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Since the 1980s there has been a new emphasis on individual achievements and the importance of options. The new law in force since 1993 enlarged the coverage of apprenticeship training to all professions and also to supplementary education. The schools have more freedom and responsibility in setting up courses and modules. Examinations are competence-based and independent of the way skills are acquired (school, apprenticeship, practical experience). Responsibility for the examinations lies with the Examination Boards, where the labour market partners, schools and local authorities cooperate. The most important challenge now is to make the employers interested and committed.