Network: 02. Vocational Education and Training (VETNET)
02 SES 01 A, VETNET Opening Session
Tuesday, 2025-09-09, 13:15-14:45, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Christof Nägele
- VETNET Opening Session
Christof Nägele Nataša Papić-Blagojević Margarita Langthaler Andreas Saniter
02 SES 02 B, Guidance and Support
Tuesday, 2025-09-09, 15:15-16:45, Room: Hall of Heroes | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Elena Quintana-Murci
- Guidance for Decent Work: The Failed Subject of Future Guidance Counsellors in Spain
- Competences for Educational Guidance in the Digital Age: An Innovative Approach for Professionals in Non-Formal Learning Contexts
- Profiles and Pathways in Intensive Dual VET: Preventing Dropout and Promoting Retention
Celia Moreno-Morilla Liliana Rodríguez-Alarcón Soledad Romero-Rodríguez Andrea Zammitti
Liliana Rodríguez Alarcón Celia Moreno-Morilla Jonatan Castaño Muñoz
Elena Quintana-Murci Francesca Salvà-Mut Antoni Mestre Hernández Maria Tugores-Ques
02 SES 02 A, Vocational Education and Training (VET) developments in Central and Eastern European Countries after the Soviet Era – 35 Years later
Tuesday, 2025-09-09, 15:15-16:45, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Andreas Saniter
- Vocational Education and Training (VET) developments in Central and Eastern European Countries after the Soviet Era – 35 Years later
- Reversing devocationalisation - Transformation of Vocational Education and Training in Poland
- Hungary’s 2020 VET reform: Key Measures, Early Outcomes and Challenges
- Skill Formation in Lithuania - Example of Market Based or State Regulated Model?
- Directions of Interstate Cooperation of Personnel Training Systems in Rapidly Changing Conditions: The Example of Ukraine
Andreas Saniter Michael Gessler
Andreas Saniter Horacy Debowski
Andreas Saniter Eszter Bükki
Andreas Saniter Vidmantas Tütlys
Andreas Saniter Sergii Melnyk
02 SES 03 B, Digital Skills and Digital Environments
Tuesday, 2025-09-09, 17:15-18:45, Room: Hall of Heroes | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Christine Siemer
- Digital Literacy and Soft Skills as effects of Erasmus+ international mobility in Portuguese Vocational Education and Training Schools
- Click, Learn, Succeed: Design Features that enable Learning for Transfer in a Multimedia Learning Environment
José Carlos Bronze Carlinda Leite Angélica Monteiro
Christine Siemer Vivian Harberts Thomas Lehmann
02 SES 03 A, VET in Europe - New and Old
Tuesday, 2025-09-09, 17:15-18:45, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Philipp Gonon
- Dual Apprenticeship Transfer to Bulgaria: A Natural Experiment
- Dual Education in Serbia: Exploring Implementation Gaps and Pathways to Improvement
- The Story behind the Evolution of the Dual System in Germany and Switzerland Revisited
Christian Imdorf Johannes Karl Schmees
Zaklina Veselinovic Jasminka Markovic Ivana Ceneric
Philipp Gonon Thomas Deissinger
02 SES 04 C, Focus UK
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 09:00-10:30, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Bill Esmond
- College Ofsted inspections in England: Impact, challenges and ways forward
- Humanising VET? European Perspectives on the subject and the case of English college Enrichment
Katherine Emms Bernardita Munoz-Chereau Andrea Laczik Michael Burgoyne
Bill Esmond
02 SES 04 B, History of VET and Something Different
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 09:00-10:30, Room: 11 | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Marianne Teräs
- "The times, they are a-changing..." An Analysis of Changing Temporal Regimes within the Transformation of Industrial Society Reflected in VET
- "Historical and Current Developments in the Professionalisation of Midwifery"
- Mapping the Activity Systems of Ireland’s Further Education & Training Sector and Expansive Learning Opportunities with Teachers
Katrin Kraus Kirstin Jorns
Tim Migura
Sean Manley
02 SES 04 A, Heterogeneity and Inclusive Practices
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 09:00-10:30, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Sanna Ryökkynen
- Learning Opportunities for Workers with Disabilities: A Study of Permanent Adapted Employment (PAE)
- Facing Heteorgenity – Holistic Support Strategies For Future Challenges in VET
- From Special Education to Inclusive Excellence in VET. Insights from the G.I.V.E. Project
Gry Fossan David Lansing Cameron Janaina Hartveit Lie
Sebastian Ixmeier Dieter Muenk
Sanna Ryökkynen Paolo Nardi
02 SES 06 C, Professionalization and Esteem
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 13:30-15:00, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Kellie Tobin
- How to Become a Wiser Expert and Professional?
- Versatility of Internship in Transition to Work: Working to Learn and Learning to Work
- Curriculum-Integration-Driven School Leaders and Integration-Resistant Teachers in Estonian Vocational Upper Secondary Education
- Title: Addressing the ‘Parity of Esteem’ in Australian Vocational Education and Training: A Systems Approach to Intervention”
Maarit Virolainen Päivi Tynjälä Eeva K. Kallio Ella Pitkäranta Hannu L.T Heikkinen
Jelena Popov
Liana Roos Marvi Remmik Helen Urmann
Kellie Tobin Shaun Rawolle Trace Ollis Cheryl Ryan
02 SES 06 A, Work-based Learning
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 13:30-15:00, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Vivian Harberts
- Significant Dimensions of Work-based Learning in Danish VET Apprenticeships
- How to Learn Architecture on the workplace: an Exemple of Distributed Tutoring
- Promoting Digital and Transversal Competences through Work-Based Learning in Resource-Constrained VET
Anne Katrine Kamstrup Thilde Juul-Wiese
Cecilia Mornata
Vivian Harberts Julian Ng Peter Kaune
02 SES 06 B, Migration, Employment and Pathways
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 13:30-15:00, Room: 11 | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Marianne Teräs
- Rethinking the Concept of Welcoming Culture with Regard to the Idea of Skills Partnerships
- Education for Unemployment? Adult Immigrants in Vocational Health Work Education.
- Navigating Places and Negotiating Boundaries: Institutional Boundaries of Migrant Students’ Educational Pathways from Authorities', Politicians and Teachers' Perspectives
Frieda Klaus Ida Kristina Kühn
Tove Andersen
Marianne Teräs Larissa Mickwitz
02 SES 07 B, Skills and Humour
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 15:30-17:00, Room: Hall of Heroes | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Peter Hornbæk Frostholm
- Body Awareness an Important Vocational Skill, a Case Study of a dance therapy course
- Learning Technical Skills and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning Approaches
- The Role and Use of Humorous Exchanges Among Men in Two All-male Vocational Work Settings
Maria Kristina Börebäck
Lockman Aalioui Elodie Labeye Nathalie Huet
Peter Hornbæk Frostholm
02 SES 07 A, Navigating Research in Vocational Education and Training for Emerging Researchers– Examples, Ideas & Exchange
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 15:30-17:00, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Susanne Peters
02 SES 07 C, Challenges
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 15:30-17:00, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Presha Ramsarup
- From apprenticeships to higher education in England, Germany and Norway. A comparative analysis
- Gaining Security in an Uncertain Situation? - The Potential of Dual Vocational Training Programmes After Dropping out of University in Germany
- Unpacking Occupational Change and its Implication for Educational Preparation for Work
Johannes Karl Schmees Tim Migura Eli Smeplass Bill Esmond Dietmar Frommberger
Vera Braun
Presha Ramsarup
02 SES 08 A, The Challenges of Doing Research on Migrants’ Inclusion and Pathways into VET and Employment
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 17:15-18:45, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Barbara E. Stalder
- The Challenges of Doing Research on Migrants’ Inclusion and Pathways into VET and Employment
Barbara E. Stalder Marlise Kammermann Natasha Kersh Andrea Laczik Lázaro Moreno Herrera Marianne Teräs
02 SES 08 C, Supporting Young People in Choosing their Vocational or Academic Pathways: Potential of Digital Tools in Career Guidance
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 17:15-18:45, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Elena Makarova
- Supporting Young People in Choosing their Vocational or Academic Pathways: Potential of Digital Tools in Career Guidance
- Of Killers and Socializers: Gender-Sensitive Career Planning Through Game Types and Skills Development
- Gender-sensitive Career Guidance Using Digital Media as an Educational Resource
- The Innovation of the Gameportal ThiGro® and Benefits of Using the Games
- Problems and Solutions in the Guidance Process for Re-entering Education and Creating Personal Pathways
Jana Lindner Elena Makarova Katja Driesel-Lange
Jana Lindner Christof Nägele Christine Hoffelner Elena Makarova
Jana Lindner Elena Makarova
Jana Lindner Sonja Susnic
Jana Lindner María José Pérez Albo
02 SES 08 B, Research and PhD's
Wednesday, 2025-09-10, 17:15-18:45, Room: 010 | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Jakob Kost
- Role of Vocational Training Programs in European Doctoral Schools of Education
- "VET research and useful theories"
- Towards a Theoretical Foundation of the Social Roles of VET Institutions. Development of a Research Framework and Interview Guide.
Maria Magdolna Benke
Franz Kaiser
Jakob Kost Silvia Annen Melanie Hochmuth Sabrina Sailer-Frank
02 SES 09 B, Developing Democratic Citizenship in Europe in Vocational Education and Training – Conceptual and Practical Issues
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 09:00-10:30, Room: 63 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Horacy Debowski
- Developing Democratic Citizenship in Europe in Vocational Education and Training – Conceptual and Practical Issues
- Assessment of Citizenship Competences – Can (or should) We Go Beyond Formative Assessment"
- Developing Democratic Citizenship Competencies Through VET Learners’ Participation
- Inclusion and VET: Developing Democratic Citizenship and Competences Through Inclusive Policies and Practices
Horacy Debowski Filiz Keser Aschenberger
Horacy Debowski Lena Gray
Horacy Debowski Andrea Laczik Tessa Eriksen Grevle Simon Hawthorn
Horacy Debowski Natasha Kersh Per-Åke Rosvall
02 SES 09 C, Transversal Competences
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 09:00-10:30, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Ellen Beate Hellne-Halvorsen
- Conditions for Success Concerning the Strengthening of Transversal Competencies in Vocational Education and Training
- Literacy Realized as Interdisciplinary Competence in the Vocational Field?
- Preliminary Analysis of the Presence of Transversal Competencies in Spanish Vocational Education and Training (VET) Degrees
Anja Gebhardt Dietrich Wagner
Ellen Beate Hellne-Halvorsen
Cristina González-Lorente Javier Pérez-Cusó Pilar Martínez-Clares Natalia González-Morga
02 SES 09 A, Bridging School and Work
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 09:00-10:30, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Mariona Farré
- Vocational Teachers’ Sense of Responsibility for Students' Transition to Apprenticeship
- Selecting Apprentices – What Are the Key Criteria Employers Rely on, and What are the Potential Implications for Schools?
Evi Schmid Silje Andresen Stine Solberg
Stine Solberg Torgeir Nyen Markus Roos Breines
02 SES 10.5 A, NW 02 Network Meeting
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 12:15-13:15, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Christof Nägele
02 SES 11 C, Supporting Young People in Choosing their Vocational or Academic Pathways
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 13:30-15:00, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Christof Nägele
- Supporting Young People in Choosing their Vocational or Academic Pathways
- Participatory Action Research as a Tool for the Construction of Integrated Guidance Systems in Schools
- Supporting Young People in the Transition From School to Work – The Special Role of Teachers
- Stimulating Career Planning Reflection in Students’ Works Through an Online Intervention
- Students’ Perspectives on Vocational and Academic Pathways: Study Choices, Rationale, and School Engagement in Upper Secondary Education.
Christof Nägele All Presenters
Christof Nägele Soledad Romero Rodríguez Tania Mateos-Blanco Celia Moreno-Morilla
Christof Nägele Franz Kaiser Tobias Prill Claudia Kalisch Benjamin Strohner
Christof Nägele Annika Wyss Miriam Weich
Christof Nägele Elsa Eiríksdóttir
02 SES 11 A, AI and ICT
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 13:30-15:00, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Liana Roos
- Artificial Intelligence in VET: Interests and Concerns by VET Teachers
- Use of AI in VET Delivery: How do Technical Vocational School Teachers deal with Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom?
- What Influences Teachers’ ICT Use Behavior in Teaching at Chinese Higher Vocational Colleges? --A Qualitative Study Based on the TPB
- Navigating the Benefits and Challenges in Occupational Standard-Based E-Portfolio Development Among Vocational Education Teacher Students
Eszter Bükki Zoltan Pap Helena Manojlovic Andreas Saniter Jana Luprichová Elvira Kovács
Ludger Deitmer Christine Siemer
Shumin Wei Hui Wang Lázaro Moreno Herrera Zhen He
Liana Roos Karmen Trasberg
02 SES 11 B, Transnational Comparisons
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 13:30-15:00, Room: Hall of Heroes | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Sandra Bohlinger
- Comparing Vocational Curricula and VET through a Capability-Oriented Coding Grid: Insights from Austria, Germany, Norway, and the UK
- Comparing the European Centres of Vocational Excellence and the European Universities Initiative – A Systematic Analysis of Transnational Strategic Partnerships
- Diffusion of EU VET Policy Tools and Instruments Seen from Stakeholders' Perspective
Philipp Grollmann Daniel Neff Torgeir Nyen Jörg Markowitsch Pujun Chen
Lukas Graf Agata Lambrechts Marcelo Marques
Sandra Bohlinger Alina Praun Anna Stytsenko
02 SES 12 C, Internationalization of VET Research and International VET Research
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 15:30-17:00, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Sandra Bohlinger
- Internationalization of VET Research and International VET Research
Sandra Bohlinger Philipp Gonon Susanne Peters Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia Anne Biess
02 SES 12 B, Social Influences and Challenges
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 15:30-17:00, Room: Hall of Heroes | Faculty of Philology | Gr. Fl, Chair: Maria C Johansson
- Vocational Choice and the Impact of Social Media
- TVET Institutions’ Social Role and the Cultivation of Future Citizens: A Rosy Promise Hard to Fulfill?
- Place, Class, Gender and Attractiveness of the Building and Construction Program in Sweden
Bernd Gössling Hannah Rothleitner
Jakob Kost Leping Mou Michael O'Shea
Maria C Johansson
02 SES 12 A, Developments and Innovations in Occupations
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 15:30-17:00, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Andreas Saniter
- The Development of Occupations in Switzerland
- Innovative Skills for an Old Vocation
Carmen Baumeler Sonja Engelage Alexandra Strebel
Andreas Saniter Arina Seul Rita Souto Tatjana Hubel
02 SES 13 A, Inclusive Approaches and Pedagogical Practices
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 17:15-18:45, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Rose Veitch
- Ensuring Inclusive Education and Fostering Digital Skills Through Intrinsic Motivation: A Case for VET Students in Germany
- The Impact of STEM Education Supply in Pre-Vocational Education on Students' STEM Choices
- The Tail Wags the Dog: When Learning Outcomes Means Learning Isn't Always the Outcome
Laura Getz Lilli Heimes Heister Michael König Daniel Komorowski Tim Weiland Meike
Melline Somers Marjolein Muskens Tyas Prevoo Eva Voncken Wouter van Casteren Anne Groot
Rose Veitch
02 SES 13 B, Research on Sustainability in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Thursday, 2025-09-11, 17:15-18:45, Room: 70 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Mónica Moso
- Research on Sustainability in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Mónica Moso Paolo Nardi Presha Ramsarup Barbara E. Stalder
02 SES 14 A, VET Research Framework
Friday, 2025-09-12, 09:00-10:30, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Lázaro Moreno Herrera
- VET Research Frame Work
Lázaro Moreno Herrera Christof Nägele Barbara E. Stalder Lorenz Lassnigg Maarit Virolainen Stephanie Allais
02 SES 14 B, Educational Expansion and Improvement
Friday, 2025-09-12, 09:00-10:30, Room: Library | Faculty of Philology - biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Arnt Louw
- Secondary Vocational Education Expansion and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from China
- A Development of the Subject Work-life Skills Through a Collaboration Between Lower Secondary School and Upper Secondary School
- Mobile Ethnography and Journey Mapping as Multi-Sensory (Co-)Creative Approaches to Un-derstanding Young People’s Meaning-Making in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Xinyi Fan
Elin B. Morud Dorthea Sekkingstad Grethe Nina Hestholm
Arnt Louw Anne Mahler Nanna Bank Sørensen Emma Søndergaard Thomsen
02 SES 15 B, Collaboration and Mobility in Work-based Learning
Friday, 2025-09-12, 11:00-12:30, Room: Library | Faculty of Philology - biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Julia Müller
- Collaboration Between Education and Work in Finland: Perspectives from Policy, Employers and VET Graduates
- VET Clusters in German Lignite-mining Regions – Insights from an Innovative Approach to Inter-firm Collaboration in VET
- Title: “Dual Vocational Training and Flexibility: The Role of Occupational Knowledge Forms in Explaining Horizontal Mobility within the Labour Market "
Heta Rintala Katja Vähäsantanen Mika Tammilehto Sami Löfgren
Fabienne-Agnes Baumann Annika Fünfhaus Lukas Nögel Maren Thomsen
Julia Müller Franziska Ganesch Lea Ahrens Olaf Struck
02 SES 15 A, Opportunity Structures and Pathways
Friday, 2025-09-12, 11:00-12:30, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Sandra D'Agostino
- Opportunity Structures in Vocational Education and Training: Insights from Norway and Ohio
- Local Youth Transitions in Global Political Economy Context: Dual Apprenticeship Training in Coahuila, Mexico
- Analyzing the Transition Paths of Young Adults in Entering the Labour Market
Eli Smeplass Chris Zirkle
Ellen Vanderhoven
Sandra D'Agostino Silvia Vaccaro
02 SES 16 B, Identifying Digital Competencies in Healthcare: A Methodological Challenge in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Friday, 2025-09-12, 14:00-15:30, Room: Library | Faculty of Philology - biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Maria-Luisa Schmitz
- Identifying Digital Competencies in Healthcare: A Methodological Challenge in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Streamlined Tools for Assessing Digital Competencies in Healthcare: Increasing Efficiency Without Compromising Reliability
- Digital Work, Workers and Learning: the Case of Healthcare
- Identifying Digital Competences among Nursing Team: Application of the Course-of-Action Approach
Andrea Carla Volpe Maria-Luisa Schmitz Cecilia Mornata
Andrea Carla Volpe Matthias Carl Laupichler
Andrea Carla Volpe Stephen Billett
Andrea Carla Volpe Maria-Luisa Schmitz Patrizia Salzmann
02 SES 16 A, Sustainability and green skills
Friday, 2025-09-12, 14:00-15:30, Room: 12 | Faculty of Philology – biology | 2. Fl, Chair: Mónica Moso
- Exploring the Potential and Pitfalls of Education for Sustainability in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
- What Are ‘Green Skills’? A Literature Analysis of International Organisations’ ‘Green Skills’ Discourses
- A Quantitative Analysis of the Priority Green Occupations in Spain: The Role of VET in Addressing Environmental Sustainability Challenges
Maia Ebsen
Margarita Langthaler Marcela Catalán Lorca
Mónica Moso Antonio Mondaca-Soto Juan Gamboa Itziar García-Blázquez Mikel Albizu Macarena Larrea-Basterra
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