The financing of vocational training, in contrast to that of general education which is almost exclusively the responsibility of public authorities, is a complex field. It relies on multiple arrangements that can be described from different angles: (a) the areas of training financed; (b) the types of players providing financing and/or regulating it; (c) the modes of direct or indirect financing used; and (d) the major financing mechanisms and instruments.
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Walther, R. (2009). Financing Mechanisms and Instruments: A Conceptual and Operational Approach. 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_70
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