describes the VET system in the country, pointing out how narrow is its coverage and limited its reach. It also presents the sampling method used and the tools of the three sets of surveys of institutions, trainees, and employers.Less
This chapter has two objectives. It describes the VET system in the country, pointing out how narrow is its coverage and limited its reach. It also presents the sampling method used and the tools of the three sets of surveys of institutions, trainees, and employers.
K.S. Rao, Shachi Joshi, A.K. Mathur, and Bimal K. Sahoo
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199452774
- eISBN:
- 9780199084555
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199452774.003.0006
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
The chapter profiles the enterprises in terms of size, by ownership (private or public), and so on. It is based mainly on findings from the primary survey of employing enterprises that took ITI ...
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The chapter profiles the enterprises in terms of size, by ownership (private or public), and so on. It is based mainly on findings from the primary survey of employing enterprises that took ITI trainees or apprentices (in accordance with the legal requirements of the Apprentices Act, 1961). It shows that employers are dissatisfied with the competency level of trainees and presents their suggestions for improvements based on the survey.Less
The chapter profiles the enterprises in terms of size, by ownership (private or public), and so on. It is based mainly on findings from the primary survey of employing enterprises that took ITI trainees or apprentices (in accordance with the legal requirements of the Apprentices Act, 1961). It shows that employers are dissatisfied with the competency level of trainees and presents their suggestions for improvements based on the survey.
Santosh Mehrotra and P.K. Saxena
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199452774
- eISBN:
- 9780199084555
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199452774.003.0008
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
Based on the findings of the book, as well as the literature reviewed for the book, this chapter presents a reform agenda for improving the employability of the products of the VET system. It not ...
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Based on the findings of the book, as well as the literature reviewed for the book, this chapter presents a reform agenda for improving the employability of the products of the VET system. It not only presents specific proposals for ITIs and the apprenticeship system, but goes beyond such specific institutions, and makes radical suggestions to expand coverage and improve quality by reforming the entire eco-system for skills development in India.Less
Based on the findings of the book, as well as the literature reviewed for the book, this chapter presents a reform agenda for improving the employability of the products of the VET system. It not only presents specific proposals for ITIs and the apprenticeship system, but goes beyond such specific institutions, and makes radical suggestions to expand coverage and improve quality by reforming the entire eco-system for skills development in India.
