Education + Training: Volume 66 Issue 5

Guest editorial: Teacher recruitment and retention challenges in the further education and skills sector: lessons and solutions from international perspectives

Vikki Smith, Gary Husband

Transitioning from industry to teaching in VET: profiles of VET teachers in Chile

María Paola Sevilla, Daniela Luengo-Aravena, Cristóbal Madero

Situated in the Chilean context, this study investigates how Vocational Education and Training (VET) teacher profiles, based on their perceptions of prior work experience in…

The narrative of a VET workforce shortage in Australia: reality, myth or opportunity?

Erica Smith

The aim of the paper is to examine whether there really is a shortage of VET teachers, and if so, whether there are links to the salary offered and to the qualifications required.

Mission impossible? A strategic approach to improving the recruitment and retention of further education and training teachers in England

Paul Tully

The Further Education and Training (FET) sector is being positioned as a centrepiece of the government's post-pandemic recovery. However, issues of capacity and staff churn are…

Discovering and developing the vocational teacher identity

Sofia Antera, Marianne Teräs

This study explores the role of previous occupational identity in the formation of the (new) teacher identity of vocational teachers. The focus is on how vocational teachers…

Thresholds for dis/trust: exploring the impact of standards-based reforms on the process of being and becoming a VET teacher in England and Austria

Christina Donovan, Hannes Hautz

This paper seeks to illustrate how interventionist education reforms shape dis/trust-building processes and their impact on teacher professionalism in vocational education and…

Can vocational interests of students be used to recruit suitable candidates for teacher training programmes in technical vocational education and training in Germany?

Mandy Hommel

In Germany, various approaches have been taken to tackle the current teacher shortage in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). One attempt to remedy the shortage…

Ensuring a smooth landing for starting VET teachers: integrating induction and HRM practices

Piety Runhaar, Judith Gulikers, Harm Biemans

The goal of the current paper is to explore how induction of STs in VET schools can be improved by embedding induction in the broader human resources management (HRM) system. To…