Stakeholder Cooperation in Luxembourg

The initial major VET reform was introduced by the Vocational Training Act voted on 19 December 2008. It was implemented between 2010/11 and 2013/14, and revised by law amendments in 2016 and, on a larger scale, in 2019. The reform aimed at strengthening the links between VET and labour market skills needs, in collaboration with social partners, and easing access to lifelong learning. It was defining the goals and structure of IVET and CVET as well as the responsibility for its organisation and implementation.

According to the 2008 law, the organisation of the VET system relies on a partnership between the public institutions and the Chambers representing employers and employees (Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Trades and Skilled Crafts, Chamber of Agriculture, Chamber of Employees, Chamber of civil Servants and Clerks) who are carrying the system. All decisions concerning IVET and CVET are being taken in the frame of this partnership and require a general consensus between the partners. In case of opposite positions between the Chamber of employers and employees, the Minister of Education, Children and Youth is authorised by law to take a decision.

In the context of the VET reform of 2008, the VET Committee (Comité à la formation professionnelle) has been created as a consulting institution of the Government for all matters concerning the planning and implementation of the VET system. It is composed of representatives of all concerned ministries and administrations as well as of the professional chambers, the trade and occupational unions, the guidance services and the parental and pupil associations.