Completed project · 2005–2006
State of development of vocational schools into independently acting learning organisations as partners in regional vocational education and training
Supported by reform projects in the individual federal states, vocational schools are gaining greater autonomy, taking on extended areas of responsibility and networking with partners in the region. The aim of the “Beagle” project is to gain insights into the development processes in vocational schools.
To this end, the state of development of these reforms in the individual federal states was systematically surveyed. The study examined which priorities the federal states set in the further development of vocational schools into regional vocational training centres and how vocational schools address them.
The results of the studies are intended to build on the recommendations of the Bund-Länder Commission from 2003 (cf. BLK issue 105). The objectives, plans and decisions of the federal states and the experiences with the reforms are compiled in a report that is intended to provide a basis for discussion and implementation aids for vocational education policy as well as for the actors implementing it.