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• The movement of unskilled persons from unemployment into work
  

  Throughout the long-lasting economic boom until 2007, employment opportunities were good for all groups in the labour market, and unemployment was low. That was true also for unskilled labour. However, since 2007 many people, also among the unskilled, have been increasingly affected by unemployment.

  24 April 2012
• Danish University Colleges - their development obligation, knowledge-basing and knowledge centre function
  

  The Danish University Colleges are required to supply basic (undergraduate), further and continuing education programmes that match the demand and long-term needs of the labour market for competencies and adaptability. In this way, they can play a central role in innovation, quality development and increased productivity, in both the public and the private sectors.

  21 April 2012
• Higher education among young people with a vocational qualification
  

  It is crucial for the retention of manufacturing industry in Denmark that more young people obtain a vocational qualification and then desire to continue into higher education. Young people lack knowledge of the many higher-education and career opportunities that a vocational qualification opens to them, that vocational colleges should do more to stimulate young people who have the potential for higher education.

  15 April 2012
• When limits are challenged
  

  What are the correlations between pedagogy, conflict management and mental workload experienced by staff in residential care homes for individuals with general learning disabilities and developmental and behavioral disorders?

  15 April 2012
• User Charges for Health and Elder Care in a Comparative Perspective
  

  At the core of the Danish welfare model are universal rights which provide citizens with free and equal access to public services. Out-of-pocket payment for public services has accordingly been a topic of much public debate for a number of years, and remains debated today.

  14 April 2012
• Effects of contracting out public sector tasks
  

  A systematic review of the existing documentation of the effects, advantages and disadvantages of contracting out public tasks. The study is based on a recognized research-based method and is the most comprehensive Danish review in this area to date.

  15 March 2012
• The Relationship between Pre- and Post-migration Qualifications and their Impact on Employment Status
  

  This study investigates the extent to which home and destination-country qualifications explain employment status among non-Western immigrants in Denmark. Using logistic models, we find that home-country qualifications have no direct impact on employment status once destination-country qualifications have been accounted for.

  14 February 2012
• Training and Retirement
  
  About the effect of formal life-long learning on the decision to retire early. Human capital theory predicts that the amount of training and the length of working life will be positively correlated in order to recoup investment and yield a higher return. However, out-of-sample simulations indicate that on average one year of training only adds up to one month to the career length.
  13 February 2012
• It is your decision - the weight within
  

  AKF has evaluated a project carried out by the Municipality of Vejen aimed at overweight children and adolescents, the purpose of which was to bring about increased self-efficacy in the participants with regard to improving their dietary and exercise habits, using means including improved self-concept, well-being and self-esteem.

  27 January 2012
• The Progress of First and Second-generation Immigrants through Vocational Training and Education
  
  In this report, we analyse young immigrants' progression through the Danish lower and upper secondary educational system compared with pupils or students of Danish origin. We look in particular at the vocational education and training system and the male immigrant population. We perform both descriptive and regression analyses, using information from register-based data covering the period 1993-2009.
  17 January 2012

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