Overview of vocational education and training systems in 2008

Information is presented according to the following themes:

1. General policy context - framework for the knowledge society
2. Policy development - objectives, frameworks, mechanisms, priorities
3. Institutional framework - provision of learning opportunities
4. Initial vocational education and training
5. Continuing vocational education and training for adults
6. Training VET teachers and trainers
7. Skills and competence development and innovative pedagogy
8. Accumulating, transferring and validating learning
9. Guidance and counselling for learning, career and employment
10. Financing - investment in human resources
11. European and international dimensions, towards an open area of lifelong learning

In addition, the following titles have recently been added to Cedefops bibliographic database and are available either at Cedefop's library or are accessible electronically.

Publications are listed in alphabetical order by title. Publications in the European Legislation section are listed in chronological order. All records are part of Cedefops bibliographic database VET-Bib, developed together with Cedefops decentralised network ReferNet - European network of reference and expertise. All descriptors are part of ETT -European Training Thesaurus