The interest in research focusing on learning taking place at work, through work and for work
has considerably increased over the past two decades. The purpose of the paper is to …

The article presents a thematic review of the recent research on workplace learning. It is
divided into two main sections. The first section asks what we know about learning at work …

Vocational education and training (VET) has in recent years enjoyed a revival for two major
reasons. Firstly, it is regarded as a suitable means of promoting economic growth. Secondly …

Collective training systems are based on the cooperation of multiple public and private
stakeholders in order to work. However, such cooperation is not self-sustaining and …

Traditionally the concept of “learning” has been related to formal education, whereas its use
in the context of work is quite a new phenomenon. The interest of researchers and work …

Despite a lack of applied research, social partnerships are increasingly being adopted by
both government and non‐government agencies to meet localised needs in education and …

Partnership is a dominant theme in education policy and practice in England and in other
western countries but remains relatively under‐researched, especially with respect to what …

The transfer of the German dual vocational education and training to other countries is much
discussed. The reduction of youth unemployment, in particular, is considered as a central …

This study aims to investigate the Swiss initial vocational education and training (IVET)
partnership from the perspective of several stakeholders on the ground. Collaboration …

This paper considers the politics of neo‐liberal reform of education and training in the
specific context of social partnerships. Social partnerships are hybrid social spaces formed …