Social partnership in technical and vocational education and training (TVET)—that is to say co-operation and the interrelationship of functions and responsibilities among the State, employers and employees—has been set as one of the priorities of educational reform and is an important principle for the effective development of the vocational education and training system in Lithuania.
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Kaminskienė, L. (2009). Social Partnership in Vocational Education and Training in Lithuania: Challenges and Perspectives. In: Maclean, R., Wilson, D. (eds) International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5281-1_41
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