This concept describes the background of discussions concerning the voational and academic education in Germany and Europe. In order to achieve political intended readability of degrees in the European Union the concept of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) is explained. With the...

This paper asks how the institutional design of vocational education and training (VET) affects worker adaptability to changing skill demands over the lifecycle. We compare two types of VET systems. Collectivist systems have high employer involvement and focus on specific skills, whereas Statist...