VET 2015

Executive Director Lars KunovThe association of Danish VET providers

THE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Based on the dual training principle: Alternation between school-based education and workplace training

Qualifies students for labour market entry as skilled workers

Duration: 2 to 5 years – the most typical being 3.5 to 4 years

Different categories: Technical, Business, Social and Health Care, Agricultural, Maritime oriented programmes etc.

Dual Education

Basic Course (1+2)

Main Course Practical training

School

Practical training

School

Practical training

School

Examination

What creates growth and development in DK?

Paradigm shift:

Production is necessary for growth

DK must live both

knowledge and production

Need skilled workers to transform

knowledge to products and services

10’erne

Dominating paradigm:

DK to live on knowledge

Other countries must take care of production

00’erne

Politicians:

The production community is dead

2001

The basic problems

• Too many unskilled workers

• Lack of skilled workers (well-qualified)

• In 2013 selects only 19% VET directly from

elementary school

• Dropout, re-runs and double education is

expensive

• Lack of employees with higher education

• Need for more apprenticeships

What should be addressed with the reform

• The choice must be made more manageable and

less ultimate

• The choice must be perceived as the future

• Young people need guides to professional success

and apprenticeship

• The creation of rational ways for adults

The elementary school reform is a success factor

4 clear policy objectives

1. More students need to choose a vocational

training directly after the 9th or 10th grade

2. More must complete a VET

3. Vocational training must challenge all

students to become as skillful, they can

4. Confidence and well-being at vocational

schools must be strengthened

VET 2015

The key points of the reform:

• Entry Requirements

• Same basic model business and technical

• Introduction courses for the very young (GF 1)

• Fixed length of the basic course (GF2)

• EUX / Continuing Education Opportunities

• Quality

• Education Guarantee / Practical training Centers

Basic model

BC 220 weeks

Main CourseDual Education (2-4 years)

Primary School

VET 1040 weeks

BC 120 weeks

More than one year after

primary school

EUX – skilled with study skills

Business EUX

Technical EUX

z

BC 120 weeks

BC 120 weeks

Study preparatory year

40 weeks

Main Course2 years

BC 120 weeks

BC 120 weeks

Main CourseAlternately ½ years at school and ½ year in the company

2-4 years

Entry Requirements

Access Restriction

Transition requirements

BCTest

E in Danish and

mathematics

UPV

BC 220 weeks

Main CourseDual Education (2-4 years)

Primary School

BC 120 weeks

Vocational training for Adults (EUV)

Three VET pathways for adults (+25):

Adults with at least two years of relevant work

experience must have a standardized education

without basic and without training

Adults with relevant work experience or a previously

completed education, which is not or only partially meets the requirement of two years of relevant work experience,

must have a standardized training program for adults. Adults can also receive basic

course Part 2. The internship period is a

maximum of 2 years.

Adults without relevant work experience or prior training must have Basic

Course 2 (20 weeks). Praktik program's length

will equal the training period for young people

Quality

4 measure 8 Indicators

More pupils should choose en VET directly after 9. and 10. class (25 % i 2020 og 30 % i 2025)

1) Number of pupils which choose a VET after 9. and 10. class

More must complete a VET(60% i 2020 og 67 % i 2025)

2) Completion percentage

Vocational training must challenge all students to become as skillful as they can.

3)Number of students at EUX level4) Number of students who have taken courses at experts' level5) Number of students who have completed the talent trail6) Employment rate

Confidence and well-being at vocational schools must be strengthened

7) Measures of student satisfaction 8) Measures of company satisfaction

Other elements of the reform

• Combined Youth Education

• More and better teaching

• Continued efforts for more apprenticeships

• Learning in Motion

• Digitization

• Campaign

• Reorganisation of Education Guidance

Apprenticeships

• 77.633 students currently at a main course. (-3%)

• 5.378 students seeking apprenticeships. (+ 2%)

• 7.829 students are enrolled in school practice or

practical training centers. (+ 8)

• The last 12 months have been signed 45.352 (-5%)

apprenticeships.

PC

Practical training Centers

• Practical training Centers - an alternative to a full practice

agreement.

• Practical training Centers ensure that students gets a full

education.

• Companies provide shorter training periods, called Short

Agreements (SA) or "pieces", where education targets agreed

with the company.

• Remaining practical training conducted at the practical training

Centers (PC)

• The aim is to complete the program with a remaining

agreement at the a company. (RA)

SA PC SA RA