Janis Vossiek holds a Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Konstanz and currently works as a senior researcher at the University of Osnabrück. His main fields of research are comparative political economy.and policy analysis. A major focus of his work is the international comparison of vocational training systems and training reforms.

«Vossiek’s book might come in handy for practitioners and policy makers engaged in reforming education and training systems; it is certainly of interest for all those committed to understanding and explaining historical trajectories of, as well as variations between VET systems.»(Fabienne-Agnes Baumann, International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training ) Vol.5, Issue 4, 2018)

• ContentsPreface and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Collective skill formation in liberal market economies?The role of political parties, industrial relations and path dependence3. United Kingdom – much ado about nothing and the persistence of voluntarism?4. Ireland – apprenticeships and social partnership as a sustainable model?5. Australia – joint economic restructuring and a slow shift to marketization6. ConclusionReferencesAppendix A: List of interviews by code and dateAppendix B: List of abbreviations

Janis Vossiek holds a Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Konstanz and currently works as a senior researcher at the University of Osnabrück. His main fields of research are comparative political economy.and policy analysis. A major focus of his work is the international comparison of vocational training systems and training reforms.

«Vossiek’s book might come in handy for practitioners and policy makers engaged in reforming education and training systems; it is certainly of interest for all those committed to understanding and explaining historical trajectories of, as well as variations between VET systems.»(Fabienne-Agnes Baumann, International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training ) Vol.5, Issue 4, 2018)

• ContentsPreface and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Collective skill formation in liberal market economies?The role of political parties, industrial relations and path dependence3. United Kingdom – much ado about nothing and the persistence of voluntarism?4. Ireland – apprenticeships and social partnership as a sustainable model?5. Australia – joint economic restructuring and a slow shift to marketization6. ConclusionReferencesAppendix A: List of interviews by code and dateAppendix B: List of abbreviations

Janis Vossiek holds a Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Konstanz and currently works as a senior researcher at the University of Osnabrück. His main fields of research are comparative political economy.and policy analysis. A major focus of his work is the international comparison of vocational training systems and training reforms.

«Vossiek’s book might come in handy for practitioners and policy makers engaged in reforming education and training systems; it is certainly of interest for all those committed to understanding and explaining historical trajectories of, as well as variations between VET systems.»(Fabienne-Agnes Baumann, International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training ) Vol.5, Issue 4, 2018)

• ContentsPreface and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Collective skill formation in liberal market economies?The role of political parties, industrial relations and path dependence3. United Kingdom – much ado about nothing and the persistence of voluntarism?4. Ireland – apprenticeships and social partnership as a sustainable model?5. Australia – joint economic restructuring and a slow shift to marketization6. ConclusionReferencesAppendix A: List of interviews by code and dateAppendix B: List of abbreviations