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Pre–apprenticeship for refugees in Switzerland

Stalder, Barbara E.; Kammermann, Marlise; Lehmann, Sabine; Schönbächler, Marie-Theres (2021). Pre–apprenticeship for refugees in Switzerland. In: Pathways in Vocational Education and Training and Lifelong Learning. Proceedings of the 4th Crossing Boundaries Conference in Vocational Education and Training, Muttenz and Bern online, 8. –9. April (pp. 332-337). Muttenz/Bern: European Research Network on Vocational Education and Training, VETNET, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland and Bern University of Teacher Education 10.5281/zenodo.4602289

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This paper explores a new pre-vocational programme (Integrationsvorlehre, INVOL) that aims to prepare refugees and temporarily admitted persons aged 16 to 35 for an apprenticeship. Using a sample of 552 INVOL-participants, it was tested whether situational (workplace and school characteristics) and individual resources (language proficiency at the beginning of the INVOL, self-efficacy, and persistency) predict participants’ learning outcomes at the end of the programme. We found that workplace resources were related to participants practical and transferable competencies, while school-related resources and language skills predicted language proficiency levels at the end of the programme. Self-efficacy and persistency were not related to learning outcomes. Overall, the programme seems to contribute successfully to refugees’ competence development and preparation for subsequent VET programmes; however, learning across the boundaries of workplaces and schools needs to be strengthened.

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

PHBern Contributor:

Stalder, B. E., Kammermann, Marlise, Schönbächler, Marie-Theres

Publisher:

European Research Network on Vocational Education and Training, VETNET, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland and Bern University of Teacher Education

Projects:

[18 s 0007 01] Integrationsvorlehre für Flüchtlinge und vorläufig Aufgenommene (INVOL) Official URL

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jessica Brunner

Date Deposited:

26 Jul 2022 11:36

Last Modified:

23 Mar 2023 10:59

Publisher DOI:

10.5281/zenodo.4602289

Uncontrolled Keywords:

refugees, learning, resources, pre-entry VET-programme

PHBern DOI:

10.57694/2329

URI:

https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/2329

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