ECER VETNET Proceedings 2018 Published

The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) has been a big success. VETNET had a significant increase in participants. Research on Vocational Education and Training is vivid in Europe and abroad. This year's proceedings of VETNET are published online and as a book: Nägele, C., & Stalder, B. E. (Eds.) (2018). Trends in vocational education and …

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Book review: Internationalization in Vocational Education and Training

The book "Internationalization in Vocational Education and Training" (2017), edited by Ly Thi Tran and Kate Dempsey, consists of 14 articles covering Australia, China, European Union, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. The aim of the book is to highlight the current phase of internationalization in the field of vocational education …

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Crossing Boundaries Conference 2019 in València: Call for Papers ends on 31th may 2018

3rd International VET Conference Crossing Boundaries in Vocational Education and Training: Pedagogical concerns and market demands, 2-3 May 2019, València, Spain Organizer: University of Valencia, Research Group Transitions from education to work in contexts of social vulnerability, Prof. Dr. Fernando Marhuenda & María José Chisvert, in cooperation with the Institute for Vocational Education, University of Rostock. One year after …

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Call for Papers (open): Crossing Boundaries Conference in Valencia (May 2019)

Call for Papers (open!) 3rd International VET Conference Crossing Boundaries in Vocational Education and Training: Pedagogical concerns and market demands, 2-3 May 2019, València, Spain Organizer: University of Valencia, Research Group Transitions from education to work in contexts of social vulnerability, Prof. Dr. Fernando Marhuenda & María José Chisvert, in cooperation with the Institute for Vocational Education, University of …

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Great start for the new working year – The IJRVET Yearbook 2017 is available!

In the beginning of the working year 2018 Michael Gessler, the editor-in-chief of the IJRVET,  has had a great message to us: The brand new IJRVET Yearbook is available as an online version and as a print version. Now, for the European and international research communities in the field of vocational education and training (VET) …

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IJRVET Yearbook 2017 is now available!

Starting in 2018, the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) publish annually a Yearbook with all electronic articles published in the previous year. The first printed Yearbook (2017) is now available on Amazon (Amazon.com - Amazon.co.uk - Amazon.de - Amazon.fr - Amazon.es). An open access version of the Yearbook 2017 can be downloaded on ResearchGate. IJRVET provides open access to …

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ECER 2018 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The call for papers for the 2018’s ECER in Bolzano is now open. The topic of the conference “Inclusion and Exclusion” is also relevant in VET research. Consider to submit a paper, symposium, or workshop to this or any VET-related issue to Network 2, VETNET. See ECER 2018 Call for Proposals.  Important dates: Emerging Researchers‘ Conference - 3 …

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Professor Karen Evans awarded with the VET Research Award of the European Commission 2017

At the European Vocational Skills Week 2017, taking place in November in Brussels, the European Commission awarded Professor Karen Evans with the VET Research Award of the European Commission. Congratulations for the award for an outstanding researcher which is active in VETNET for years!  Karen Evans is Emeritus Professor of Education at the UCL Institute of …

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Joint Cooperation established between IJRVET and the International Labour Organization / Centro Interamericano para el Desarrollo del Conocimiento en la Formación Profesional (Cinterfor)

Cinterfor, the Centro Interamericano para el Desarrollo del Conocimiento en la Formación Profesional / Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (a technical service of OIT Organización International del Trabajo / ILO International Labour Organization) and IJRVET International Journal for Vocational Education and Training agreed this month on close cooperation. IJRVET is already accessible …

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