25 Nov 2014
The Challenges of Promoting Transfer of the Dual Model of Vocational Training in International Cooperation By Markus Maurer
By Markus Maurer, Zurich University of Teacher Education. In today’s highly globalised world it would be surprising if governments and their experts,... Read More
23 Oct 2014
Human Resource Development Strategies and Structure in South Africa: Planning, Plumbing, or Posing? By Stephanie Allais
By Stephanie Allais, University of the Witwatersrand. Governments who are attempting to develop education policies and systems that meet the needs of... Read More
09 Oct 2014
Learning and Working in the Informal Economy – What do we Know and What Should we Do? A German perspective By Léna Krichewsky
By Léna Krichewsky, The Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. The share of self-employed workers and employees without regular work contracts is rising globally, reaching... Read More
02 Oct 2014
Africa Must Invent its Own Economic Model By Albert Damantang Camara
By Albert Damantang Camara, Minister of Technical Education, Vocational Training, Employment and Labour, Guinea. Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) hosted the Third Ministerial Conference... Read More
30 Sep 2014
Training without a Soul By Claudio de Moura Castro
By Claudio de Moura Castro, Positivo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Brazil shared the traditional disdain of Iberian countries towards working with one`s hands.... Read More
24 Sep 2014
Back to the 'Vocational Education' Drawing Board: Do we Need Some Serious Re-visioning? By Salim Akoojee
By Salim Akoojee, South Africa and Hong Kong. An August 2014 article in the Economist referred to the vocational sector as being... Read More
28 Jul 2014
Breaking Down the Silos: Learning Knowledge and Skills for Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods By Anna Robinson-Pant
By Anna Robinson-Pant, University of East Anglia. As a researcher in literacy, gender and development, I was excited to have the opportunity... Read More
21 Jul 2014
Demand and Supply of Skills in Ghana: How Can Training Programs Improve Employment? By Peter Darvas
By Peter Darvas, World Bank, and Robert Palmer, Independent Education and Skills Consultant. Ghana’s impressive gains in economic growth and in poverty... Read More
19 May 2014
Skills for Work is High on the Post-2015 Agenda, but are we Still on Track for Another Vague Target? By Robert Palmer
By Robert Palmer, Independent Education and Skills Consultant. Three months ago in a blog in NORRAG NEWSBite, I asked ‘can we avoid... Read More
14 Apr 2014
A NEET Indicator for Post-2015? Let’s be More Precise By Enrique Pieck
By Enrique Pieck, Academic Researcher, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, Mexico. When trying to ensure an effective youth transition to the labor... Read More