The Dual vet system The secret behind the success of Germany and Austria 1

Legal cooperation
Influence on content and organisation of VET
Enterprises
Employer’s 
associations
Trade 
unions
Labour 
Market,
Economy
VET System:
Organisation 
Training-
standars
Demand
Supply
Decision makers

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An introduction to the dual VET system
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Financing of dual training is provided by differ-
ent actors in the dual VET-system. “The com-
panies which provide training cover their own 
training costs (e.g. apprenticeship pay, cost of 
trainers, material) and contribute the largest 
share to the financing of dual training.” 
Depending on the responsibility the regional 
or federal government spends money on the 
equipment and operation of part-time voca-
tional schools. In addition, federal funds and 
contributions from the Federal Employment 
Agency are provided to promote vocational 
training, for example, via funding of structural 
programs or individual training support. Fur-
thermore the government is funding the prov-
inces for research in the field of vocational 
education and training and training promotion 
programs. 
“The benefit for the state is that the private 
sector contribution eases the burden on pu-
blic budgets. The benefit for the companies is 
that dual vocational training is an investment 
in the future with a return on invest for the 
company.”
Financing of dual VET
Co-operation of stakeholders
The co-operation of stakeholders in the dual 
VET-system the Federal Ministries, State 
Ministries, Employer’s associations and Trade 
Unions develop:
» Qualification profiles/VET-standards
» Examination requirements
» Duration and contents of training programs
» Level of qualification
» Criteria for quality assurance
As an example from Germany the next chart 
emphasizes the involvement of different 
stakeholders in the VET-system: