Paula Risius

Researcher for Digital Education and Skilled Workforce Development

Tel: +49 221 4981-680 Mail: risius@iwkoeln.de

At the IW since 2019
Studies of Sociology and Empirical Social Research at the University of Cologne
Supervision of empirical research in the project NETZWERK Q 4.0
Research interests: Education and training in the digital transformation; career orientation and transitions to work; shortage of skilled workers.

Topics

Education and Training

Research unit

Vocational Education and Professionals

IW Publications

Burstedde, Alexander / Risius, Paula / Tiedemann, Jurek / Werner, Dirk, 2023, Weiterbildungsbedarfe der Automobilbranche in der Transformation. Befragungsergebnisse aus dem IW-Zukunftspanel, Gutachten im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) für den Expertenkreis Transformation der Automobilwirtschaft (ETA), IW-Report, Nr. 56, Köln
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Risius, Paula / Seyda, Susanne, 2023, Digitale Ausbildung. Eine Frage von Technik, Ressourcen oder Motivation?, in: IW-Trends, 50. Jg., Nr. 1, S. 81-99
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Flake, Regina / Koneberg, Filiz / Risius, Paula, 2022, Lernrückstände durch Corona in der dualen Ausbildung. Die Bedeutung von Distanzlernen und Unterstützungsmaßnahmen der Ausbilderinnen und Ausbilder, IW-Report, Nr. 52, Köln
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Werner, Dirk / Risius, Paula / Jansen, Anika, 2021, Neue Wege oder Irrwege für den Ausbildungsmarkt? Wie die Parteien Ausbildungsangebot und -nachfrage erhöhen wollen: Eine kritische Bewertung der Parteiprogramme durch das IW, IW-Policy Paper, Nr. 21, Köln
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More from Paula Risius

IW-Report No. 56 2. November 2023

Further training needs of the automotive industry in transformation

Alexander Burstedde / Paula Risius / Jurek Tiedemann / Dirk Werner

Due to the ecological and digital transformation, significant parts of the German economy, particularly the industrial sector, are currently undergoing a transformation. This development also extends to the automotive sector, which occupies a vital position in the German economy.

IW-Trends No. 1 23. May 2023

Digital Training: A question of Technology, Resources or Motivation?

Paula Risius / Susanne Seyda

The degree to which companies in Germany have digitalised their vocational training, if at all, is influenced by a variety of factors.

IW-Report No. 52 13. October 2022

Learning deficits due to Corona in dual training

Regina Flake / Filiz Koneberg / Paula Risius

The contact reduction measures during the Corona pandemic had a strong impact on everyday life in the German dual system of vocational training. Regarding the work-based training within the companies, the question arises as to which extent distance learning and remote working could be organized at short notice for the apprentices.

IW-Policy Paper No. 21 23. September 2021

New paths or wrong paths for the training market?

Dirk Werner / Paula Risius / Anika Jansen

Some of the demands made by the political parties in their election programs for the federal elections are specifically aimed at increasing the demand for and supply of vocational education and training. In this analysis, the measures are evaluated economically based on empirical data and previous research findings.

IW-Report No. 59 21. November 2020

Measuring the shortage of skilled workers

Alexander Burstedde / Regina Flake / Anika Jansen / Lydia Malin / Paula Risius / Susanne Seyda / Sebastian Schirner / Dirk Werner

The present IW-Report introduces a new methodology for measuring the shortage of skilled workers and thus makes a central contribution to mapping the skilled worker situation in Germany. First, a definition of the term "shortage of skilled workers" is presented. Afterwards, its operationalization is discussed.