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

Vocational education, including apprenticeships, is subject to reviews and updates due to the recent crises. Policy-makers often indicate dual systems as the most successful, efficient, and intelligent way to provide vocational education. This volume contributes research on the appropriateness of dual systems in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain, as well as effective and non-effective ways of introducing apprenticeships in non-dual systems. It also contributes to the debate on the internationalization of VET and clarifies differences between apprenticeship and alternance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 26 July 2021
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

Vocational education, encompassing apprenticeships, is subject to critical assessments and revisions in response to the urgent challenges posed by recent crises. The significance of education and training systems within diverse welfare regimes cannot be overstated as they play a pivotal role in shaping the transition from adolescence to adulthood, employment, and civic participation. Policy-makers frequently advocate for dual systems as the most effective, efficient, and intelligent approach to delivering vocational education. This volume makes valuable contributions by examining the appropriateness of dual systems in Germany and Switzerland, highlighting their current weaknesses, and exploring effective and ineffective strategies for introducing apprenticeships within non-dual systems in Sweden and Spain. The authors aim to contribute to the ongoing debate on the internationalization of vocational education, particularly focusing on dual systems, and to clarify the distinctions between apprenticeship and alternance, which are often mistakenly regarded as synonymous. A case study of France is particularly relevant in this discussion.

Vocational education, encompassing apprenticeships, is subject to critical assessments and revisions in response to the urgent challenges posed by recent crises. The significance of education and training systems within diverse welfare regimes cannot be overstated as they play a pivotal role in shaping the transition from adolescence to adulthood, employment, and civic participation. Policy-makers frequently advocate for dual systems as the most effective, efficient, and intelligent approach to delivering vocational education. This volume makes valuable contributions by examining the appropriateness of dual systems in Germany and Switzerland, highlighting their current weaknesses, and exploring effective and ineffective strategies for introducing apprenticeships within non-dual systems in Sweden and Spain. The authors aim to contribute to the ongoing debate on the internationalization of vocational education, particularly focusing on dual systems, and to clarify the distinctions between apprenticeship and alternance, which are often mistakenly regarded as synonymous. A case study of France is particularly relevant in this discussion.

Weight: 448g
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783034343053
Edition number: New ed