In its current shape senior secondary vocational education has existed since 1996. Before that date, two types of senior secondary education co-existed: the apprenticeship system and senior secondary vocational education organised in schools. The apprenticeship system offered professional training courses in a great number of branches of industry, and was characterised by a combination of learning in practice and learning in school. Senior secondary vocational education in schools dates from the 1950s, when schools for senior secondary technical education were established. At a later stage secondary vocational schools were also founded for other sectors like economics and social services. © 2009 Springer Netherlands.
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