Handbook of Vocational Education and Training

Foundations for Transforming the Nation
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-76846-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 625 g

Vocational education and training (VET) are major stepping stones in the development journey of any nation. A carefully structured and implemented VET system ensures skill development and equips the existing and prospective workforce with the necessary technical proficiency, thereby reducing unemployment and increasing productivity.

This handbook is designed to provide the readers with a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which VET has been implemented in both highly developed and developing countries around the globe, including Germany, Japan, China, India, and countries in Africa and Latin America, among others. It looks at how VET plays a crucial role in empowering a nation, acts as a comparative advantage, and contributes to nation-building. In the process, it highlights the best practices and fallacies related to VET and showcases how effective vocational training can allow countries to confront existing deficits in employment and decent work.

This comprehensive handbook will interest policymakers, government officials, corporate executives, and professionals in education, education policy, curriculum design, teaching and learning, adult education, lifelong learning, and classroom practice. It will also be valuable for technical education students and individuals working in executive training programmes, public sector enterprises, and NGOs related to VET. Offering 16 essential success factors, the handbook provides practical guidance for the national implementation of VET, helping countries adopt global best practices while addressing challenges with unique insights.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sheth, Jagdish N.

Shome, Samik

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wirtschaftspädagogik, Berufspädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. How Does Vocational Education Transforms Nations? 2. VET in Germany – The Gold Standard 3. VET in the United Kingdom – The Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution 4. VET in Scandinavia – Divergent Models of VET 5. VET in the United States of America (U.S.A.) – Opportunities for Alternative Employment 6. VET in Japan –The Creation of Industrial Manpower 7. VET in China – Promoting Skilled Talents  8. VET in India – Harnessing the Demographic Dividend  9. VET in South Korea – The Miscellaneous Schools 10. VET in ASEAN – The Unique Catalyst for Growth 11. VET in Australia – The Way Towards Lifelong Learning 12. VET in Latin America – Towards a New Pathway 13. VET in Africa – Avenues of Employment Generation 14. Epilogue Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jagdish N. Sheth is the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Emory University. Renowned for seminal works like The Theory of Buyer Behavior and The Rule of Three, he has published over 350 works on consumer behaviour, competitive strategy, and emerging markets, profoundly impacting modern marketing. Sheth’s distinguished career includes roles at the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois, Columbia University, and MIT. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2020, India’s highest civilian honour for non-resident Indians, for his global contributions. His influence spans academia and industry, recognised by the American Marketing Association, the American Psychological Association, and numerous international bodies.

Samik Shome is a development economist and social scientist. He holds a PhD from the University of Calcutta, India, specialising in public policy and labour economics. Shome is a Professor of Economics at the Institute of Management, Nirma University, India. His research focuses on grassroots government programme implementation, model building, and strategic frameworks. He actively serves on committees for various Indian ministries and collaborates on government and community projects. He has published over 50 papers in top journals and presented his research at international conferences, contributing widely to economics and public policy.