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In Denmark, there is great political attention on vocational education and training (VET) as a key to achieving major political goals. Like in the rest of the EU, VET plays a key role in implementing the strategy for lifelong learning, and is an integral part of promoting the achievement of the Lisbon and Barcelona goals. The Copenhagen Process1 provided an overall framework for European VET development, and contributed significantly to raising awareness of the importance of VET in ensuring the EU a competitive advantage ? compared to the economies of the US and Asia ? by bridging economic development and social cohesion.

The challenges of globalisation are major drivers behind the political concerns on VET. Economic globalisation and technological development increase competition among nations, but also lead to new forms of global specialisation and collaboration. These days, production is split into chain processes. Innovation and design may take place at the headquarters in Copenhagen, production in China, IT support and development in India and services in Ireland. In this respect, globalisation may lead to a polarisation of society: many of the unskilled and low-skilled jobs are moving from the West to the East and the developing countries. The number of unskilled jobs in the private sector in Denmark has dropped by 15% since 1980. However, approximately one quarter of the population2 have no skills beyond basic schooling. This poses a major challenge which requires an all-inclusive VET system that is able to ensure an adequate level of education in Denmark and prevent social exclusion in the longer term.......계속