VET Participation, Retention, and Educational Policies in the Wake of Covid 19 - a Cross-Country Exploration

The VetPrep project seeks to understand and solve the challenges of the field of vocational education and education (VET), which are related to finding students, participating in study and staying in various European contexts, focusing on diverse students. The project explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vocational education and compares national policies and strategies in Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Scotland and Spain. Using a multidisciplinary approach and combining research methods, the project looks at the factors that influence the involvement of vocational education students, including demographic and socio -economic backgrounds, analyzing longitudinal data, and taking in -depth interviews with students. The aim of the research is to give an overview of young education in the postpartum of young people in Europe, highlighting the differences between socio -economic status and educational aspirations, and before and after the pandemic. The VetPrep project combines the generalized knowledge and individual stories that descriptive in the context, providing a nuanced picture of young people in the postpartum in Europe. In addition, a comparison made by European countries and different socio -economic status, learning outcomes, etc. allows for the understanding of the roles of both consequences and important stakeholders, taking into account individual differences and different social, political and educational frameworks in five European countries. This will help policy designers and other stakeholders (A) fulfill their responsibilities on the basis of the European Social Rights Pillar (EPSR) (EPSR) (EPSR) (high quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning, including Reduction of NEETs to 9%by 2030) The goals of the SUCCESS program, including reducing early education, and (D) to achieve the goals of the UN 4, 8, 9 and 10.