Vocational upper-secondary education and participation in non-formal education: a comparison of European countries.

Autor/inn/en	Roosmaa, Eve-Liis; Martma, Liisa; Saar, Ellu
Titel	Vocational upper-secondary education and participation in non-formal education: a comparison of European countries.
Quelle	In: International journal of lifelong education, (2019) 3, S. 268-286Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370; 1464-519X
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2019.1586779
Schlagwörter	Kompetenz; Informelles Lernen; Berufliche Fortbildung; Internationaler Vergleich; Europäische Union
Abstract	The question of whether the potential short-term advantages of vocational qualifications are offset by disadvantages in later life is an important issue for policy debates. This paper analyses how the choice of vocational or general upper-secondary education affects future prospects of participation in non-formal education (NFE). It presents a comparative analysis of European countries in different six types according to the skill specificity of the vocational education and training system, using the 2014 Labour Force Survey data. Our results confirm the trade-off between short- and long-term benefits of vocational education. In countries with higher specificity of vocational education, the difference in NFE participation between vocational and general upper-secondary education at the beginning of the work career is higher compared to countries where specificity is lower. However, the same difference also appears in countries where general upper-secondary education dominates. Unexpectedly, the differences between the two educational groups in training participation did not diminish over the life-course but increased for the 30-34 year olds. The results highlight that in countries where general upper-secondary education dominates (type 6) those with vocational education are more likely to participate in NFE than in countries where school-based systems exist (type 5). Abbreviations: NFE - non-formal education and training; VET - vocational education and training; ISCED - International Standard Classification of Education; EU LFS - the European Union Labour Force Survey.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung - Leibniz-Zentrum für Lebenslanges Lernen, Bonn
Update	2020/1