DC dVET Publications
DC dVET Portrait
Short presentation from the Donor Committee: members, vision & mission, guiding principles, strategic priorities.
Dual VET in Development Cooperation: Mutual Understanding and Principles
The DC dVET’s mutual understanding and principles of the central dimensions of the dual VET system – including identification of success factors, options for implementation, differentiation from other areas and conclusions for development cooperation.
Dual VET as an Option in Development Cooperation: Survey of Experts
Relevant findings from the implementation of previous vocational training projects; definitions and differentiation from other areas, dual vocational training in the area of tension between economic development and poverty reduction, dual vocational training as a joint task, scenarios for entry into vocational training, key points for project work.
Dual Vocational Education and Training in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland: Comparative Expert Study
A detailed description of the dual vocational education and training systems in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; economic framework conditions and historical development, core features and success factors, neighboring systems and terminology.
Engaging the Business Sector: Working Tool for Policy Dialogue and Project Design in Development Cooperation – Part 1: Study
A working tool to promote active or increased engagement and participation on the part of the business sector in vocational education and training. Part 1 (Study): systematic overview on VET objectives, relevant framework conditions and areas of engagement – including suggestions for practical project work and arguments for the dialogue with the business sector.
Engaging the Business Sector: Working Tool for Policy Dialogue and Project Design in Development Cooperation – Part 2: Questionnaire
A working tool to promote active or increased engagement and participation on the part of the business sector in vocational education and training. Part 2 (Questionnaire): allows you to apply the information from Part 1 to your own project. A tool for structured reflection on your own project, including suggestions for dialogue and project work optimization. Available as a pdf or online.
Companies Engaging in Dual VET: Do Financial Incentives Matter? Approaches in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland – Options, Pros and Cons for Reform Processes. Discussion Note
Discussion note presenting different types of incentives, pros and cons of providing incentives, key questions for the analysis of specific country cases, information about the approaches applied in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, recent approaches from selected Eastern European countries.
Formal and Informal VET in Sub-Sahara Africa: Overview, Perspectives and the Role of Dual VET
Overview paper with general information about VET in the region, the relationship between formal and informal economy, formal and informal apprenticeships as well as options to improve the VET systems.
Version française:
Formation professionelle formelle et informelle en Afrique sub-saharienne
Policy Brief: VET Systems & Terminology: A Classification and Clarification
This Policy Brief outlines what constitutes a dual system from our point of view and how this compares to other systems
Version française:
ystèmes d’enseignement et de formation professionnelle (EFP): classification et terminologie
Policy Brief: Dual VET in Development Cooperation: Key Elements, Success Factors, Opportunities and Limitations
This policy brief highlights the elements of dual VET to be considered in development cooperation in order to generate advantages for partner countries. It illustrates opportunities and limitations as well as key success factors.
Version francaise:
Cette note politique met en évidence les éléments de l’EFP dual à prendre en compte dans la coopération au développement afin de générer des avantages pour les pays partenaires. Il illustre les opportunités et les limites ainsi que les facteurs clés de succès.
Policy Brief: Promoting Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI) in Dual VET in the Context of Development Cooperation
This policy brief outlines the definition of GESI in dual VET and how to support the implementation of GESI in dual VET in the context of development cooperation.