Key concepts and debates in the French VET system and labour market

Philippe Méhaut (1)

1 LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail

The purpose of this overview is to elaborate upon the seven analytical dimensions suggested (education, qualification, competence, skills, work place, labour market, gouvernance and, if possible, to propose a tentative articulation between them to guide our thinking at this stage in the research project. But before exploring the various levels and categories of the common grid, it is necessary to emphasize the difference between English and French languages regarding a key word, qualification.

Mots clés: Skills; Qualification; Knowledge; Labour market; French and english terminology

Mots clés: Formation professionnelle; Etymologie française et anglaise; Rémunération; Qualification professionnelle; Certification; Savoir; Marché du travail

Domaines: Economies et finances

Philippe Méhaut. Key concepts and debates in the French VET system and labour market. Seminar “Developing a European Qualification Framework - Conceptual and Labour Market Questions”, King's college, London, 2006, pp.13. ⟨halshs-00105580⟩