Essays about: "Higher Vocational Education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Higher Vocational Education.

1. 1. Is a combination of language and vocational training an effective labour market policy for immigrants? - a quantitative study of Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Olsson; Robin Stoytchev Sulevani; [2023]
   Keywords : Combination education; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; Vocational training; Labour market policy; Diff-in-Diff.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In recent years, Swedish municipalities have introduced programs that combine Swedish language education with vocational training. However, due to the novelty and lack of an established framework, data and research on their effectiveness in improving immigrant labour market performance is limited. READ MORE

3. 2. Natural Language Processing on the Balance of theSwedish Software Industry and Higher VocationalEducation

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för kommunikation, kvalitetsteknik och informationssystem (2023-)

   Author : Emil Bäckstrand; Rasmus Djupedal; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish Software Industry; Higher Vocational Education; Software Engineering; Latent Dirichlet Allocation; Document Frequency Analysis;

   Abstract : The Swedish software industry is fast-growing and in needof competent personnel, the education system is on the frontline of producing qualified graduates to meet the job marketdemand. Reports and studies show there exists a gapbetween industry needs and what is taught in highereducation, and that there is an undefined skills shortageleading to recruitment failures. READ MORE

4. 3. Emergency Distance Teaching during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic : Narratives from upper secondary school teachers in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)

   Author : Maria von Zweigbergk; [2021]
   Keywords : Emergency Distance Teaching; Distance Education; Covid-19 pandemic; Teacher-Student relationship; Connectedness; School management; Transdisciplinary;

   Abstract : Background: In March 2020, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, suddenly and completely unexpected, governments worldwide replaced face-to-face education with emergency distance teaching. Studies showed that students and teachers, in general, had been negatively affected by the strategy. READ MORE

5. 4. Empowering or burdening women? Assessing precariousness of vocationally trained women in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Raj Kharel; [2021]
   Keywords : Closure; Precariousness; Exclusion; Postcolonial Feminism; Gender-stereotyped occupations; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Amidst the paradox concerning the role of gender-stereotyped vocational training programmes in empowering women, this research makes a qualitative study of the training and post-training experiences of women graduating from two so-called women friendly vocational training programs – tailoring and beautician. 12 beauticians and 7 tailors have contributed as interview participants in this research, and the data thus gathered have been analysed from theoretical perspectives of Closure Theory, Precariousness and Postcolonial Feminist Theory. READ MORE

6. 5. Identity and connection through culture : The use of storytelling, co-design and cultural heritage for socio-cultural integration of immigrants

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Vita Kajonius; [2021]
   Keywords : Storytelling; cultural heritage; co-design; identity; socio-cultural integration;

   Abstract : This report studies three storytelling subprojects within the field of cultural heritage to see how storytelling, co-design and cultural heritage can strengthen immigrants’ personal identity and contribute to their socio-cultural integration. It also aims to examine what factors contribute to a successful collaboration. READ MORE