Dual education is a form of vocational education that combines learning at vocational education institution and in business entity at workplace. Participants in dual educational process are students, vocational education institution and companies who expressed interest in participating in experimental implementation. The emphasis is on high-quality cooperation between education and the world of work. The experimental program "Dual Education", developed in accordance with the Model of Croatian Dual Education, is implemented by the Ministry of Science and Education as part of the reform of vocational education, in accordance with the Program of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in the period 2016-2020. The experimental implementation of dual education began in the 2018/2019 school year, in areas where economic entities were interested in participating. The contents of the vocational curriculum are aimed at the overall development of the student as a person and a responsible member of society and are related to vocational competences for a particular qualification, as well as for further education and lifelong learning. Entrepreneurship ensures the spatial and material conditions for the implementation of work-based learning, gives an expert person - mentor to the student, provides a stimulating and safe environment, carries out prescribed occupational safety measures during the performance of work - based learning, pays the student a contracted monthly earnings, cooperates with the institution for vocational education, enables the education and training of vocational teachers as well as exchange of knowledge and new technologies. Establishment of regional centers of competence in vocational education is in progress as support for vocational education reform.
Level of Education: Initial vocational education and training