Contiuning Vocational Education

Coping with the demographic transition and technological progress will require a great deal of investment in training.

Susanne Seyda ·
IW-Policy Paper No. 7 ·
18 September 2019

How digitisation can be used to educate the low-skilled

The training participation of the low-skilled has increased significantly in recent decades. The main reasons are higher requirements and technical changes, which also affect the activities of low-skilled workers.

Sigrid Schöpper-Grabe / Isabel Vahlhaus ·
IW-Trends No. 1 ·
14 March 2019

Basic and Continuing Education for the Low-skilled: Results of a Survey of Companies by the German Economic Institute

Corporate personnel development is increasingly recognising the training needs of employees without vocational qualifications: 89 per cent of companies that employ low-skilled workers have offered at least one further training course for this target group in the last five years.

Susanne Seyda / Luisa Wallosek / Michael Zibrowius ·
IW-Trends No. 2 ·
22 June 2018

An Index Measuring Low-skilled Jobs: Low-skilled Work in Germany

The present article examines how the extent and importance of low-skilled work has developed over a period of skill-biased technological change.

Regina Flake / Svenja Jambo / Markus Körbel / Susanne Seyda / Daniel Wörndl / Michael Zibrowius ·
Expertise ·
19 June 2018

Promoting Social Partnership in Employee Training

In the wake of global trends like the digitalisation of the economy, employees are faced not only with higher demands for competences but also with the requirement to continuously adapt and further develop their skills to maintain their employability. This study was conducted on behalf of the European social partners, ETUC, BusinessEurope, CEEP and UEAPME, with financial support of the European Commission.

Susanne Seyda / Luisa Wallossek / Michael Zibrowius ·
IW-Analyse No. 122 ·
15 May 2018

Factors influencing the Participation of Workers with no formal Qualifications in further Training

The present analysis examines the factors influencing the participation of workers with no formal qualifications in further training. Within this group, there has been an increase in the proportion of menial jobs, which correlates negatively with the probability of undergoing further training.