Source:International Journal of Educational Reform
(2025)
Adult education plays a vital role in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4, which promotes inclusive, equitable, and lifelong learning opportunities for all. Ensuring the retention of adult learners is essential for the sustainability of both communities and adult learning institutions. This stu…
Source:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2025)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to assess the efforts of vocational providers in improving the public image of vocational education (VE) to attract better trainees to the system. Design/methodology/approach – The cross-sectional survey method was employed on 228 subjects (42 employers and 18…
Source:International Journal of Construction Management
(2025)
The Informal Artisan Training System (IATS) is crucial to Ghana’s construction industry but faces challenges that affect the quality of skilled labour and project outcomes. While research has documented the general limitations of informal artisan training, limited focus has been given to analysing s…
Source:International Journal of Construction Education and Research
(2025)
While the manufacturing and agriculture industries have exhibited productivity growth over the past two decades, the construction industry has only increased marginally in the same period. Economic experts suggested that skilling and re-skilling the construction workforce through effective training …
Source:Migration, Inclusiveness and Sustainability: Nexus Thinking for Transformational Change
(2025)
Migration and inclusion into education systems are pressing concerns for European societies, where significant gaps in educational attainment persist between non-EU and EU nationals. This chapter investigates the educational opportunities and constraints for migrant students in European countries, h…
Contemporary industrial policy in the United States positions ‘upskilling’ as an essential link between substantial federal investment and the creation of skilled, high-quality jobs. Yet historical evidence raises questions about whether ‘upskilling’ reliably translates federal investments into stab…
As career opportunities in the agricultural industry continue to increase, there is an ongoing need for trained graduates to meet workforce demands. Though technical knowledge is important, agribusiness organizations have emphasized the importance of higher-order behavioral skills, such as problem-s…
This article explores how arts-based programs in Danish schools and daycare centers support educators’ professional development through collaboration with professional artists. Although such programs primarily aim to enhance children’s creative engagement in arts, our data from the Danish KUMULT! in…
This study investigates the integration of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content (AIGC) to elevate pedagogical standards and foster industry-relevant innovation capabilities among students in vocational college visual communication design programs. Through a mixed-methods approach—incorporating …
Source:Research in Post-Compulsory Education
(2025)
This paper explores lenses influencing FE teachers’ professional identity in the UK, using the network of enterprises (NoE). The tool is praised for capturing professional trajectories but criticised for its individual focus. The study examines five lenses (time, passion, professional influence, per…
