Success and limitations in the trial of dual education and training forms in Europe

In the 2012 memorandum relating to vocational education and training cooperation, seven European countries resolved to cooperate more closely with one another in response to youth unemployment and the shortage of skilled workers in Europe. Cooperations have now been initiated in all partner countries. These reveal similarities and differences both in the content-related design of the cooperation as well as in the nature and speed of implementation. The article draws some initial interim conclusions based on experiences of “International Cooperation and Adivsory Services/German Office for International Cooperation in VET (GOVET)” at BIBB.