Dual study possibilities in selected EU countries. The idea of dual study courses is more and more
common in the EU due to the raising problem of the lack of qualified employees. Although the dual studies are
very similar in their form such as internships in companies, case studies etc., their scope differs significantly
among the analyzed countries. It was observed that, on average, about 70% of students take part in the vocational
education and training in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands, Slovakia and Slovenia but only
20% in Cyprus and Hungary. In countries such as: Germany, Netherlands and Austria over 40% of companies
employ vocational education and training participants while the average costs of continuing vocational training
for the EU-28 is calculated at the level of around 1500 Purchasing Power Standard per participant. The research
was based on the data obtained from the EUROSTAT.