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This country report is part of a series prepared for a study on systemic innovation in vocational education and training (VET) being conducted by CERI/OECD during 2007-08. The definition of systemic innovation adopted here is: any kind of dynamic, system-wide change that is intended to add value to the educational processes and outcomes. The aim is to analyse innovation systems and strategies in VET by bringing together evidence of the drivers for systemic innovation in six different countries (Australia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Mexico and Switzerland). All countries participating in the study have selected two or three case studies of recent innovations in VET for in-depth analysis by the expert team. The following is a list of issues that the study focuses on in particular: (a) how countries go about innovation; (b) the processes involved, leadership and the relationships between the main actors; (c) the knowledge base that is drawn on; and (d) the procedures and criteria for assessing progress and outcomes. The two Danish case studies are: (1) the implementation of a set of initiatives for improving the VET system that followed the recommendations of the Danish government’s Globalisation Council that took place in 2005-06; and (2) a set of initiatives that aimed to reduce the number of school-based vocational training places in favour of practical, in-company training.