Mechatronics is becoming an important subject in engineering education and vocational training. Accordingly, there is a growing need for innovative learning concepts, capable of supporting the necessary education and training platforms. Integrated learning arrangements where e-learning with simulations and remote laboratories is combined with experiential learning in real laboratories and at wo...

In October 1968, this Journal published a paper entitled 'Vocational Training for General Practice' which was mainly concerned with the need for such training at that time, and the future developments necessary to make achievement a possibility. In assessing the then current position, it was suggested that in its attempt to establish itself as a true academic discipline, General Practice had to...

This paper considers the next steps for the DigCurV project in working towards a sustainable future for vocational education and training in Digital Curation Keywords-component; DigCurV; Digital Curator Vocational Education; Europe

Objective: Today people are aware of the important role of agriculture as a vital source in their life. Development in agriculture and making healthy food for human, needs trained man. Vocational schools and agricultural training centers provided the first stage for arriving at this purpose. One of the reasons for the weak influence of agricultural training centers in creating occupational oppo...

This report focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in developed countries and the developing world, with a special emphasis on the role of vocational training and education policies. We highlight the role of demographic factors, economic growth and labor market institutions in explaining young people‘s transition into work. We then assess differences in the se...

Overeducation and Skill Endowments: The Role of School Achievement and Vocational Training Quality Thurow’s job-competition model implies that overeducation is contingent upon the differing skill endowments of employees. As yet, only rudimentary evidence has been furnished to confirm this relationship. In the present paper, we test the theory in a more sophisticated manner, by means of a more d...