Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the European Labour Market

What’s in a Vocational Qualification?

Michaela Brockmann, Linda Clarke, Christopher Winch (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

222 Seiten

2011
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-55690-3 (ISBN)

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Drawing on case studies of particular sectors and occupations in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, this insightful book, written by leading academics in the field, focuses on the differences that exist in vocational education and training systems, qualifications and skills and explores the problems these pose to mobility in the labour market.

For the free movement of labour across the European Union, establishing transparency and comparability of qualifications across member states is vital.

This book examines how qualifications, knowledge, skills and competences are understood in different national contexts and trans-nationally and reveals a complex picture of differences and similarities both within and between countries. Against the background of EU policy initiatives, and in particular the European Qualifications Framework, an important focus is on the prospects and difficulties of establishing cross-national recognition of qualifications.

Drawing on case studies of particular sectors and occupations in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, this insightful book, written by leading academics in the field, will be a vital resource for students and researchers involved with vocational education and training, continuing professional development, human resource management and European Union policy.

Michaela Brockmann is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Westminster, UK. Linda Clarke is Professor of European Industrial Relations at the University of Westminster, UK. Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College, London, UK.

1. Introduction: Cross-National Equivalence of Skills and Qualifications across Europe? 2. EU Initiatives in Cross-National Recognition of Skills and Qualifications 3. Savoir:The Organizing Principle of French VET 4. The Changing Relevance of the Beruf 5. The Meaning of Competence 6. Skill: A Concept Manufactured in England? 7. Trade? Job? Or Occupation?: The Development of Occupational Labour Markets for Bricklaying and Lorry Driving 8. Higher Education Qualifications: Convergence and Divergence in Software Engineering and Nursing 9. Establishing Equivalence through Zones of Mutual Trust 10. Interpretive Dictionary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.5.2011
Zusatzinfo	11 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	570 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	0-415-55690-2 / 0415556902
ISBN-13	978-0-415-55690-3 / 9780415556903
Zustand	Neuware