Abschlussorientierte Weiterbildungen können für Geringqualifizierte ein probates Mittel sein, um ihre Beschäftigungs- und Verdienstmöglichkeiten in einer sich stetig wandelnden Arbeitswelt zu verbessern. Häufig werden aber finanzielle Gründe als Hinderungsgrund genannt, wenn es um...

This independent, external study supports the European Commission in the evaluation of Council Recommendation of 22 May 2017 on the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (2017 EQF Recommendation). It includes an assessment of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and...

This independent, external study supports the European Commission in the evaluation of Council Recommendation of 22 May 2017 on the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (2017 EQF Recommendation). It includes an assessment of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and...

This Programming Document (PD) for 2023-2026 provides a structured overview of ECHA's activities and objectives in 2023, and of the human and financial resources allocated for delivering these objectives. It also provides a multiannual outlook until 2026, covering ECHA's main activities together...

This paper examines the individual innovation contributions of the vocational education and training (VET) workforce compared to university graduates such as scientists and engineers. For this purpose, individual-level data from the German manufacturing sector are used, distinguishing between...

Context: Accompanying learners in their increasingly self-directed learning is an important goal in the field of vocational education and training. With digitalisation, the traditional role of the teacher, characterized in terms of an arbiter and transmitter of knowledge, is in crisis. Besides...

Context: The importance of both self-regulated and self-directed learners has been emphasised in lifelong learning. However, in theory, self-regulated learning (SRL) serves as a basis for becoming a self-directed learner. Therefore, SRL (which includes certain skills) needs to be developed in...