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Press release - For young people, vocational education is a better route to employment
Vocational education graduates of upper-secondary or post-secondary schools have a greater chance of being employed than graduates of general education at the same level. They are also less likely to spend prolonged periods without work, and more likely to stay on in their first job for more than four years.
Eurostat regional yearbook 2009
Education at a Glance 2006
Education is a gateway to employment and in almost all OECD countries educational attainment levels continue to rise, with many countries showing impressive gains in university qualifications in particular, according to data in the 2006 edition of the OECD’s annual publication Education at a Glance.

Event

Information & Communication Technology in Natural Science Education 2009
ISCE 2009 International Students' Conference: Advantages and Disadvantages in Education
International Conference on Professional Education in Nursing ICPEN
Aula 2009 - Saln Internacional del estudiante y de la Oferta educativa

Bibliography

Quality Profile: accreditation and certification - Bibliography
Quality Profile: accreditation and certification - Bibliography

Procurement Call

The role of VET in reducing early leaving from education and training
The application of learning outcomes approaches across Europe - a comparative overview
Quality approaches in Learning and Training patterns in European small firms
Teaching and learning methods in initial vocational education and training: European trends and challenges

Article

Tertiary attainment – sustained progress by European Union Member States
Almost half of Member States have reached the Europe 2020 target of 40% of people aged 30-34 holding a higher education degree or equivalent qualification, according to the latest data. Since the target was announced in 2010, progress has been steady, rising by around one percentage point a year. If current trends continue, the European Union should meet its target by the end of the decade.
Germany: the new Recognition Act
Around 2.9 million people living in Germany have migrant backgrounds and acquired their highest vocational qualification in another country. Often, however, they are unable to find employment matching their qualification. Germany's new law to improve the assessment and recognition of professional qualifications acquired abroad aims to contribute to better and more uniform regulation.
Labour market prospects deteriorate for early leavers from education and training
In 2011, around 55% of early leavers from education and training were jobless (up by nine percentage points compared to 2008).
Does VET contribute to raising tertiary educational attainment?
In the EU, 8.5% of all 30-34 year-olds have a practically-oriented tertiary qualification, equivalent to a quarter of those with tertiary education attainment in that age group.
Young people from a migrant background at greater risk of leaving education and training early
In the EU more than one in four young people from a migrant background leaves education and training too early.
Rising unemployment hits low-skilled adults the hardest
At 14.8 %, the crisis-induced EU unemployment rate for low-educated adults is five percentage points higher than in 2008 and well above average.
Lifelong learning for adults with a low level of education: any recent progress?
Among 25-64 year-olds, those with low qualifications are less likely to participate in adult learning. In the EU, their participation rates have stagnated at 3.8 %
Sweden - Strengthening vocational skills: introducing a reformed upper secondary school
Thousands of Swedish teenagers have these past months not only started their upper secondary studies but also marked the beginning of a new reform. Adopted in 2010 the reform aims at increasing throughput and better adapting education programmes to requirements in different sectors and occupational areas. For students in IVET programmes changes include new admission requirements, study pathways and the introduction of a vocational diploma.
The Netherlands - The State of Education in the Netherlands in 2009/2010
Every year the Dutch Inspectorate of Education publishes the Annual Education Report on the state of education. This report outlines developments and key themes in Dutch education. The first chapter reflects on major developments and facets of education that are in need of improvement.
The Netherlands - Key Figures 2006-2010: Education, Culture and Science

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Library and documentation
Library and documentation
Continuing vocational training and adult learning
Continuing vocational training and adult learning
Initial vocational education and training
Initial vocational education and training

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