Shaping conditions for a flexible VET

This chapter discusses flexibility in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Europe, and outlines different forms of flexibility. It establishes that flexibility is a system characteristic of VET, and as the first chapter, provides an introduction to the complete volume. A framework is presented for further analysis of the governance of change in VET. Older, established factors of VET systems in Europe are changing, providing opportunity for review and development of flexible VET systems individually sympathetic to European countries' unique situations. This chapter provides an overview of the complete volume's sections, and highlights the importance of systemic flexibility within VET as a social system.

The publication from which this chapter is taken is indexed at TD/TNC 78.468. Individual chapters are indexed from TD/TNC 78.469 to TD/TNC 78.484.

This chapter discusses flexibility in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Europe, and outlines different forms of flexibility. It establishes that flexibility is a system characteristic of VET, and as the first chapter, provides an introduction to the complete volume. A framework is presented for further analysis of the governance of change in VET. Older, established factors of VET systems in Europe are changing, providing opportunity for review and development of flexible VET systems individually sympathetic to European countries' unique situations. This chapter ...  [+] Show more