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Publications
Albertz, A. and Pilz, M. (2025), Green Alignment, Green Vocational Education and Training, Green Skills and Related Subjects: A Literature Review on Actors, Contents and Regional Contexts. International Journal of Training and Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12359 Regel, J., Schulte, J., Ramasamy, M., Pilz, M. (2024). Quality development of vocational education and training in India: Supporting and restraining factors. In M. Gessler et al. (Eds.), Expanding horizons. Research on the Internationalization of Vocational Education and Training (pp. 93–118). Springer VS. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-43742-8_5 Schneider, S., Pilz, M. (2024). India’s labour market challenges: Employability of young workforce from the perspective of supply and demand. Prospects . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-024-09691-y von der Bank, F., Pilz, M. & Venkatram, R. (2024). Farming is charming: Informal learning of farmers in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. International Review of Education . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-023-10049-3 Pilz, M., & Regel, J. (2023). Qualitätsmanagement in indischen Berufsschulen: Perspektiven für ein bedarfsgerechtes Evaluationskonzept. Tertium Comparationis, Journal für International und Interkulturell Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft, 29(2), 217-244. 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 . https://doi.org/10.1080/14480220.2023.2213896 Schneider, S., Wessels, A., & Pilz, M. (2022). Theory and practice of teaching and learning in the classroom – lessons from Industrial Training Institutes. Vocations and Learning . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-022-09305-8 Regel, J., Ramasamy, M., & Pilz, M. (2022). Ownership in vocational education and training transfer: The example of quality development in India. International Journal of Training and Development, 26 (4), 664-685. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12290 Pilz, M., & Ramasamy, M. (2022). Attractiveness of vocational education and training in India: Perspectives of different actors with a special focus on employers. In S. Billet et al. (Eds.), The standing of vocational education and the occupations it serves (pp. 177-199). Springer: Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96237-1_9 Pilz, M., Chen, P., Mies, R., Rumpold, H., & Greimel-Fuhrmann, B. (2022), Economic knowledge among pupils in Austria, India and China: Empirical evidence and cross-country comparison. Research in Comparative and International Education, 17 (2), 328-350. https://doi.org/10.1177/17454999221074452 Pilz, M., Schlögelmann, A., Gengaiah, U. (2022), VET Teachers and Teacher Trainers in India. In S. Lo (Ed.), Teacher Educators in Vocational and Further Education (S. 13-27). Springer. Ramasamy, M., Regel, J., Sharma, H., Rajagopalan, A., & Pilz., M. (2021). Measuring quality in Indian VET institutions: Development steps towards a framework adapted to the national context. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), 8 (4), 44–66. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.4.3 Vogelsang, B., & Pilz, M. (2021). Conditional factors for training activities in Chinese, Indian and Mexican subsidiaries of German companies. European Journal of Training and Development, 45 (4/5), 419–435. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-04-2020-0066 Pilz, M., & Regel, J. (2021). Vocational Education and Training in India: Prospects and Challenges from an Outside Perspective. Margin—The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 15 (1), 101–121. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0973801020976606 Pilz, M., & Wiemann, K. (2021). Does Dual Training Make the World Go Round? Training Models in German Companies in China, India and Mexico. Vocations and Learning, 14 , 95–114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-020-09255-z Regel, J., Ramasamy, M., & Pilz, M. (2020). Entwicklung eines kulturell adaptierten Ansatzes zur Evaluation von Berufsbildungsinstitutionen in Indien. Kölner Zeitschrift für Wirtschaft und Pädagogik, 35 (69), 85–112. Pilz, M., Regel, J., & Ramasamy, M. (2020). Forschungspartnerschaften in der internationalen Berufsbildungsforschung: Das Beispiel Qualitätsmessung im indischen Berufsbildungssektor. In Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (Hrsg.), Berufsbildung International (S. 69–71). DLR. 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 Wiemann, K., & Pilz, M. (2020). Transfer research as an element of comparative Vocational Education and Training: An example of factors influencing the transfer of dual training approaches of German companies in China, India and Mexico. In M. Pilz & J. Li (Eds.), Comparative Vocational Education Research: Enduring Challenges and New Ways Forward (pp. 199–219). Springer VS. Ajithkumar, U., & Pilz, M. (2019). Attractiveness of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in India: A study on ITI students and their parents. Education and Training, 61 (2), 153–168. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2018-0102 Wiemann, K., & Pilz, M. (2019). Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Übertragung dualer Ausbildungsansätze ins Ausland? Eine Analyse aus der Perspektive deutscher Produktionsunternehmen in China, Indien und Mexiko [Which factors influence the transfer of dual training approaches abroad? An analysis from the perspective of German companies in China, India and Mexico]. Zeitschrift für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik, 115 (3), 420–446. https://doi.org/10.25162/zbw-2019-0018 Wiemann, J., Wiemann, K., Pilz, M., & Fuchs, M. (2019). Duale Ausbildung im Ausland: Ein ‚Heimspiel‘? Zur Qualifizierung von Produktionsbeschäftigten in deutschen Unternehmen in China, Indien und Mexiko. In M. Gessler, M. Fuchs, & M. Pilz (Eds.), Konzepte und Wirkungen des Transfers Dualer Berufsausbildung (pp. 359–392). Springer VS. 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. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.6.3.5 Pilz, M., & Gengaiah, U. (2019). Teacher Training Education for VET Teachers in India. In S. McGrath, M. Mulder, J. Papier, & R. Suart (Eds.), Handbook of Vocational Education and Training (pp. 1733–1746). Springer. Koops, B., & Pilz, M. (2019). Skills Development in the Informal Economy: A Case Study from South India. The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 54 (4), 580–600. Ramasamy, M., & Pilz, M. (2019). Competency-based curriculum development in the informal sector: The case of sewing skills training in rural South India. International Review of Education, 65 , 905–928. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-019-09810-4 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. (2018). Opportunities and obstacles: India’s School to Work Transition. RDWU-Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3 (December) 83–97. Schneider, S., & Pilz, M. (2018). Demand-driven-Ansätze als Schlüssel zum nachhaltigen Kompetenzerwerb: Erfahrungen aus Meghalaya/Indien. Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik, 41 (4), 35–39. doi.org/10.31244/zep.2018.04.07 Wessels, A., & Pilz, M. (2018). India. In P. Grollmann, D. Frommberger, U. Clement, T. Deißinger, U. Lauterbach, M. Pilz, & G. Spöttl (Eds.), International Handbook of Vocational Education and Training (Issue 50, Vol. 24). Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training. Jambo, S., & Pilz, M. (2018). Perceptions of teachers in Industrial Training Institutes: an exploratory study of the attractiveness of vocational education in India. International Journal of Training Research, 16 (1), 4–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14480220.2017.1403945 Gengaiah, U., Li, J., Hanvatananukul, S., Prontadavit, N., & Pilz, M. (2018). Skill development in the informal sector in China, Thailand and India –A case study of street food vendors. TVET@Asia, 10 . Pilz, M., & Wiemann, K. (2017). „You train them, you teach them and then they leave you!” –Ein Vergleich der betrieblichen Bildungsaktivitäten deutscher und indischer Unternehmen in Indien. bwp@ Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik – online, 32 , 1–21. Zenner, L., Kumar, K., & Pilz, M. (2017). Entrepreneurship Education at Indian Industrial Training Institutes: A Case Study of the Prescribed, Adopted and Enacted Curriculum in and around Bangalore. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 4 (1), 69–94. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.4.1.4 Fuchs, M., Pilz, M., Wiemann, J., & Wiemann, K. (2017), Lokale Spuren dualer Berufsausbildung –Auszubildende in Mexiko, Indien und China. Praxis Geografie, 47 (2), 56–57. Zenner, L., & Pilz, M. (2017). Vorberufliche Bildung in den USA, China und Indien im Vergleich zu Deutschland: eine oder diverse Disziplin(en)? In H. Arndt (Ed.), Perspektiven der Ökonomischen Bildung: Disziplinäre und fächerübergreifende Konzepte, Zielsetzungen und Projekte (pp. 72–85). Wochenschau Verlag. Pilz, M. (2017). Bildungstransfer leicht gemacht? Der Vergleich von Trainingskulturen deutscher und indischer Unternehmen in Indien. In M. Geiben (Ed.), Transfer in internationalen Berufsbildungskooperationen (Berichte zur Beruflichen Bildung; pp. 73–89). BIBB. Tara, N., Kumar, S., & Pilz, M. (2016). Quality of VET in India: The case of Industrial Training Insitutes. TVET@Asia, 7 . Pilz, M. (2016). A View from the Outside: India’s School to Work Transition Challenge –Strengths and Weakness. In M. Pilz (Ed.), India: Preparation for the World of Work – Education System and School to Work Transition (pp. 345–357). Springer VS. Pilz, M., Krisanthan, B., Michalik, B., Zenner, L., & Li, J. (2016). Learning for life and/or work: the status quo of pre-vocational education in India, China, Germany and the USA. Research in Comparative and International Education, 11 (2), 117–134. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1745499916637173 Jung, S., & Pilz, M. (2016). Skillerwerb im informellen Sektor: Das Beispiel von Ananasfarmern im Nord-Osten Indiens. Kölner Zeitschrift für Wirtschaft und Pädagogik, 31 (61), 82–104. Wessels, A., & Pilz, M. (2016). Die Berufsbildung in Indien. Die berufsbildende Schule, 68 (1), 27–30. 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 Pilz, M. (2016). Training like at home or like the domestic competitors? -A study of German and Indian companies in India. In A. Yasin & R. B. Shivagunde (Eds.), Emerging Trends in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) (pp. 2–14).Lenin Media. Ramasamy, M. (2016). Demand-Driven Approaches in Vocational Education and Training: A Case Study of Rural Population in South India . Springer VS. Pilz, M. (Ed.). (2016). India: Preparation for the World of Work - Education System and School to Work Transition . Springer VS. Pilz, M., Becker, V., & Pierenkemper, S. (2015). Berufsbildung in Indien: Herausforderungen zwischen Quantität und Qualität. Zeitschrift für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik, 111 (4), 502–523. Pilz, M., Gengaiah, U., & Venkatram, R. (2015). Skill development in the informal sector in India: the case of street food vendors. International Review of Education, 61 , 191–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-015-9485-x Pilz, M., & Wilmshöfer, S. (2015). Formal, non-formal and informal learning in rural India: the case of fishing families on the Chilika Lagoon, Orissa. PROSPECTS: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 45 , 231–243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-015-9338-1 Zenner, L., & Pilz, M. (2015). „Make in India“ -Wie indische Unternehmen ausbilden. Berufsbildung - Zeitschrift für Praxis und Theorie in Betrieb und Schule, 69 (154), 7–9. Krisanthan, B., & Pilz, M. (2014). Vorberufliche Bildung in Indien: Eine Analyse der curricularen Verankerung und der schulischen Praxis. Tertium Comparationis –Journal für International und Interkulturell Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft, 20 (1), 61–80. Burgt, J. van der, Li, J., Wilbertz, C., & Pilz, M. (2014). Qualifizierungsstrategien deutscher Unternehmen in Japan, Indien und China: Deutsche Vorbilder oder einheimische Verfahrensweisen? Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 17 , 135–158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-014-0480-y Pilz, M., & Li, J. (2014). Tracing Teutonic footprints in VET around the world? The skills development strategies of German companies in the USA, China and India. European Journal of Training and Development, 38 (8), 745–763. Pilz, M., & Pierenkemper, S. (2014). Apprenticeship Programs -Lessons from Germany & German Companies in India. The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations: A Review of Economic & Social Development (IJIR), 49 (3), 389–400. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24546985 Mond, M., & Pilz, M. (2011). Das Berufsbildungssystem in Indien: Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze. In C. Kreklau & J. Siegers (Eds.), Handbuch der Aus- und Weiterbildung (218. Ergänzungslieferung, Juli 2011). Wolters/Kluwer.