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The book was published as the 16th volume of the series Studies in Vocational and Continuing Education. Series Editors-in-Chief are Philipp Gonon and Anja Heikkinen. Janis Vossiek is a post-doctoral researcher at the School of Educational and Cultural Studies of the University of Osnabrück, Germany.

The book was published as the 16th volume of the series Studies in Vocational and Continuing Education. Series Editors-in-Chief are Philipp Gonon and Anja Heikkinen. Janis Vossiek is a post-doctoral researcher at the School of Educational and Cultural Studies of the University of Osnabrück, Germany.

Context: After the Eurozone crisis unfolded a decade ago, comparative political economy has investigated reforms of public administration, labour market, welfare state and economic policy particularly in Southern European nations which were hit hardest by the crisis. However, analyses of skill formation reform, particularly vocational education and training (VET), have been scant, despite a common problem pressure for reforms emanating from stubbornly high rates of youth unemployment and similar legacies of statist VET.

Approach: We investigate VET reforms brought underway in Greece and Italy during and in the aftermath of the crisis, asking how far apprenticeship-like forms of learning within their VET systems were strengthened. Empirically, we base our analysis on primary and secondary sources, having conducted semi-structured expert interviews in Greece and Italy in 2019.

Results: We find that both countries attempted to strengthen the role of apprenticeship and work-based learning, but that politics differed across the two cases in the context of the Eurozone crisis. While in Italy, reforms were 'internalised' and shaped by domestic politics, Greek reforms were largely driven exogenously by the negotiations with the Troika.

Conclusion: Although Italy and Greece have undertaken reforms to reduce the dominance of the state in VET provision by expanding apprenticeships and work-based learning, these do not amount to large scale changes to the dominant logic of school-based VET provision. In order to boost their potential in terms of practical learning both countries would need to continue on their reform pathways.

Weltweit ist die Entwicklung kooperativer Steuerungsmechanismen zu beobachten, die der Verbindung staatlich gelenkter und marktwirtschaftlich geprägter beruflicher Qualifizierungsansätze dienen. Eine besondere Herausforderung liegt in der nachhaltigen Einbeziehung der Unternehmen in die Berufsbildung und von organisierten Arbeitgeber- und Arbeitnehmerinteressen. Im Beitrag werden international verbreitete Steuerungsmodelle vorgestellt, typische Ansätze zur Weiterentwicklung kooperativer Steuerungsformen in der Berufsbildung dargestellt und konkrete Erfahrungen aus zwei Schwellenländern (Brasilien und Südafrika) präsentiert. (DIPF/Orig.) ; Throughout the world, we can observe the development of cooperative control mechanisms that serve the linking of state-controlled and market-oriented approaches to vocational qualification. A special challenge lies in the sustainable inclusion of companies in vocational education and in taking into account organized employer and employee interests. The contribution presents control models on an international scale, typical approaches to the development of cooperative forms of governance in vocational education, and concrete experiences gained in two emerging nations (Brazil and South Africa). (DIPF/Orig.)