
The Rise of Dual Modes of Vocational Education and Training
Global Emergence, Transfer and Cross-National Attraction
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 22. August 2025
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-032-96379-2 (ISBN)
Description
Recognising the regular adoption, by countries across the globe, of the vocational education and training (VET) model already so prevalent in German-speaking countries such as Austria, Germany and Switzerland, this book spotlights dual modes of VET, depicting its global emergence and subsequent cross-national attraction.
Globally, the practice of combining schools and workplace practice and learning is seen as a gold-standard for cross-national attraction: the comparison between, and borrowing of, national policies. Using case studies from Eastern Europe, Azerbaijan, India and Latin America, chapters demonstrate how these countries aim to support dual modes of VET to strengthen their own economic and cultural weight abroad, as well as accelerating developmental goals for industry. Further, these countries look to European VET models for integration of their youth both in the labour market and in establishing alternative pathways for young people in the workforce. Chapters discuss the significance of the international context in understanding the nuance involved with duality in VET adoption, as well as shedding light on the transnational diffusion of education policies at both national and global levels.
This book will be of use to scholars, postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of international and comparative education, vocational education and training, and adult education and lifelong learning more broadly. Policy makers working in international policy transfer may also benefit from this volume.
Globally, the practice of combining schools and workplace practice and learning is seen as a gold-standard for cross-national attraction: the comparison between, and borrowing of, national policies. Using case studies from Eastern Europe, Azerbaijan, India and Latin America, chapters demonstrate how these countries aim to support dual modes of VET to strengthen their own economic and cultural weight abroad, as well as accelerating developmental goals for industry. Further, these countries look to European VET models for integration of their youth both in the labour market and in establishing alternative pathways for young people in the workforce. Chapters discuss the significance of the international context in understanding the nuance involved with duality in VET adoption, as well as shedding light on the transnational diffusion of education policies at both national and global levels.
This book will be of use to scholars, postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of international and comparative education, vocational education and training, and adult education and lifelong learning more broadly. Policy makers working in international policy transfer may also benefit from this volume.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Illustrations
4 s/w Abbildungen, 4 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-96379-2 (9781032963792)
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Oscar Valiente | Srabani Maitra | Philipp Gonon
The Rise of Dual Modes of Vocational Education and Training
Global Emergence, Transfer and Cross-National Attraction
E-Book
08/2025
Routledge
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Oscar Valiente | Srabani Maitra | Philipp Gonon
The Rise of Dual Modes of Vocational Education and Training
Global Emergence, Transfer and Cross-National Attraction
E-Book
08/2025
Routledge
€60.99
Available for download
Persons
Oscar Valiente is Professor of Education and International Development, University of Glasgow, UK.
Srabani Maitra was a Professor in Sociology of Education, University of Glasgow, UK, before she passed away in 2023.
Philipp Gonon is Professor of Educational Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Matthias Pilz is Professor of Business Education and International VET Research, University of Cologne, Germany, and Director of the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (GREAT.).
Srabani Maitra was a Professor in Sociology of Education, University of Glasgow, UK, before she passed away in 2023.
Philipp Gonon is Professor of Educational Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Matthias Pilz is Professor of Business Education and International VET Research, University of Cologne, Germany, and Director of the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (GREAT.).
Editor
University of Glasgow, UK
University of Glasgow, UK
Zurich University, Switzerland
University of Cologne, Germany
Content
Editors? introduction: Global emergence and cross-national attraction of dual modes of vocational education and training (VET)
1. Dual apprenticeships as a gold standard? Implementation and transfer under review
2. Pull and push factors of different actors in the international transfer of vocational education and training
3. Transferring the German dual apprenticeship abroad: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of commercial German VET Providers
4. Switzerland's approach to the transfer of dual vocational education and training (VET)
5. Growth, dual VET transfers, and the rise of transnational skill ecosystems
6. Lost during transfer? The role of social dialogue in the Serbian dual VET reform
7. Bringing context to the centre of cross-national attraction
8. A multilevel interdisciplinary analytical tool for insights of TVET models. A case study of Azerbaijan
Editor Conclusion: Explaining the global diffusion of dual modes of training
1. Dual apprenticeships as a gold standard? Implementation and transfer under review
2. Pull and push factors of different actors in the international transfer of vocational education and training
3. Transferring the German dual apprenticeship abroad: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of commercial German VET Providers
4. Switzerland's approach to the transfer of dual vocational education and training (VET)
5. Growth, dual VET transfers, and the rise of transnational skill ecosystems
6. Lost during transfer? The role of social dialogue in the Serbian dual VET reform
7. Bringing context to the centre of cross-national attraction
8. A multilevel interdisciplinary analytical tool for insights of TVET models. A case study of Azerbaijan
Editor Conclusion: Explaining the global diffusion of dual modes of training