From guilds to regional education and training centres, the history of vocational education and training in the city of Leiden.This thesis addresses the history of vocational education and training... Show moreFrom guilds to regional education and training centres, the history of vocational education and training in the city of Leiden.This thesis addresses the history of vocational education and training (VET) in Leiden. It focuses on the question of responsibility for VET through six ages: public body or social initiatives? This is associated with the question whether educational objectives differ according to the body responsible. Is a more comprehensive education the concern of governments alone, and are social initiatives limited to narrow-based practical training?The point of departure is a study by Wolf-Dietrich Greinert. He distinguishes three VET models in response to industrialisation: the market model, the liberal response (predominant in England), the rational state-bureaucratic model (FRance), and the dual corporative model (Germany).The study shows that Leiden has not been dominated by a single model throughout the ages. Primarly responsibility for establishment and maintenance of VET has been borne consecutively by several bodies. The connection that Greinert finds between the body responsible and the goals pursued, is not manifest in the history of VET in Leiden. Goals set by public parties extended beyond professional skills only. And private initiatives also intended to provide a broader social education as well. Show less
