The tracking of students in upper-secondary school is often criticised for narrowing the career prospects of student in … the vocational education and training (VET) track, which in many countries leads to the stigmatisation of VET courses. To … tackle this problem, Australia blurred the lines between the two tracks by introducing VET courses that count to both a …

based on a representative sampling of over 1500 high-school students in Switzerland shortly before graduation. The findings … they offer. This can clearly be seen in comparison with high-school students preparing to study at another type of higher …

In OECD countries, "real world" upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) programs are used to engage …. In general terms, VET programs with high employer involvement, such as apprenticeship schemes, are considered to be … superior to classroom-based VET programs that are typically found in many English-speaking countries. In this study, we examine …