Essays about: "vocational training programs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words vocational training programs.
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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 institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. Empowering or burdening women? Assessing precariousness of vocationally trained women in Nepal
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : 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
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3. Quests for knowledge and social mobility : Vocational and on-the-job-training as navigational tactics in the urban labour market of Sierra Leone
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This ethnographic study investigates the experiences of those learning tailoring and trading in Freetown, Sierra Leone via apprenticeships, other on-the-job training or Technical and Vocational Education and Training programs (TVET). I examine these forms of occupational training by investigating the practices underway, how knowledge transmission occurs, as well as why learners engage with and what they get out of these activities. READ MORE
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4. Modern Slavery in Southeast Asia : Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Burmese Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Yangon, Myanmar
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokratiAbstract : Purpose: The overarching purpose of this research paper is to broaden the understanding of the rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficking victims by illustrating and explaining common rehabilitation and reintegration processes of Burmese trafficking victims, girls and women, in Yangon, Myanmar. As part of that overarching purpose, this paper also aims to analyse how and if the victims’ human rights are being properly upheld. READ MORE
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5. Street Children of Peshawar (Pakistan) : Requirements and Expectations to Enhance Their Participation Right as an Active Agent of Change
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The purpose of this research is to study the satisfaction level of street children on their street life, source of motivation and happiness, and to identify the uses of resources through which their life can be made better. Efforts have been made to enhance the street children’s participation right as an active agent of change by asking their suggestion to improve their capabilities. READ MORE
