Global trends, such as an ever-rising service economy, rapid technological change and digitalization, challenge skill formation systems. Focussing on European countries, this edited volume examines the variety of European VET governance and VET governance research. In particular, it provides insights into regional, local and decentralized governance at meso (e.g. professional associations) as well as micro level (e.g. learning arrangements). As such, the edited volume sheds light on the hitherto far less explored dimensions of VET governance and highlights challenges as well as opportunities in VET governance in the 21st century.

Regula Bürgi is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Vocational Education and Training, University of Zurich. She completed her Ph.D. on the rise of international educational expertise at the University of Luxembourg. She is currently working on a project that focusses on governance processes in vocational education and training in Switzerland (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation). Philipp Gonon is a professor of vocational education and training at the University of Zurich. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Universities of Zurich and Berne, respectively.