Demand-side financing - a focus on vouchers in post-compulsory education and training: discussion paper and case studies

Abstract

This report is the result of a pilot study to assess the use of vouchers to fund different types of training within the European Union. The focus is on postcompulsory secondary level education (initial and continuing training both work and non-work related) rather than compulsory or higher education. The report discusses issues related to the use of vouchers and similar mechanisms to fund or partially fund individual participation in vocational education and training (VET). Case studies show how voucher mechanisms have been introduced and how they operate in the following countries: Austria; France; the United Kingdom; the United States; and Wallonia (the French community of Belgium). Different models of voucher use are identified. (BIBB-Doku)