“…And yet the "third educational pathway" (dritter Bildungsweg), which is intended to make it easier for people with vocational qualifications to embark on further academic qualifications, has not become especially popular so far (BMBF, 2014). It should be noted, though, that those entitled to study seldom choose training occupations (Ausbildungsberufe) in the industrial or technical sphere (Ahrens/Spöttl, 2014). If, in future, measures to expand transfer opportunities become more effective, and dual study models combining vocational training and tertiary study become more prevalent, then a clear separation between the vocational and academic pathways to qualification will become even more obsolete.…”