Evidence forTVET that works
indeson's consulting practice is grounded in research — from doctoral work on action-oriented vocational pedagogy to contributions to the international debate on green skills and a just transition.
Skills for a Just Transition to a Green Future
The transition to an environmentally sustainable, low-carbon economy is reshaping labour markets worldwide: new jobs emerge, others are phased out, and skill requirements shift across occupations. This discussion paper, co-authored by indeson founder Dr Rainer Gerke, examines the role technical and vocational education and training (TVET) can and should play in making that transition just — and how development cooperation can support partner countries in the process. Drawing on a review of recent literature and interviews with technical cooperation projects, it formulates seven theses and recommendations for the design of development cooperation interventions related to green skills.
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The doctoral research of indeson founder Dr Rainer Gerke examines what happens when vocational schooling shifts its curricular anchor from the systematics of an academic subject to occupational action structures — the German learning-field (Lernfeld) reform. Combining subject-didactic theory with pragmatist philosophy of education and a three-stage empirical study among vocational students and teachers, the dissertation argues that action orientation is indispensable for learning-field teaching, and shows where classroom reality still falls short of the reform's intent.
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