Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 21 Issue 6/7
Table of contents
The development of vocational education policy in Greece: a critical approach
Nikitas Patiniotis, Dimitris StavroulakisVocational education in Greece has been developed only recently, mainly through foreign influences. Delay is largely attributed to idiomorphic employment patterns, favouring…
New possibilities for the professionalization of UK VET professionals
Michael Young, David GuileAnalyses the present condition of, and future possibilities for, the professionalization of those who work in vocational education and training in the UK. Argues that for the UK…
Vocational education as a “life‐project”? Reflections from the case of Finland
Anja HeikkinenDiscusses the problem of “creating” a vocational education and training profession in Europe. In approaching the problem, national and cultural differences of vocational education…
The Spanish VET system at the turn of the century: modernization and reform
Xavier Martinez CelorrioPlaces the reform of the Spanish vocational education and training (VET) system in context, identifying the salient events and deficiencies in this modernization process. The most…
Regional development and the tasks of vocational education and training professionals
Martinus SantemaThe EUROPROF project has as a broad aim the development of new programmes for the education of vocational education and training (VET) professionals. To achieve this aim the…
The social shaping of work and technology as a guideline for vocational education and training
Gerald HeideggerViews new tasks of vocational education and training (VET) from the perspective of the German educational system for the upper secondary level. Outlines a proposal to enrich the…
Roles, competences and outputs of HRD practitioners ‐ a comparative study in four European countries
Wim J. Nijhof, Robina N. de RijkEarly in the 1990s, at the University of Twente it was felt that research was needed on the content of human resource development (HRD) jobs in Europe. In the USA such studies had…
New roles for vocational education and training teachers and trainers in Europe: a new framework for their education
Graham AttwellProvides an overview of the research undertaken through the EU Leonardo EUROPROF project. Describes the aims of the project and outlines the methodologies undertaken in the work…
The many meanings of occupational competence and qualification
Per‐Erik EllströmThe last decade has witnessed an increasing focus, both in research and in the policy debate on human resource development (HRD) and work‐based education and training, as…
Is Europe embracing the “interactive age”?
Haaris SheikhConsiders the transition from the communication age to the “interactive age” through demonstrating Europe’s effort in establishing a network of multimedia information…