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What changes are occurring in the social environment of vocational training and adult education and what strategies would provide an appropriate response to them? It would be nice if we knew. Unfortunately, we cannot tell what changes the future will bring, we have little idea what strategic responses will be possible and we simply do not know whether those strategic responses will be adequate. Scenarios can be used to gain a better insight into the many uncertainties of the future. This does not make the uncertainties disappear, but it enables them to be given a name and connected with other uncertainties, and even now and then with certainties. Drafting scenarios can make it easier to deal with potential future problems. They can be used to explore the future and sharpen vision, making it possible for those involved to see events as part of a greater whole and therefore to identify their implications more readily.
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van Wieringen, F. (1999). The Future of Vocational Education and Training. In: van Wieringen, F., Attwell, G. (eds) Vocational and Adult Education in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9269-7_7
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