Vocational Education in European Regions

Lower Saxony and Lombardy in Comparison
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-7639-7666-9
Verlag: wbv Media GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 195 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 477 g

Comparative studies on vocational education and training (VET) structures employ various theoretical approaches, leading to numerous classifications of national VET systems over time. However, these classifications often oversimplify the complexity of local labour and training ecosystems.

This book summarises the research findings of a joint project between researchers from Osnabrück University, Germany, and the University of Bergamo, Italy, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The project compared VET structures in European regions, specifically Lower Saxony (Germany) and Lombardy (Italy). In this context, 'region' refers to sub-national geographical divisions coinciding with political-administrative boundaries. The project paid particular attention to the apprenticeship systems in both regions. This regional focus approvided valuable insights into regional specificities of VET structures that may have remained hidden when comparing national systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bertuletti, Paolo

Schmees, Johannes Karl

Frommberger, Dietmar

Baumann, Fabienne-Agnes

Magni, Francesco

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Theoretical perspective

Fabienne-Agnes Baumann
Researching vocational education and training from a regional perspective: The skill ecosystem approach

The case of Lower Saxony

Dietmar Frommberger
Diversity at a glance: Vocational education and training in Germany, between standardisation and fragmentation

Tim Migura
Structures and challenges of the dual apprenticeship system in Lower Saxony

Silke Lange
Diversity of vocational schools in Lower Saxony

Silke Lange, Kristina Trampe, Christoph Porcher, Dietmar Frommberger
Vocational teacher training in Germany and Lower Saxony - conditions, models and research needs

The case of Lombardy

Francesco Magni, Virginia Capriotti
Vocational education and training systems in Italy and Lombardy: Between light and shadow

Evelina Scaglia
Historical Perspectives on the vocational education and training systems at the national and local level

Giada Ragone
Lombardy as a laboratory for innovations in vocational education and training: A constitutional perspective

Paolo Bertuletti, Andrea Potestio
How Lombardy's short cycle tertiary education promotes innovation

Comparative perspective

Paolo Bertuletti, Johannes Karl Schmees
Vocational education and training in Lombardy and Lower Saxony: An exemplary case for international comparative research into regions

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Paolo Bertuletti is Research Fellow at the Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo.

Johannes Karl Schmees was, during the formation of this edited collection, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Currently, he is Associate Professor (Research) in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the University of Derby.

Fabienne-Agnes Baumann is a Researcher for the Institut für Innovation und Technik (iit) and Consultant at the VDI/VDE-IT in Munich.

Dietmar Frommberger is Professor of Vocational Education at Osnabrück University.

Francesco Magni is Associate Professor at University of Bergamo, where he is Deputy Director of the Centre for Quality Teaching, Educational Innovation, and Learning (CQIIA).