Apprenticeship Toolbox – An online toolbox for dual education and training approaches in Europe
How are the vocational training systems in the countries with mainly dual training organised? What responsibilities and roles do the different stakeholders assume? How are the attractiveness and excellence of dual training ensured in these systems?
The online toolbox Apprenticeship Toolbox explains all aspects of dual training in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and Luxembourg. Dual training in Europe is not standardised: the role of the stakeholders, the importance of legislation, the status of apprentices and the financing system show, among other things, how diverse VET policy makers can make dual training approaches.
The toolbox is the result of the Erasmus Plus project ‘Policy learning and support to promoting apprenticeship systems and VET policy experimentation under the European Alliance for Apprenticeship’ (01.10.2014 - 30.09.2016). It provided the basis for structuring the toolbox and creating its content.
Meanwhile, the ministries of the aforementioned countries continue to update the toolbox regularly and add new content, which is coordinated and implemented as part of the EU-VET project. The toolbox is funded by the BMBF as an independent website within the BIBB website.
The Apprenticeship Toolbox
The ‘Apprenticeship Toolbox’ is primarily aimed at decision-makers in EU member states who want to reform their country's VET system and introduce dual structures.
The toolbox offers users the following options:
- The thematic approach follows the main characteristics of dual training systems and enables a comparison of the systems by topic. Important materials – e.g. on the legal basis – are available both on the topic pages and in a collection of materials.
- Users can access information on the national framework conditions for dual vocational training in the countries via the country access. In addition, up-to-date country reports are available on the main features and framework conditions of dual training in each partner country.