Les entreprises ne peuvent plus ignorer le vivier de jeunes talents que proposent les universités.
Ces dernières réunissent en effet chaque année plus de la moitié des effectifs d'étudiants dans l'enseignement supérieur…
Autant de candidats prêts à s'insérer sur le marché de l'emploi. Un vivier dans lequel les entreprises n'ont pas forcément l'habitude d'aller chercher leurs candidats. Plus...
Creating inclusive adult learning opportunities in South Africa
Posted by . The South African labour market has been faced with high levels of unemployment for many years. In the final quarter of 2018, 6.1 million South Africans were unemployed, representing 27% of the labour force. A further 2.8 million people were willing to work but not actively looking for a job (i.e. discouraged job seekers). More...
Adult Learning in Italy: what role for training funds?
Posted by . Action on adult learning is needed urgently in Italy. As a result of the introduction of new technologies, 15.2% of jobs have a high risk of automation, and a further 35.5% may experience significant changes to how they are performed. Italy also has an old and ageing population and around 38% of Italian adults have low levels of literacy and/or numeracy proficiency, well above the OECD average of 26.3%. More...
How can artificial intelligence enhance and transform education?
As arguably the driving technological force of the first half of this century, artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform virtually every industry, if not human endeavours at large. Businesses and governments worldwide are pouring enormous sums of money into a wide array of AI technologies, and dozens of AI-focused start-ups have received billions of dollars in funding. More...
How Italy developed a state-of-the-art school assessment culture
I first visited Italy’s National Institute for Evaluation (INVALSI) in 1989. In those days, when it was called the CEDE, it was a place where academics debated educational research and contributed to international comparative studies. Back then, few would have thought the institute would build a comprehensive national assessment of the Italian school system. More...
How can teachers be more effective in diverse classrooms?
Teaching is a complex, multifaceted task – especially at a time of rapid societal change. Recent migration patterns have led to increasingly diverse classrooms, which present new challenges to teachers. More...
Should schools teach coding?
As technology continues to transform the skills that today’s students need to shape their future, many countries are responding by layering more content on top of their school curricula and timetables. Adding new subject material is an easy way for education systems to show that they are responding to emerging demands, but it is always harder to remove older material. More...
Leading together: insights from ministers and teachers on the future of education
The expectations we place on teachers are high and growing. We expect them to have a deep and broad understanding of what they teach, how their students learn, and of the students themselves. More...
Why vocational education matters more than you might think
Vocational education has not always had the best reputation. Vocational programmes are often technical in nature, and their graduates typically expect lower incomes relative to those who complete general or academic tracks. As a result, vocational education is generally perceived as a track for low-achieving students, or an alternative for those who drop out. More...
Le doctorat au registre national des certifications professionnelles : regard critique
Il faut dire que la procédure nécessitait de faire valider cette idée par le Conseil national de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche. Celui-ci est, rappelons-le, l’institution qui réunit les représentant.e.s des établissements de l’ESR (60 conseillers) et les représentant.e.s des forces politiques, économiques, sociales et culturelles (40 conseillers) sous la présidence du ministre chargé de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche ou la personne que le ministre désigne à cet effet. Il n’y a malheureusement pas de représentant.e.s des doctorant.e.s dans cette instance réunit au moins trois fois par an alors que la CJC demande un collège spécifique depuis de nombreuses années. Parmi ses activités, il se prononce sur les orientations générales de l’enseignement supérieur et sur les diplômes. Pourquoi pas le diplôme de doctorat donc !
Bref, une bataille a été gagnée mais ce n’est pas fini car il fallait/faut/faudra « l’inscription de ce diplôme dans les conventions collectives, et plus précisément dans les grilles de classification des branches professionnelles (avec une garantie de salaire minimum pour le coefficient qui serait attribué aux docteurs lors de leur 1ère embauche et avec une garantie de progression d’un coefficient à l’autre, au fil du temps). » selon Dr Pierre Dubois. L’arrêté pourra au moins appuyer cette démarche bien plus contraignante qui connaît beaucoup de résistance. Plus...