Governing Vocational Education & Training (VET) as policy

Abstract

While VET systems differ greatly across Europe, they are faced with similar challenges. VET has served and ought to serve as a policy tool to tackle societal and economic challenges, yet it can only assume this role if there is a sufficient demand side for VET, and that has been decreasing as the vocational track appears less attractive for learners. This panel addresses questions of governing the different expectations of VET, how the role of VET as a policy influences its governance, and how different approaches to the organisation and content of VET influence the adaptation of VET systems to challenges such as migration.

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