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Finnish vocational education and training in comparison: strengths and weaknesses

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Virolainen, Maarit
Stenström, Marja-Leena

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


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