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Paula Risius / Susanne Seyda IW-Trends No. 1 23. May 2023 Digital Training: A question of Technology, Resources or Motivation?

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

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A question of Technology, Resources or Motivation?
Paula Risius / Susanne Seyda IW-Trends No. 1 23. May 2023

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

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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

From the management’s point of view, strategic and technical considerations play an important role, while for the HR department, it is motivation, personnel resources and the digital competences of the trainers that determine how much of their firm’s training is digital. The present study describes the current extent of digitalisation in Germany’s dual vocational training system, which combines vocational school attendance with in-company training, and examines the various factors that have a bearing on progress in this direction. This was achieved by using data from a representative survey of HR managers to analyse the relative effects of different factors in a structural equation model. The results show that much is determined by the technologies used and that enterprises’ strategic considerations and motivation have the strongest impact on the degree of digitalisation in in-company training.

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A question of Technology, Resources or Motivation?
Paula Risius / Susanne Seyda IW-Trends No. 1 23. May 2023

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

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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Roschan Monsef / Finn Arnd Wendland IW-Report No. 57 7. November 2022

Employees in the renewable energy sector: Renaissance of vocational training?

In order to master the ecological transformation of the real economy, many qualified specialists will be needed in the coming years.

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Regina Flake / Filiz Koneberg / Paula Risius IW-Report No. 52 13. October 2022

Learning deficits due to Corona in dual training

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 ...

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