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 Nr. 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 Nr. 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 Nr. 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 Nr. 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.

Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke ·
IW-Trends Nr. 1 ·
24 April 2018

Further Training 4.0: Digitalization as a Driver and Innovator of In-Service Training

Digitalization is leading to a growing need for training. Firms which have digitalized further are thus more likely to be active in further training and to invest more time and money in developing their workers’ skills.

The Costs and Benefits of Continuing Further Training

Susanne Seyda / Beate Placke ·
IW-Trends Nr. 4 ·
4 December 2017

The 9th IW Survey of Further Training

In 2016 some 85 per cent of companies in Germany were active in continuing vocational training, using a broad mix of methods.

Developments and Success Factors in Selected Countries

Regina Flake ·
Expertise ·
7 March 2017

The Role of the Private Sector in Vocational and Educational Training

Even though the four analysed countries are very different in terms of their starting points and their demographic, economic and institutional framework conditions, they all face the same challenge: designing a vocational education and training system that makes the country future-proof.

New Skills Agenda of the European Commission ·
IW News ·
5 December 2016

Brush up the image of vocational training

The European Vocational Education and Training (VET) Week is designed to make vocational training more attractive. The dual system in Germany can serve as a model for countries with high youth unemployment.