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VET workers’ problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments: European approach
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Abstract The European workplace is challenging VET adults’ problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments (TREs). So far, no international large-scale assessment data has been available for VET. The PIAAC data comprise the most comprehensive source of information on adults’ skills to date. The presen... view more
The European workplace is challenging VET adults’ problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments (TREs). So far, no international large-scale assessment data has been available for VET. The PIAAC data comprise the most comprehensive source of information on adults’ skills to date. The present study (N=50 369) focuses on gaining insight into the problem-solving skills in TREs of adults with a VET background. When examining the similarities and differences in VET adults’ problem-solving skills in TREs across 11 European countries, two main trends can be observed. First, our results show that only a minority of VET adults perform at a high level. Second, there seems to be substantial variation between countries with respect to the proportion of VET adults that can be identified as “at-risk” or “weak” performers. For the future, our findings indicate the variations that can be used as a starting point to identify beneficial VET
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Keywords
adult education; Europe; qualification; adult; job; coping; indicator; vocational education; construction of indicators; occupation
Classification
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Free Keywords
Adults with vocational education and training; Large-scale assessment; PIAAC; Technology-rich environments; Problem-solving; Workplace skills
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 57-80
Journal
International journal for research in vocational education and training, 1 (2014) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.1.1.4
ISSN
2197-8646
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works