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Train closer to the firm
Consider adopting a dual training system, such as in Germany (Hamburg
Chamber of Commerce, 2012) or the Training Consortium in South Korea (Lee,
2009). Only on the job will a trainee be able to learn to cope with the constantly-
changing demands of the labor market.
Even better, move vocational training completely out of the secondary
school system, as done in Singapore (Law, 2008).
Decentralize
Decentralize the education system by giving education-related decision
authority to schools accompanied by evaluation and accountability. One without
the other two in the golden trio will not do
Autonomy
Accountability Evaluation
Figure 2: The golden trio
Source: Adapted from Patrinos et al. (2017)
