Work-based learning within school-based VET: Lessons from Sweden

Posted by Glenda Quintini. When it comes to thinking about what makes for excellent vocational education and training (VET), it is hard to overstate the importance of learners spending time in actual workplaces. Work-based learning (WBL) is, of course, fundamental to apprenticeship systems, but it is also essential to high quality school-based programmes. The OECD has consistently argued that WBL should be a mandatory element of school-based VET provision. More...