Implementation of the dual model as a method of the Spanish vocational educational and training system

Abstract

Dual Vocational Educational and Training is a recent policy in Spain aimed at establishing connections between the education system and the business sector. The guidelines of dual VET are aimed at guaranteeing continuity of training, reducing early school leaving and establishing the collaboration of the business sector in the training and qualification of students. In Spain, after more than a decade of implementing this policy, the Organic Law 3/2022 has recently been approved, which establishes the basic guidelines for its development. On this issue, the chapter describes, on the basis of semi-structured interviews, the perception of educational and business actors in the development of dual VET in the Higher Grade Training Cycle in Early Childhood Education in Andalusia. The results suggest that the implementation of the dual model in this Grade has not achieved its suitability. There are limitations related to the socio-economic context and surrounding business network, the involvement of companies, the training of the student in the workplace and the remuneration of the apprentice. However, there are also some advantages related to the continuity of training and labour integration of young people.