Second Chance in Vocational Education and Training of Adults in Slovakia: Second or Wasted Chance?
Marek Lukáč,
Silvia Lukáčová
Abstract:Context: The paper focuses on an analysis of school-based vocational education and training (VET) of adults in Slovakia against the background of the concept of second-chance education (hereafter SCE). The concept of SCE involves different conditions of education to those that adults faced during their initial education and were unable to meet. Adults primarily study part-time, where they are offered a mirror image of a reduced full-time programme rather than an alternative space for obtaining a degree.
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