Gender Issues in Vocational Education and Training in India

2019 ◽  
pp. 70-94
Author(s):  
Disha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
The Other ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Employment System ◽  
Economic Output ◽  
Workforce Productivity ◽  
And Training

The data unveils that India's workforce productivity is lower than that of many other developing countries. At the same time, India is also facing skill gap challenge because of the non-availability of skilled labor force in different sectors. There are very few adequately skilled workers in the employment system. Thus, multiple mismatches emerge, where on one side the sectors like manufacturing, crafts, etc. are desperately looking for skilled workers while on the other side the young job starters cannot find adequate employment. Also, India has a huge informal sector that employs more than 90% of all workers of the labor force and contributes in 60% of the country's economic output. If India is to become a major manufacturing power, then there should be the development of a network which can promote and reward skills and productivity. There should also be equal representation of gender in terms of participation in works and skill development. In 2011, out of a total workforce of 481.7 million, 149.9 million or 31% are women.

scholarly journals Licensing, Educational Credentialing, and Wages Among Foreign Skilled Workers in Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (S1) ◽  
pp. 375-400
Author(s):  
Daniela Rohrbach-Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
The Other ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The One ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
And Training

Abstract The article studies whether foreign skilled workers have similar access to licensed and more credentialed occupations, and whether they profit from these regulations in terms of similar wages in these occupations to comparable domestic skilled workers. The theoretical foundations of this article are concepts of signaling and occupational closure. The analyses use a sample of 60,000 employed persons from the 2006, 2012 and 2018 Employment Surveys of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), and a reweighting approach to account for the selection on observables. Results show an ambivalent picture of the regulation of occupations: on the one hand, at least foreign skilled men earn similar wages to domestic skilled men in more closed occupations; on the other hand, foreign skilled workers are less likely to enter these positions and they have monetary disadvantages compared with domestic skilled workers in less closed occupations.

scholarly journals Education and Training for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Georg Spoettl ◽  
Vidmantas Tūtlys
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Implementation Level ◽  
And Training

Within the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution as an overall paradigm change, organization and work processes must switch together with automation following and real-time control. This applies to the contents of labor and to the interaction and connection between human and technology. Up to this point, there are only a few empirical studies about how digitized, decentralized and closely connected production system with "Cyber-Physical-Systems" change the task and and competence profiles in the workplace. One outcome will be that intelligent workpieces will manage their way into production themselves. Depending on the implementation level of Industry 4.0 in companies, vocational education and training for the workforce is highly relevant and the vocational systems have to respond to the needs and expectations of the new technological challenges. Successful reactions of the vocational systems towards the 4th Industrial Revolution have to focus on curriculum development, teacher training and training of highly skilled workers. Approaches to fulfill these requirements will be discussed in this paper.

Recent Framework of TVET Teacher Education in a Country on the Path to Reform

2018 ◽  
pp. 498-519
Author(s):  
Frank Bünning ◽  
Ulrike Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Career Option ◽  
Training Research ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
And Training

This chapter discussed TVET teacher education in Myanmar on the threshold of the 21st century; a qualitative analysis of the present state of the art. Recent status of Myanmar's TVET system was highlighted and the chapter strongly maintained that qualified and motivated teachers and instructors are key for effective learning and are as well at the heart of TVET quality. The chapter provided a comprehensive problem scenario with regard to TVET teacher training; to mention a few, that there is a low awareness for the relevance of TVET in general and with respect to its potential to develop a country's skilled and semi-skilled workers. In comparison to university degrees, graduating from training courses at vocational institutions is not perceived as a valuable career option. Lastly, this chapter attempts to add to the collection of vocational education and training research by consulting a case in Myanmar – a country which currently possesses only a sparse amount of data in this field.

Recent Framework of TVET Teacher Education in a Country on the Path to Reform

2017 ◽  
pp. 85-106
Author(s):  
Frank Bünning ◽  
Ulrike Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Career Option ◽  
Training Research ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
And Training

This chapter discussed TVET teacher education in Myanmar on the threshold of the 21st century; a qualitative analysis of the present state of the art. Recent status of Myanmar's TVET system was highlighted and the chapter strongly maintained that qualified and motivated teachers and instructors are key for effective learning and are as well at the heart of TVET quality. The chapter provided a comprehensive problem scenario with regard to TVET teacher training; to mention a few, that there is a low awareness for the relevance of TVET in general and with respect to its potential to develop a country's skilled and semi-skilled workers. In comparison to university degrees, graduating from training courses at vocational institutions is not perceived as a valuable career option. Lastly, this chapter attempts to add to the collection of vocational education and training research by consulting a case in Myanmar – a country which currently possesses only a sparse amount of data in this field.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development

2016 ◽  
pp. 127-151
Author(s):  
Pinar Feyzioglu Akkoyunlu
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Human Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
School Based ◽  
And Training ◽  
Unemployment Problem

Education in general is considered and its effect on economic and human development is questioned via the Human Development Index criteria. Education as an investment to human capital is discussed. Secondly, the demand for highly skilled workers and the relation between employment and new technologies are analyzed. The high rate of unemployment of educated youth is a disadvantage for economic and social stability. The importance of vocational education in overcoming this unemployment problem is discussed. Third, the Turkish and German economies and education systems in particular are compared. In Turkey, there is an increase in the number of university graduates but also there is an increase in the number of unemployed educated young people. In this perspective school-based education, a dual system in which school-based education is combined with firm-based training and informal training is explained. The German system is investigated with a view to obtain clues for an efficient education system.

scholarly journals How to measure the efficacy of VET workplace learning: the FET-WL model

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 602-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Pineda-Herrero ◽  
Carla Quesada-Pallarès ◽  
Berta Espona-Barcons ◽  
Óscar Mas-Torelló
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
And Training

Purpose – Workplace learning (WL) is a key part of vocational education and training (VET) because it allows students to develop their skills in a work environment, and provides important information about how well VET studies prepare skilled workers. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate WL efficacy in VET. Design/methodology/approach – The research presented in this paper was based on a quantitative design, after having identified factors that influence training efficacy. The factors to evaluate transfer in WL (FET-WL) questionnaire was formed of 57 items (five-point Likert scale) and applied to a stratified probabilistic sample of 1,026 VET students in the Barcelona area (Spain). Findings – After conducting an exploratory factor analysis, the model explained 48.42 per cent of the variance and six factors merged: coherence of the training of the school with the WL, school tutor’s sole, host company tutor’s role, the possibilities of developing the WL, integration into the company and student’s motivation. Originality/value – Results show that the FET-WL may be a useful tool for the various agents involved in WL since it may improve the organization and management of VET and thereby increase its efficacy.

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