Author: Michael Gessler

The Role of VET in a Green Transition of Industry: A Literature Review

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IJRVET published an integrative literature review by Daniel Persson Thunqvis, Maria Gustavsson and Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist from the Linköping University, Sweden. Full open access: https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.10.3.4 Abstract Purpose: This article examines the role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in a green transition of industry. In the world of industry, battling climate change is often treated …

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Conference: Repositioning TVET as a Driver for Industrialisation in Namibia, 23-27 October 2023

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The  first annual Namibia TVET Conference aims to provide a platform for TVET practitioners and scholars from all over the world to deliberate, network and present a wide range of perspectives, scholarship, and expertise in the pursuit of best practices in technical and vocational education and training. The Namibia TVET Conference welcomes high-quality original and …

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Empirical Case of Education Policy Implementation & Degree Apprenticeships in the U.S.

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IJRVET published two new articles: An Empirical Case of Education Policy Implementation in Serbian VET by Katherine Marie Caves & Maria Esther Oswald-Egg and New Higher Education Model? Degree Apprenticeships as a Strategy to Modernize Apprenticeships: Rationale, Current Development in the U.S., and a Conceptual Framework by Jooyoung Voeller. Both articles are full open access. …

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IJRVET: New Issue published

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We are pleased to announce that Volume 10, Issue 1, of the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) is now available online. All articles are fully open access. In this issue: Mathematical Skills of Students With Special Educational Needs in the Area of Learning (SEN-L) in Pre-Vocational Programs in GermanyStephanie Lutz, …

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Vocations and Learning is now fully open access!

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We are excited to announce that Vocations and Learning has now become a fully open access (OA) journal as of January 2023. This means that we are no longer accepting non-OA articles for submission. All new content published in the journal will be published under an open access licence, and freely available to readers worldwide, enabling the …

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Call for Articles: Special Issue on “Low Reputation of Vocational Education in the Global South”

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submitted by Prof. Dr. Matthias Pilz, University of Cologne We (Prof. Dr. Saikat Maitra, IIM Calcutta;  Prof. Srabani Maitra, Univ. of Glasgow; Prof. Dr. Matthias Pilz, Univ. of Cologne) are editing a Special Issue for Education and Training titled, 'Not in high regard: an exploration of low reputation of vocational education in the Global South' …

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How do Vocational Teachers Learn? Formal and Informal Learning by Vocational Teachers in Kenya

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.10.1.2 The author is Moses Njenga (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary). Abstract Context: Participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) supports the development of vocational teacher competencies. However, it is often not clear what learning methods vocational teachers …

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IJRVET is now indexed in Web of Science (WoS)

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In late 2022, we received the welcome news that the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science. The indexing of already published articles (period from 2020) is now completed. WoS promotes its services with the following message: The Web of Science™ is the …

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New Special Issue on Internationalization of Vocational Education and Training—Advances and Developments

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Provided by Prof. Matthias Pilz, University of Cologne, Germany, and member of VETNET. New Special Issue published in The International Journal of Training and Development (IJTD). Free download available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14682419/2022/26/4 The question of the internationalization and transferability of Vocational Education and Training (VET) system approaches and the possibility of VET export play a major role …

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Workplace Learning in China: Transferring Training Into Practice to Improve Performance

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.9.3.1 The authors are Xingheng Wang, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, China Weihan Lin, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, China Tianwen Xue, Zhejiang Haisen Pharmaceutical, China Adam Green, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA Limin Gu, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, China Yansheng He, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, …

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