Productive learning – recognising and fostering underestimated skilled worker potential at an early stage

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Issue/Year (Volume) 1/2026 (55)
Page(s) 16-20
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    englisch

How can skilled worker potential be discovered and encouraged whilst people are still at school? Productive learning shows how practice-related and individually supported learning can open up new opportunities for young people with different levels of prior schooling. Close cooperation with companies turns pupils supposedly at risk of failing to obtain any qualifications into motivated trainees. This article explains the concept of productive learning and presents key indicators relating to its dissemination and results regarding its effectiveness.

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BWP citation style
Miksch, C.; Guzmán, D.: Productive learning – recognising and fostering underestimated skilled worker potential at an early stage. In: BWP 55 (2026) 1 , S. 16-20. URL: https://www.bwp-zeitschrift.de/dienst/publikationen/en/20951
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BIBB, B. (Hrsg.) (2026). Productive learning – recognising and fostering underestimated skilled worker potential at an early stage. Bonn: Franz Steiner Verlag

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The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training is an independent federal institution established under public law.