Vocational Training in Germany: Modernisation and Responsiveness - Softcover

Koch, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9264143017 ISBN 13: 9789264143012

Publisher: Organization for Economic, 1994

Synopsis

This publication looks at the historical context of Germany's dual system of vocational training and the challenges it has faced since the introduction of the Vocational Training Act in 1969. It examines the capacity of two sectors, the metalworking industry and the building trade, to respond to social and economic changes and the subsequent demands for new and higher skills. The study reveals the importance of negotiation and cooperation between government, the social partners, and research institutes in all aspects of the decision-making process from the elaboration of vocational training policy to the regulation of training capacity and quality. This complex method of cooperation, based on a historical tradition of codetermination, allowed vocational training to modernize its structures and processes to meet the challenges of the 1970s and the 1980s. The future of the dual system will depend on its continued attractiveness for able and ambitious young people and its ongoing capacity to adapt to changing conditions in the workplace.

About this edition

• Publisher: Organization for Economic
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 9264143017
• ISBN 13: 9789264143012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 133