TY - T1 - Employer views on upper-secondary vocational graduate competences SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/326221 T3 - A1 - Löfgren, Sami; Ilomäki, Liisa; Toom, Auli A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - To become employed, upper-secondary vocational graduates need adequate competences that correspond with the needs of working life, particularly with the expectations of their potential employers. However, research on the necessary competences of upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) students is limited. This study examined what competences technical-trade employers expect of initial vocational education (IVET) graduates, which competences stand out in recruitment and what kind ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - ATTITUDES; EDUCATION; EMPLOYABILITY; ESTEEM; KNOWLEDGE; SKILLS; STUDENTS; VET and the labour market; Vocational education & training; competence; learning in life & work transitions; policy issues; 516 Educational sciences N1 - PP - ER -