In Germany, VET is mainly organised according to the 'Dual System', meshing theoretical education at school and practical instruction at the workplace. Dual apprenticeships in Germany exist in nearly all branches of the economy including the professions and parts of the civil service. Every year, about 600,000 adolescents enter the dual system (for figures see Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 2007: 11). All in all, more than 1.8 million young people - with a female share of 41.5% - are learning their trades through the Dual System. © 2009 Springer Netherlands.
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