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The Vocationalisation of University Programmes in France: its Consequences for Employability and Mobility

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Employability and Mobility of Bachelor Graduates in Europe

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France has a multi-track higher education system which includes four key components: Grandes Écoles, short vocational training tracks, specialised higher education institutions (in social work, healthcare and the arts), and universities. Access to higher education is traditionally defined by the contrast between universities (which enrol all holders of the baccalauréat without any selection process) and the extremely selective Grandes Écoles. The other tertiary courses are not directly accessible to all baccalauréat holders who wish to enrol because the number of study places is limited; applications to these tracks involve a selection process (based on educational records or a competitive entrance exam, test, interview, etc.).

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Giret, JF., Guegnard, C., Michot, C. (2011). The Vocationalisation of University Programmes in France: its Consequences for Employability and Mobility. In: Schomburg, H., Teichler, U. (eds) Employability and Mobility of Bachelor Graduates in Europe. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-570-3_5

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