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Finnish vocational education and training in comparison: strengths and weaknesses
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Abstract The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vocational
education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing
educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in
IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other Nor... view more
The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vocational
education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing
educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in
IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other Nordic
countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. All four Nordic countries have wellorganised
labour markets and universal types of welfare states. Priority is given to
goals related to equal opportunities and social inclusion. At the same time, these
countries have different models of IVET. While the study compares the Finnish
model of organising IVET to those of other Nordic countries, it also examines the
German and UK models, which represent differing societal approaches to IVET.
The differences in the outcomes of the IVET systems are described and analysed
through reviewing secondary data provided by Eurydice and Eurostat, along with
country reports produced in a Nordic comparative project, Nord-VET.... view less
Keywords
Sweden; Denmark; university admission; educational opportunity; vocational education; Norway; social inequality; labor market policy; inclusion; employability; labor market; equality; Finland; training opportunities; university level of education; participation in education
Classification
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Free Keywords
Comparative study; educational trends; initial vocational education and training; level of employment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 81-106
Journal
International journal for research in vocational education and training, 1 (2014) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.1.2.1
ISSN
2197-8646
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works