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Australia – Vocational education and training (Infographics)
This infographic provides a snapshot of Australia’s publicly funded vocational education and training sector. It presents statistics about student characteristics, qualifications completed, where and what students studied, and participation rates. Statistics about young people’s participation in education and training is also presented. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Snapshot of vocational … Continue reading
Quebec – More vocational training needed ? (audio)
The Quebec economy needs skilled workers, and we are not training enough of them. Are we too focused on university? Should the next generation opt for vocational training instead? Click on the image to get to the audio file: via Would more vocational training lead to a stronger economy? – CBC News – Latest … Continue reading
Skilled Trades in Michigan – Students aren’t buying
Nearly everywhere he goes, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder talks about well-paying, but unfilled, welding,carpentry, machining and other skilled-trades jobs, as well as technical occupations in health care. Snyder has said Michigan and the country “messed up” by telling young people that the only path to a well-paying career is getting a four-year degree at a … Continue reading
Wal-Mart in China – To invest in a three-year training program for 20,000 vocational school graduates
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is helping to launch a three-year training program across China with the aim of producing more than 20,000 vocational school graduates to meet the increasing demand of the retail job market. Wal-Mart China will team up with the China Chain Store and Franchise Association to initiate the Future Retail Star Training program, … Continue reading
US – The manufacturing workforce is aging rapidly report finds
The u.s. manufacturing workforce is aging rapidly, with half of the existing workforce only 10-15 years away from retirement. Yet,american manufacturing employers are struggling to build a pipeline of new workers. Some 600,000 positions are currently unfilled, and more than three million additional positions are due to open by 2020. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate remains … Continue reading
US – College degree or vocational education ?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that only 27 percent of jobs in the U.S. economy currently require a college degree. By comparison, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that 47 percent of workers today have an associate degree or higher. The BLS projects that the proportion of jobs requiring a college degree will barely … Continue reading
Skills Gap in Germany – Students snub vocational schools
Forget the strong euro or competition from Asia. German industry’s main concern today isn’t selling its products but finding the people to make them. The country’s 200-year-old two-tier education system, credited for building one of the most productive workforces on the planet, is sputtering as young Germans increasingly shun vocational schools—the gateway to manufacturing careers—for … Continue reading
The Skills Gap in Cambodia – Over half of the firms feel that vocational education and training programs do not yet meet the needs
The shortages of skilled labor and quality human resources are among the greatest challenges facing the Cambodian economy, a new survey revealed Wednesday. The survey was done based on the interviews of 355 enterprises nationwide by the International Labor Organization and the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations ( CAMFEBA). “In terms of … Continue reading
Apprenticeship in UK / Dominated by older workers and existing employees says an expert
Most apprenticeships offered by UK employers are given to existing members of staff, making it harder for young people to get on the schemes, an expert said yesterday. Speaking at a Work Foundation conference on skills in London, Lizzie Crowley, senior researcher at the Work Foundation, said: “Around 80% of apprenticeships go to existing members … Continue reading
National Apprenticeship Week in UK – Vocational education as equal to academic qualifications
National Apprenticeship Week is a time to commend the achievements of apprentices and politicians have led the way with warm words about the work that apprentices do. One theme already this week has been the need to ensure that vocational education is seen as equal to, rather than second fiddle to, academic qualifications. The University … Continue reading
Namibia / Employers welcome Vocational Education and Training Levy
The Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF) has in principle welcomed the implementation of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) levy, which was published in the Government Gazette of January 27, 2014. “We encourage all employers to accept the levy and to see it as a medium to long-term investment in the country as a whole. It … Continue reading
Malaysia / Vocational students to increase by 20 per cent this year
The Education Ministry is transforming vocational education in the country by expanding its physical facilities to accommodate an increase of 20 per cent more students this year. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it was aimed at meeting the trained manpower needs in various industries which required skilled workers. He said the reception … Continue reading
Apprenticeships in South Carolina / A German company is training students in skilled labor through the model
BMW’s plant in Greer, S.C., is its only one in the United States. The company offers a program called BMW Scholars that allows young workers to study at technical colleges and work Continue reading
Tackling Youth Unemployment / Try apprenticeships says ILO
The ILO was host this week to a Sub-Regional Workshop on Apprenticeship Systems in Europe, where government, workers’ and employers’ representatives had the chance to exchange ideas and best practices on successful apprenticeship systems in the continent. Apprenticeship systems have played an important role in certain countries to help reduce youth unemployment. Watch the videos … Continue reading
UK needs a better developed vocational higher education system with higher apprenticeships says AoC’s rep
Universities are trying to fit a “square plug into a round hole” by attempting to “tack on” employability skills to a three-year academic degree, a college representative has said. Nick Davy, higher education policy manager at the Association of Colleges (AoC), argued that England instead needed a better developed vocational higher education system, including a … Continue reading
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