 Smoothing the transition to skilled employment: How can school‐based vocational guidance be improved?Valerie Jarvis () No 53, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers from National Institute of Economic and Social Research Abstract: While in Britain the immediate goal of the majority of school‐leavers remains simply 'getting a job', the predominant route to adult working life in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands involves additional education and training. While the 'vital role' of vocational guidance in smoothing the transition from school to work has been repeatedly acknowledged in official policy documents in the UK, there have been few attempts to ensure that the guidance offered in British secondary schools prepares young people for their life beyond the education system as adequately as on the Continent. The paper asks what can be learnt from the practice in other European countries, particularly from the way they raise the career aspirations and motivation of young people of average and below‐average academic attainments. The study is based on classroom observations and interviews with teachers in some two dozen secondary schools in three countries of Continental Europe, together with a similar number in Britain. Contact NIESR if copy required Date: 1993-08 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nsr:niesrd:53 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers from National Institute of Economic and Social Research 2 Dean Trench Street Smith Square London SW1P 3HE. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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