Jale Tosun, Julia Weiß, Alexa Meyer-Hamme, and Marcel Katzlinger
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781529200102
- eISBN:
- 9781529200140
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781529200102.003.0007
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Political Economy
This chapter, authored by Jale Tosun, Julia Weiss, Alexa Meyer-Hamme and Marcel Katzlinger undertakes the important task of evaluating – from the German perspective – if the German dual model can be ...
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This chapter, authored by Jale Tosun, Julia Weiss, Alexa Meyer-Hamme and Marcel Katzlinger undertakes the important task of evaluating – from the German perspective – if the German dual model can be successfully transported to Spain and Italy where youth unemployment has traditionally been, and continues to be acute. Focusing on the involvement of German multinational companies and their subsidiaries abroad, the chapter assesses the efforts Italy and Spain have expended in implementing the German dual vocational education and training model and the extent to which ground realities have had to be taken into account to make the model work locally. In so doing, the chapter treats us to a historical recounting of the educational and labor market systems, their (non)coordination in the two countries, and their current efforts on reform. It is argued that organizational networks can help facilitate the role of German companies as successful transfer agents for dual vocational education and training. The chapter concludes on the optimistic note that if such networks can be created, German companies can inspire other companies to join in their effort, negotiate with vocational schools curricula and learning conditions that fit their needs, and eventually produce policy demand for apprenticeship programs.Less
This chapter, authored by Jale Tosun, Julia Weiss, Alexa Meyer-Hamme and Marcel Katzlinger undertakes the important task of evaluating – from the German perspective – if the German dual model can be successfully transported to Spain and Italy where youth unemployment has traditionally been, and continues to be acute. Focusing on the involvement of German multinational companies and their subsidiaries abroad, the chapter assesses the efforts Italy and Spain have expended in implementing the German dual vocational education and training model and the extent to which ground realities have had to be taken into account to make the model work locally. In so doing, the chapter treats us to a historical recounting of the educational and labor market systems, their (non)coordination in the two countries, and their current efforts on reform. It is argued that organizational networks can help facilitate the role of German companies as successful transfer agents for dual vocational education and training. The chapter concludes on the optimistic note that if such networks can be created, German companies can inspire other companies to join in their effort, negotiate with vocational schools curricula and learning conditions that fit their needs, and eventually produce policy demand for apprenticeship programs.
Kari P. Hadjivassiliou, Arianna Tassinari, Werner Eichhorst, and Florian Wozny
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190864798
- eISBN:
- 9780190864828
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190864798.003.0003
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy, Communities and Organizations
This chapter presents a cross-country comparative analysis of the variation in European youth-related school-to-work (STW) transition regimes. The chapter assesses youth labor market performance ...
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This chapter presents a cross-country comparative analysis of the variation in European youth-related school-to-work (STW) transition regimes. The chapter assesses youth labor market performance during the Great Recession in eight countries belonging to five different institutional clusters, as well as the effect of recent policy innovations on each STW transition regime’s structure and logic. The analysis shows that the institutional configurations of STW regimes in Europe are currently in flux as a result of ongoing dynamics of regime hybridization. Despite some emerging trends of convergence across regimes in the design of youth-transition policy instruments, institutional change remains limited at the level of policy implementation. Although positive policy intentions improve the efficacy of STW transition policies, performance differences across regimes persist. This is due to a combination of institutional and macroeconomic factors, together with a common trend of progressive deterioration in the quality of youth transitions across the board.Less
This chapter presents a cross-country comparative analysis of the variation in European youth-related school-to-work (STW) transition regimes. The chapter assesses youth labor market performance during the Great Recession in eight countries belonging to five different institutional clusters, as well as the effect of recent policy innovations on each STW transition regime’s structure and logic. The analysis shows that the institutional configurations of STW regimes in Europe are currently in flux as a result of ongoing dynamics of regime hybridization. Despite some emerging trends of convergence across regimes in the design of youth-transition policy instruments, institutional change remains limited at the level of policy implementation. Although positive policy intentions improve the efficacy of STW transition policies, performance differences across regimes persist. This is due to a combination of institutional and macroeconomic factors, together with a common trend of progressive deterioration in the quality of youth transitions across the board.
Maria Petmesidou and María González Menéndez
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190864798
- eISBN:
- 9780190864828
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190864798.003.0006
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy, Communities and Organizations
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, rising levels of youth unemployment led to an array of policy responses involving learning, transfer, and experimentation to address the complex needs of ...
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In the aftermath of the Great Recession, rising levels of youth unemployment led to an array of policy responses involving learning, transfer, and experimentation to address the complex needs of youth at risk. Reviewing these recent experiences, this chapter examines nine European countries (including Turkey) representing a range of different school-to-work transition regimes and with varying levels of youth unemployment and gender inequalities. It analyzes the institutional and process “enablers” of and “barriers” to policy learning and innovation, and it traces the pathways and major foci of learning and transfer within and between countries, as well as through supranational channels. This examination highlights where changes in policy governance have occurred. It is concluded that innovative initiatives for sustained labor market integration of youth require a policy environment that is conducive to coordinated sharing and diffusion of knowledge between different levels of administration and joint stakeholders’ bodies.Less
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, rising levels of youth unemployment led to an array of policy responses involving learning, transfer, and experimentation to address the complex needs of youth at risk. Reviewing these recent experiences, this chapter examines nine European countries (including Turkey) representing a range of different school-to-work transition regimes and with varying levels of youth unemployment and gender inequalities. It analyzes the institutional and process “enablers” of and “barriers” to policy learning and innovation, and it traces the pathways and major foci of learning and transfer within and between countries, as well as through supranational channels. This examination highlights where changes in policy governance have occurred. It is concluded that innovative initiatives for sustained labor market integration of youth require a policy environment that is conducive to coordinated sharing and diffusion of knowledge between different levels of administration and joint stakeholders’ bodies.
