This article revolves around whether and how a dual higher vocation education training (HVET) program strengthens work-related capabilities of refugees, how former students look back on the program and look ahead to employment opportunities. Although it is assumed that further education promotes integration …

When the Netherlands developed a national system of vocational education at the end of the 19th century, it was a direct answer to obvious shortcomings in the technical and trade professions (De Jonge, 1968). It concentrated on training craftsmen for the traditional, mainly agrarian economy, and technicians …