Table 1: A typology of ET systems and labour market linkages

 
Degree of Standardisation of ET System
School-Work Linkage
High
Low
Degree of Differentiation of ET System
High -------------------- Low
High ---------------- Low
(a) Strong Linkage (Dual System)
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
(b) Collinear Linkage
The Nether-
lands
 
 
 
 
 
(c) De-coupled, Strong Market Signals
 
England
France
Finland
Italy Israel
Scotland
Ireland
Sweden
Japan
 
 
 
(d) School placement function
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
(e) De-coupled, Weak Market Signals
 
 
 
 
Canada
USA