Appetite for further training

How can the appetite for further education and training be sti­mu­la­ted by money or other measures? 3s rese­ar­ches the broad spectrum of different approa­ches within the EU and lays the foun­da­ti­ons for more sup­port­i­ve policies.

The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) syste­ma­ti­cal­ly records the instru­ments used to promote adult education and training within the European Union: training funds, tax incen­ti­ves, vouchers, indi­vi­du­al learning accounts, loans, edu­ca­tio­nal leave, and many more. With the help of our inter­na­tio­nal network of experts, we have already collected infor­ma­ti­on and data on this in the past and compiled the first dedicated database together with Cedefop.

Our current project pursues two goals: On the one hand, we are coll­ec­ting the necessary infor­ma­ti­on to keep this database updated and we are deve­lo­ping a com­pre­hen­si­ve overview of how the EU Member States and the UK currently support adult education and training. Secondly, in col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with Cedefop, we are paying par­ti­cu­lar attention to deve­lo­ping a new typology of these funding instru­ments and approa­ches for eva­lua­ting their effec­ti­ve­ness. The focus is on promoting further training in micro, small and medium-sized enter­pri­ses (MSMEs).

The study is coor­di­na­ted by 3s and carried out together with Visionary Analytics as con­sor­ti­um partner and IKEI as subcontractor.


Project: Financial and non-financial incen­ti­ves to encourage provision of and par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in education and training

Contact: Günter Hefler

Mail to guenter.hefler@3s.co.at

Client: Cedefop (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training)

Duration: 02/2020 – 08/2021

Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market

Studies & Analyses

Competences for a Democratic Culture in VET

The Council of Europe launched a new project on promoting a culture of democracy in Vocational Education and Training in Europe with Jörg Markowitsch as an expert.

Studies & Analyses

Exploring excel­lence and inclusion in voca­tio­nal education and training

3s coor­di­na­tes a signi­fi­cant study com­mis­sio­ned by Cedefop titled ‘European VET for the 21st Century: The Balancing of Excellence and Inclusion’.

Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market

Studies & Analyses

Competences for a Democratic Culture in VET

The Council of Europe launched a new project on promoting a culture of democracy in Vocational Education and Training in Europe with Jörg Markowitsch as an expert.

Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market

Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market