EXPERTS IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES RESPOND TO QUESTIONS ABOUT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.
NEAR THE END OF MAY 2006, I participated in a 10-day research project pertaining to the dual apprenticeship system in Munich, Germany. Across the globe, it is no secret to people involved with career and technical education (CTE) that the German apprenticeship system is looked upon as the "gold standard" of workforce development training.
Below are various questions I posed to subject matter experts (SMEs) while in Germany and to their U.S. counterparts upon my return. Each of these topics addresses significant contemporary issues impacting …