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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Poland has a long tradition and distinctive features set in the Polish geographic, economic and social context. Even though there is no unique and specific TVET law in Poland like for example the Vocational Training Act in Germany, numerous educational reforms conducted in Poland have been instrumental to shaping the contemporary form of this type of education. The last educational reform from 2017 introduced changes that profoundly influenced the structure of TVET in Poland. Amidst these momentous changes the research team from TU Dortmund and the education provider VESBE e.V. started an 'Explanatory study on the TVET in Poland' as a research project with a multi-method approach. Embedded in the context of international Technical Vocational Education and Research, the main objective is to have a closer look at both TVET systems in Poland and Germany. In more detail, and by using a comparative approach, the project aims to identify central elements of dual learning approaches with regard to transfer options on different levels of the TVET systems (focusing on companies located in Poland as well as in Germany).

This article presents the theoretical frame, the applied methodology, preliminary findings as well as crucial challenges of the project. It is a contribution to the academic discussion on Polish TVET at the secondary level that not rarely has been overshadowed in the Polish scholarly tradition by voices focused primarily on technical education at the university level.

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