PUBLIC‒PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – A PARADIGM SHIFT
How can collaboration between the public and private sectors improve vocational education and training (VET) systems?
This insightful report from the European Training Foundation (ETF) explores how public–private partnerships (PPPs) contribute to skills development within vocational education and training (VET) systems. Focusing on countries surrounding the EU, it examines how cooperation between governments, employers, and training providers can support lifelong learning, upskilling, and employability. Drawing on 23 case studies, the report highlights the conditions for successful and sustainable PPPs, identifies potential risks, and offers governance-related policy lessons. It contributes to global discussions on human capital development and the innovation of VET systems.
The report is divided into two volumes, the second of which contains the detailed case studies.
Recent literature on public governance and public policy administration suggests a shift in the conceptualisation of PPPs from the traditional definition that focuses on infrastructure delivery and management to an understanding of PPPs at the level of long-term programme and policy outcomes.
| THE STUDY’S OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF PUBLIC‒PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PPPs for skills development are mechanisms for coordinating action and sharing responsibility between public and private stakeholders in VET for formulating, designing, financing, managing and/or sustaining engagements of common interest with a view to producing results at the level of outcomes (impact) in addition to outputs. Public stakeholders in PPPs may include public institutions or semi-public organisations, such as schools, agencies and state enterprises, while private stakeholders may encompass individual businesses as well as associations and chambers of commerce. Furthermore, partnerships may unfold concerning any aspect of skills development within a particular economic sector, at the school/company level, as well as at the national or sub-national scale. |
Explore the full version of the document Public–private partnerships for skills development: A governance perspective and discover practical insights for shaping more inclusive, innovative, and outcome-driven VET systems.
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