Schlüter, E. & Li J. (2024). Qualitätsindikatoren für die Evaluation von beruflichen Integrationsprogrammen für Geflüchtete am Beispiel von ‚RecoVET‘ – Recognition of good VET practice for the refugees. Zeitschrift für Evaluation, 23(2), 273-280. https://doi.org/10.31244/zfe.2024.02.07 

Schlüter, E., Li, J. & Hautz, H. (2025) RecoVET - Berufliche Bildung für Menschen mit Fluchterfahrung. In:  M. Lang (Ed.) Bildung und Beruf Ausgabe April 2025, 14-16.

Pilz, Matthias (2025), Status, image, standing and so on: a conceptual framework to systematise attractiveness of vocational education and training. In: Education and Training, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-01-2024-0038 

Hao, T., & Pilz, M. (2021). Attractiveness of VET in China: a study on secondary vocational students and their parents. Journal of Education and Work, 34(4), 472–487. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2021.1946492 

Pilz, M., Ramasamy, M. (2022). Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in India: Perspectives of Different Actors with a Special Focus on Employers. In: Billett, S., Stalder, B.E., Aarkrog, V., Choy, S., Hodge, S., Le, A.H. (eds) The Standing of Vocational Education and the Occupations It Serves. Professional and Practice-based Learning, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96237-1_9 

Ajithkumar, U. & Pilz, M. (2019), "Attractiveness of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in India: A study on ITI students and their parents", Education + Training, Vol. 61 No. 2, pp. 153-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2018-0102 

Jambo, Svenja; Pilz, Matthias (2018), Perceptions of teachers in Industrial Training Institutes: an exploratory study  of the attractiveness of vocational education in India. In: International Journal of Training Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, S. 4-18

Partially funded by Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS)

ESRC Grant UK, Univ. of Glasgow

2018-2023

Schneider, S. (2023). The attractiveness of polytechnics in Delhi and Mumbai: a study on the perception from the perspective of students and parents. International Journal of Training Research.

Pilz, M., Ramasamy, M. (2022). Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in India: Perspectives of Different Actors with a Special Focus on Employers. In: Billett, S., Stalder, B.E., Aarkrog, V., Choy, S., Hodge, S., Le, A.H. (eds) The Standing of Vocational Education and the Occupations It Serves. Professional and Practice-based Learning, vol 32. Springer, Cham.

Schneider, S., & Pilz, M. (2019). The function and institutional embeddedness of Polytechnics in the Indian education system. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 6(3), 284–308.

Ramasamy, M., & Pilz, M. (2020). Vocational Training for Rural Populations: A Demand-Driven Approach and its Implications in India. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 7(3), 256–277. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.7.3.1 

Schneider, S., & Pilz, M. (2018) Demand-driven-Ansätze als Schlüssel zum nachhaltigen
Kompetenzerwerb: Erfahrungen aus Meghalaya/Indien

Zenner-Höffkes, Lea; Harris, Roger; Zirkle, Chris; Pilz, Matthias (2021), A comparative study of the expectations of SME employers recruiting young people in Germany, Australia and the United States. In: International Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 25, No. 2, S. 124–143. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12214 

Pilz, M., Harris, R., Zenner-Höffkes, L., Zirkle, C. (2020). Undertaking comparative VET research in international teams: The example of exploring recruitment and training cultures in SMEs in Germany, Australia and the United States. In: Pilz, M., Li, J. (eds) Comparative Vocational Education Research. Internationale Berufsbildungsforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29924-8_17 

Pilz, M., Sakano, S. (2023). Recruitment and Training in Japanese SMEs: A Case Study Concerning Lifelong Learning in the Manufacturing Industry at the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. In: Lee, W.O., Brown, P., Goodwin, A.L., Green, A. (eds) International Handbook on Education Development in the Asia-Pacific. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6887-7_40 

Informal Learning in Vocational Education and Training in India 

Pilz, M. (2024). To What Extend is Informal Learning Contextualised? A Study of Five Different Occupations in India. In: Pilz, M. (eds) Informal Learning in Vocational Education and Training. Internationale Berufsbildungsforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-44341-2_11

von der Bank, F., Pilz, M. & Venkatram, R.  (2024). Farming is charming: Informal learning of farmers in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Int Rev Educ 70, 497–518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-023-10049-3

Koops, B., & Pilz, M. (2019). Skills Development in the Informal Economy: A Case Study from South India. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 54(4), 580–600. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27124679

Regel, I. J., & Pilz, M. (2019). Informal learning and skill formation within the Indian informal tailoring sector. International Journal of Training Research, 17(2), 140–156. https://doi.org/10.1080/14480220.2019.1624350

Pilz, M., Uma, G. & Venkatram, R. (2015). Skills development in the informal sector in India: The case of street food vendors. Int Rev Educ 61, 191–209 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-015-9485-x

Pilz, M. (2016). Training Patterns of German Companies in India, China, Japan and the USA: What Really Works?. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 3(2), 66–87. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.3.2.1 

van der Burgt, J., Li, J., Wilbertz, C. & Pilz, M. (2014). Qualifizierungsstrategien deutscher Unternehmen in Japan, Indien und China –Deutsche Vorbilder oder einheimische Verfahrensweisen? In: Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 14. Jg., H. 1, S. 135-158