PECULIARITIES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF GERMAN DUAL EDUCATION IN AMERICAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/3041-2021/2025-4-32Keywords:
professional training, dual education, Germany, USAAbstract
The article is devoted to the study of important factors for implementation of German experience in dual education by different countries and effectiveness of this mode in American vocational education enhancing quality and prospects for graduates. It has been shown that the German system of dual and vocational education is recognized worldwide as highly effective and as a system contributing to the reduction of youth unemployment. Factors that enhance the effectiveness of dual education have been identified (active encouragement of social partners and employers, active cooperation between employers and educational institutions, sufficient funding, including subsidies from employers and other incentives, providing training according to labor market needs, and implementing a quality assurance system for education. The experience of American vocational schools (Innovative Career Schools and Cooperative Innovative Colleges) has been studied. It had been proven that this form of organizing professional training for future specialists can be adopted either as a complete system or with its individual elements in specific states of the country. Elements that ensure effective vocational training have been identified in schools in Texas, North Carolina, which improve academic performance and reduce barriers for access to higher education in Minnesota, Illinois, as well as for integrating practical experience directly into educational process (Tennessee).
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