Apprenticeship in dual and non-dual systems: Between tradition and innovation

Apprenticeship education is formally a part of the Swedish upper secondary school Vocational Education and Training (VET). Half of the educational time is work based, as compared to a minimum of approximately 14 percent in the school-based VET programs. However, apprenticeship education is based on …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the business strategies of Spanish firms in terms of Vocational Education and Training (VET), identifying and studying the general characteristics of Spanish manufacturing firms and their differences based on human resources employed with vocational qualifications…

Both vocational education as well as apprenticeship (one of the shapes it takes in several countries), are undergoing a process of review and update. National differences show up in terms of upper secondary education, vocational education, transitions from education into employment and from youth in…

Apprenticeship constitutes institutionally an important component of the French initial vocational education and training (IVET) system. It integrates within the overarching framework of a dominantly company-based apprenticeship model. It is initiated via an employment contract signed between the co…

The recent introduction of dual vocational training (DVT) in Spain attempts to implement a new model of vocational training by replicating German DVT. The aim of this change in vocational education, as stated by the Spanish regulation, is to improve student learning and increase employability. The e…

In Switzerland, the promotion of quality of initial vocational education and training (IVET) is stated in law. However, little is known about what characterizes this quality, especially from the perspective of the main actors of IVET. This study investigated the perceptions of IVET quality from 320 …

From a German perspective, international cooperation in the field of vocational education and training is often aimed at the development of dual structures of vocational education and training systems in partner countries. In part 1 of this contribution, conceptual approaches and empirical findings …

This chapter contributes to the field of policy transfer in vocational education and training (VET). It aims at linking the field of policy borrowing and lending dominated by an Anglosphere perspective with policy transfer initiatives in the context of VET and apprenticeship training in the German-s…

This chapter focuses on the interests of companies in participating in Higher Education as a way to improve the relationship between university and labour market. For that purpose, we offer in the first place a literary review about the impact of university-business cooperation and after that we con…

Digitalization is regarded as having an extensive impact on the world of work and hence, affects vocational education and training (VET). This exploratory paper seeks to discuss the disruptive potential of digitalization in the current Swiss VET context on three levels: Debates and concerns, politic…

Vocational education, apprenticeship included, is subject to reviews and updates that the recent crises are demanding. The role of education and training systems in different welfare regimes is key in shaping what it involves becoming an adult, a worker and a citizen. Nevertheless, policy-makers oft…