Wednesday 24th September 2014
09:00 - 09:15 Introduction
[Plenary hall, ground floor]
Prof. Dr. Matthias Pilz
Director of the G.R.E.A.T., University of Cologne, Germany
09:15 - 10:00 Keynote Speech IV
[Plenary hall, ground floor]
"Initiatives in Skill Upgradation: The Case of Centres of Excellence (COE) in Industrial Training Institutes"
Prof. Dr. Tara S. Nayana
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India
10:00 - 12:00 Parallel Sessions
Parallel Session III A
[Room S 24, second floor]
Associate Prof. Dr. Christopher Zirkle | A Qualitative Analysis of High School Level TVET in the United States |
Dr. Oscar Valiente | The globalization of Dual Apprenticeship Programmes: Challenges to their Implementation in OECD Countries |
Sabrina Berg | Reproduction of Social Inequalities in Economic Education |
Moderated by Prof. Dr. K. Kumar
Parallel Session III B
[Room S 25, second floor]
Anika Jansen and Felix Wenzelmann | The Opportunity Costs of Apprenticeships |
Dr. Angelika Kümmerling and Emma Salter | Education and Social Outcomes for Young People: Promoting Success |
Moderated by Dr. Philipp Grollmann
Parallel Session III C
[Room S 26, second floor]
Lorenz Lassnigg | Apprenticeship Policies Coping with the Crisis: Austria Compared to Germany and Switzerland |
Nicolette Seiterle | Training Networks in Switzerland: A New Organisational Form to Prevent Dropouts from Vocational Education and Training |
Aurora Lopez Fogues | “It is Numerically Impossible; They Cannot Employ Anyone”: A Study of VET Students’ Capabilities in Spain |
Moderated by Dr. Thomas Schröder
12:00 - 12:15 Coffee Break
[Ground floor]
12:15- 13:00 Conclusion/ Keynote Speech V
[Plenary hall, ground floor]
"Transition Regimes and Vocational Education - A Comparative View"
Prof. Dr. Philipp Gonon
University of Zurich, Institute of Education, Switzerland
13:00 - 13:30 Wrap-up
[Plenary hall, ground floor]
Prof. Dr. Matthias Pilz
Director of the G.R.E.A.T., University of Cologne, Germany