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.

• 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

«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)

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.

• 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

«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)

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.

• 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

«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)