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This Cedefop study examines the contribution that vocational education and training (VET) can make to reducing early leaving from education and training (ELET).

Published in two volumes, this first looks at quantitative data to understand better the extent of early leaving from VET (ELVET). It analyses mechanisms for monitoring early leaving (at national and EU-levels), and examines VET and labour-market-specific factors, as well as those related to the individual and his/her family background, contributing to this phenomenon. It aims to assist national policy-makers and decision-makers at different levels in developing existing monitoring systems to measure ELVET and inform VET policies to tackle ELET. It also aims to assist European stakeholders to refine the EU indicator to capture the important variations in individual situations of early leavers. The second volume reviews VET-related measures to tackle ELET, either by preventing learners dropping out and/or by bringing those who have already left back to education and training.

Publication details

Publication number
5557
Publication year
2016
Publication month
December
Publication type

Lejupielādes

Leaving education early: putting vocational education and training centre stage

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Leaving education early: putting vocational education and training centre stage

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Executive summary

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Chapter 1. Introduction

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Chapter 2. Research scope and methodology

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Chapter 3. Understanding and monitoring early leaving

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Chapter 4. The extent of early leaving from VET

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Chapter 5. Factors influencing early leaving from VET

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Chapter 6. Conclusions and policy messages

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Bibliography

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