The Transformation of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the Baltic States - Survey of Reforms and Developments (Technical and Vocational Education ... Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects)

The newest member states of the EU - among them the Baltic states- are now involved in the Copenhagen process and are a source of enormous (human) potential that can greatly enrich Europe. As the Baltic States have enjoyed special attention in European VET policy, the reforms in VET and its structures are the subject of critical debate in this book. We hope that this book will be of service to both researchers and lecturers in the study of VET in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as for the broader context of internationalisation in VET. Front Matter....Pages I-XI Higher Education in Europe on the Threshold of the 21st Century....Pages 3-12 Lisbon, Bruges, Copenhagen: Milestones Towards a European Vocational Education and Training Sector—A Critical Survey of the Current Situation....Pages 13-21 Vocational Education and Training in Estonia: Reform Processes and Tendencies....Pages 25-45 Vocational Education and Training in Latvia: The Problems and Solutions....Pages 47-68 Vocational Education and Training in Lithuania: Reform Processes and Tendencies....Pages 69-92 The State of Vocational Teacher Training in Estonia....Pages 95-108 Reform of VET Teacher Training in Latvia....Pages 109-112 Development of a Vocational Teacher Education Strategy in Lithuania: Challenges, Reality and Solutions....Pages 113-137 Internationalisation and Co-operation in Higher Education: A Multi-National Masters Degree Programme in Vocational Education and Training....Pages 141-147 Developing Globally-Competent University Teachers....Pages 149-166 Back Matter....Pages 167-173 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, among the newest member states of the European Union, are part of the "Copenhagen process," the EU’s training and education initiative. These nations have enjoyed special attention in European Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy. This book reviews and analyses reforms in VET and its applications. The book will benefit researchers studying VET in the Baltic states, and in the broader context of internationalisation. Various states of the EU, among them the Baltic states, are involved in the Copenhagen process and are a source of enormous (human) potential that can enrich Europe. As the Baltic States have enjoyed special attention in European VET policy, the reforms in VET and its structures are the subject of debate in this book