Connecting vocational education with work based learning in the Nordic Countries

Christian Helms Jørgensen; Anna Hagen Tønder

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This paper examines how the different systems of vocational education and training (VET-systems) in four Nordic countries connect to the labour market and how they provide access to employment and work-based learning for the students. The VET-system at upper secondary level includes youth as well as young adults. The aim of the paper is to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four VET-systems on this issue. The paper is structured in four parts. First it out-lines the theoretical approach, and secondly it examines the connections to the labour market of each of the Nordic VET-system and how they have developed. Next, the role of employment protection is examined and some recent initiatives to connect upper secondary VET closer to the labour market are presented. A special interest is taken in attempts to revive and strengthen apprenticeship programmes. The conclusion summarises the strengths and weaknesses in the ways the four Nordic VET-systems connect to the labour market.

Original language	English
Publication date	11 Sept 2016
Publication status	Published - 11 Sept 2016
Event	ESREA2016 European Society of Research on the Education of Adults Triennial Conference - Maynooth University, Ireland, Maynooth , Ireland Duration: 8 Sept 2016 → 11 Sept 2016 https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/esrea

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Conference	ESREA2016 European Society of Research on the Education of Adults Triennial Conference
Location	Maynooth University, Ireland
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Maynooth
Period	08/09/2016 → 11/09/2016
Internet address	https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/esrea

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The future of Vocational education – learning from the Nordic countries
Jørgensen, C. H. (Project participant)
03/06/2013 → 31/12/2016
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