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Should Academia Include Technical Training for Industry Placement?
Volker Nienhaus
Some Points to Ponder
Should Academia Include Technical Training for Industry Placement?
SHOULD? benefits for students, employers, universities, society(e.g. better job opportunities, better qualified workforce, competitive advantage, lower unemployment, better prepared for structural changes and innovations ['Industry 4.0'])
INDUSTRY: = business in general or manufacturing? qualification needs: workforce in general and R&D in particular, entry level or continuous VET, …
ACADEMIA: academic disciplines with different proximities to industry (from engineering and business administration over natural sciences and medicine to humanities and theology), different profiles and strategies of universities, availability of qualified staff for TT, …
TRAINING? from short-term placements to dual programmes (details below)
Technical Training Formats
Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Industry
Technical Training Formats
• theory-oriented• basic research
employability
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
TUsBSs
Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Industry
'Classic' Universities
• working during semester breaks
• project-specific placements
• organised internships
• traineeships
• industry-related research projects
• practice-oriented curricula(e.g. engineering, management)
training for labour market needs
• Dual Systems
Dual Systems
Institutions of Vocational Education
• theory-oriented• basic research
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Industry
WorkplaceClasses
Dual System of VET
employability
TUsBSs
apprenticeship model (recomm-ended by EU)
'Classic' Universities
attendance concurrently
vocationalqualification in a recognised
occupation
Dual Systems (Germany)
• theory-oriented• basic research
• practice-oriented • applied research
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Bachelor
Master
Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Industry
WorkplaceClasses
employability
TUsBSs
Dual System of VET
Institutions of Vocational Education
120 1.7mn 11,000 4.6bn €220 0.9mn 5,400 0.4bn €
Inst. Students Courses Ext. Funds'Classic'
UniversitiesUniversities of
Applied Sciences
attendance concurrently
vocationalqualification
Dual Systems (Germany)
• theory-oriented• basic research
• practice-oriented • applied research
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Bachelor
Master
Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Industry
WorkplaceClasses
Bachelor workplace
Dual Systems
vocationalqualification
employability
TUsBSs
Institutions of Vocational Education
'Classic' Universities
Universities of Applied Sciences
attendance in parallel oralternately
attendance concurrently
Dual Systems (Germany)
• theory-oriented• basic research
• practice-oriented • applied research
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Bachelor
Master
Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Industry
WorkplaceClasses
Bachelor workplace
Dual Systems
vocationalqualification
employability
academic degree + TUsBSs
Institutions of Vocational Education
'Classic' Universities
Universities of Applied Sciences
vocationalqualification(not in all dual programmes)
attendance in parallel oralternately
attendance concurrently
Dual Systems (Germany)
• theory-oriented• basic research
• practice-oriented • applied research
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Bachelor
Master
Tertiary Education Industry
Bachelor Workplace
Dual Study Programmesattendance in parallel oralternately
employability
Universities of Applied Sciences
TUsBSs
'Classic' Universities
Dual study programmes (DSP) integrate training/employment in a university course
• DSP with training component: course of study and training in a recognised occupation, academic degree + vocational qualification
• DSP with work experience: course of study with extended practical phases with an employer (contract)academic degree, but no vocational qualification
Secondary Education
university entrance qualification required
• DSP with employment component: primarily aimed at people who have already done vocational/professional and a number of years of work experience; designed to offer further professional
Dual Systems (Germany)
• theory-oriented• basic research
• practice-oriented • applied research
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Bachelor
Master
Tertiary Education Industry
Bachelor Workplace
Dual Study Programmesattendance in parallel oralternately
employability
Universities of Applied Sciences
TUsBSs
'Classic' Universities
Secondary Education
cooperation of stakeholders
universities, employers, public authorities (ministries, labour market agencies, …),
business, social partners, students, chambers of commerce, etc.
regardingcurriculum development, recognition of
qualifications, definition of entry requirements, provision of employment
contracts, financing, etc.
Contact Details
Prof. Dr. Volker NienhausDachsfeld 38a45357 Essen – Germany
Tel: +49 201 8695750Fax: +49 201 8695752 Mobile Germany: +49 152 11641727Mobile UK: +44 743 8698801
Visiting Professor
Adjunct Professor
Honorary Professor
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
