Demand-Driven Approaches in Vocational Education and Training
Muthuveeran Ramasamy
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Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, 39 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNRV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Muthuveeran Ramasamy shows that the formal way of vocational education and training (VET) in rural areas often ignores the illiterate, the less educated, and the poor. The author demonstrates that VET programs need to be demand-driven and consider the socio-economic aspects of particular regions. Therefore, the significance of the study at grassroots level helps customize VET programs to respond to the demand of the individuals’ vocational training needs of rural people by keeping their endogenous needs at the centre of vocational skill development processes. The findings and lessons learnt from action research are also intensively discussed as guiding principles of ... Read more
Muthuveeran Ramasamy shows that the formal way of vocational education and training (VET) in rural areas often ignores the illiterate, the less educated, and the poor. The author demonstrates that VET programs need to be demand-driven and consider the socio-economic aspects of particular regions. Therefore, the significance of the study at grassroots level helps customize VET programs to respond to the demand of the individuals’ vocational training needs of rural people by keeping their endogenous needs at the centre of vocational skill development processes. The findings and lessons learnt from action research are also intensively discussed as guiding principles of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783658125097
SKU
V9783658125097
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99-15
About Muthuveeran Ramasamy
Muthuveeran Ramasamy holds a doctoral degree from University of Cologne, Germany. He is a development sociologist, currently working as Project Director for a higher education project at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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