A Common Denominator? Swedish Employers, Trade Unions and Vocational Training

The big organisations of the Swedish labour market have taken a con‐siderable role in the making of vocational education policy in the post‐war period. Here it is argued that the ‘Swedish model’ of co‐operation between the Social Democratic government and the strong central organisations of employers and trade unions respectively has had a substantial impact on the debate over the reform of vocational education.