Connections from upper secondary VET to higher education in Denmark

What is it about?

Why do very few students from danish upper secondary system of vocational education (an apprenticeship system) continue to Higher Education in a period where enrollment in Higher education is booming? Upper secondary vocational education in Denmark is based on the apprenticeship model, which is recognised as a valuable route to employment for young people who are not aiming for higher education. However, the apprenticeship model has a major weakness: it does not provide eligibility for higher education. The purpose of this article is to examine this problem for apprenticeship in a historical perspective by examining what has been done to solve it, and why the measures taken have not been very successful.

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Why is it important?

Offering all young people access to higher education is important for social equality and justice.

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