Retention of Vocational Students in the Danish VET System

The background to the research project is the Danish policy aim that by 2015, 95 per cent of a youth cohort will have completed a higher secondary education programme (either VET or general education). The purpose of this quantitative study is to compare the success of Danish vocational colleges in terms of student retention, after allowing for differences in the composition of the student body and external factors, and in the light of the findings to point to colleges that are successful and less successful in that respect to subsequent qualitative studies. The study is part of a four-year research project which examines the susceptible factors that can contribute to reduce the rate of drop-out from vocational education and training (VET).