Geographically speaking we can find the roots of dual education in German and Austrian economy, in time in the early Middle Ages, in the period of guilds but it is also known in Hungarian vocational education. Yet there are differences in the number and rate of students participating in vocational education, in the companies, its financial and legal background compared to those of economies using this method for a long time. In this type of vocational education some duties – mostly the theoretical ones – are undertaken by vocational schools financed and run by the state or other partners (churches, associations, foundations, or before 2013 local governments). In this educational period mostly general disciplines, theoretical and introductory professional disciplines are covered. The practical training of these students is done by the partner companies, bigger and smaller ones, this way contributing to or taking over the costs of professional training. This co-operation can only work efficiently and in a way that all participants may profit from it if the partners: the factories, production companies, the state (being responsible for the legal regulation of the field), and the educational institutions work in close collaboration. Today, when emerging from the latest economic crisis is still questionable for our economy, it is even more important to reconsider and spread this dual-educational model as wide as possible.
Regulation of vocational education (Information for vocational experts regarding the changes in vocational) National Labour Office