Completed project · 2010–2012
Development of apprenticeship training in Lithuania
The introduction of in-company (apprenticeship) training into Lithuania’s vocational education and training system is one of the most important strategic goals in the country’s education sector. The development of in-company training raises great hopes – it is expected that in-company training will increase the attractiveness of vocational education and training.
In-company learning poses significant challenges for Lithuania’s school-based vocational education and training system; the systemic integration of in-company training requires orientation towards experience and developments – not only from Lithuania, but also from other countries.
One of the main objectives of the project was therefore to learn from the experience gained in developing in-company training in countries with different VET systems and different socio-economic framework conditions. The dual system in Germany, the market-oriented and company-driven model of the United Kingdom, the market-oriented model of the Netherlands characterised by a strong social partnership, and the institutionally complex VET system of France, which is nevertheless characterised by strong centralised state influence, offer different and therefore highly instructive insights into the development of in-company training.