„Vocational schools with a strong labour-market orientation can be more effective in promoting the specialist skills that can be translated into advantages in the labour market. This ’specialisation effect‘ of vocational education is greater in education systems with a strong vocational sector. In this sense, vocational education can mean an easier transition to the world of work for many, which can have a positive effect on equity, especially if the option of entering tertiary education is kept open.“
EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), Equity in school education in Europe (2020), S. 130.