What Can We Learn from CTE Abroad?

How is CTE different abroad? You’ve probably heard about the German vocational system, but what about other nations?

To answer these questions, the National Center on Education and the Economy has studied CTE internationally and released three publications on:  

• the Swiss vocational and education training (VET) system, in which 70 percent of young people participate, and its commitment to coordination between each industry sector and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
• the Chinese VET system, which has been weak historically but is experimenting with improvements
• the VET system in Singapore, which has progressed rapidly in the past 70 years to develop state-of-the-art postsecondary institutions and apprenticeships

As I mentioned earlier, you’ve probably heard the praises of the German vocational system sung among CTE advocates. But can that system be effectively translated to the United States? The Global Cities Initiative, a collaboration between Brookings and JPMorgan Chase, has determined three key takeaways for U.S. leaders looking to adapt the German system to the United States: 

• regional collaboration between public, private and civic representatives
• targeted institutional intermediaries that address market and coordination failures
• incentive-based investments to support small- and medium-sized businesses

Examples of U.S. programs that have embraced one or more of these strategies are provided in the publication, including Apprenticeship Carolina, the Michigan Advanced Technician Training Program and Toyota’s partnership with Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Kentucky.

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