Education + Training: Volume 52 Issue 5

Can mentoring assist in the school‐to‐work transition?

Martin Lang

Due to recent bottlenecks in the apprenticeship market the transition from general schooling into the German employment system has become more and more problematic for many pupils…

Early school‐leavers' microtransitions: towards a competent self

Laura Bonica, Viviana Sappa

The purpose of this study is to discuss conditions in support of a Competent Self in the broader process of the school‐work transition, particularly regarding early school‐leavers.

Vocational education and training (VET) for youths with low levels of qualification in Germany

Christian Schmidt

In Germany structural change and aggravated international competition have been accompanied by a declining willingness of enterprises to offer apprenticeships. Young people with…

Job or further training?: Impact of the Swiss Basic Federal Vocational Education and Training (VET) Certificate on the careers of low achieving young people

Marlise Kammermann

The two‐year basic training course leading to the Basic Federal Certificate was established in Switzerland by the new Vocational Training Act in 2002 with the intention of…

Vocational education and training attrition and the school‐to‐work transition

Jonas Masdonati, Nadia Lamamra, Marine Jordan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of dual vocational education and training (VET) attritions as indicating difficulties in the transition from school to work.

Vocational education and training (VET) and young people: The pathway of the poor?

John Polesel

The aim of this paper is to consider the role played by vocational education and training (VET) for young people in Australia.

Young people's experiences of vocational education and training (VET)

Robert Lawy

The aim of the paper is to locate and understand VET provision for young people in England and Scotland as a set of policies and practices that can also be located within a…

Vocational education and training (VET) pathways for disadvantaged youth

Professor Erica Smith