Vocational education in Argentina: rupture, continuity, innovation

Authors

  • Pedro Daniel Weinberg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26849/bts.v43i1.391

Keywords:

Institutionalism, Vocational training policies, Labor policies, Productive development, Technical support, Quality Management, Competences evaluation and certification, Sectoral training, Participation of employers’ organizations

Abstract

This paper discusses the development of vocational education in Argentina from 2001 to 2014, and the actions promoted by the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security. Analysis of the “re-foundation” of vocational education within this time frame, and presents the construction of a national system of vocational education. It also analysis the role assumed by the organizations of the employers and workers in this area, including the contextualization of training policies within the labor relations system framework and the design of labor and training policies around productive development. In the conclusion, a warning was issued regarding the need to create institutions, to adopt public policies and implement regulatory mechanisms to guarantee the continuity of attained goals.

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Published

2017-04-20

How to Cite

Weinberg, P. D. (2017). Vocational education in Argentina: rupture, continuity, innovation. Senac Journal of Education and Work, 43(1). https://doi.org/10.26849/bts.v43i1.391

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 1: January / April 2017

Section

Articles

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