The project ‘Creating VET Business Partnerships for WBL’ is a partnership with Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Turkey, The Netherlands and North Macedonia. One of the aims is to provide an overview of theoretical perspectives on Work based learning education, to support young people, schools and companies out there. Our project starts with making overviews of the VET Systems in each partnership country. On January 24th-25th 2022 we have our transnational project meeting in Skopje. That’s why we publish our sixth project article in the VET-WBL Series, which covers the Macedonian vocational education and training system.

‘Creating VET Business Partnerships for WBL’ Introduces

The project ‘Creating VET Business Partnerships for WBL’ is a partnership with Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Turkey, The Netherlands and North Macedonia. One of the aims is to provide an overview of theoretical perspectives on Work based learning education, to support young people, schools and companies out there. Our project starts with making overviews of the VET Systems in each partnership country. Our fourth project article in the VET-WBL Series covers the Bulgarian vocational education and training system.

The project ‘Creating VET Business Partnerships for Work Based Learning’ makes overviews of the VET Systems in each partnership country. Our first project articles in the VET-WBL Series covers the German and Dutch vocational education and training system. This article gives a more indepth look in the most popular Dutch Job search instruments. Recent research by Intelligence Group shows that job sites are the most-used channels when searching for a new job. That makes job sites a more popular method than using own networks, Google or social media. Since they are so popular, we have made a top 25 Job Sites for you.

Dutch Job Site 25

The project VET-WBL, also known as ‘Creating VET Business Partnerships for WBL’ has started Work-based learning – Training on Best practices. Our German partner Wisamar is leading the training. The partnership with Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Turkey, The Netherlands and North Macedonia aims is to provide an overview of theoretical perspectives on work based learning education, to support young people, schools and companies. During the VET-WBL training the VET systems of each country will be compared. The VET-WBL Series started with the German vocational education and training system, also known as the dual training system. Today we will highlight the Dutch VET System. The Dutch have four VET levels.

VET-WBL Series

As regards to Dutch Vocational education and training (VET): The Dutch term for secondary Vocational Education and Training (VET) is middelbaar beroepsonderwijs. The Dutch usually referred to it by its abbreviation MBO. Pre-vocational education and training is known as voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (VMBO). In the Netherlands VET training is offered at upper secondary as well as postsecondary levels.

The Dutch Vocational Education Training System

You can read our first article about the German VET System, here.