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Apprenticeships and vocational education and training (VET) in Czechia: 1 apprenticeship scheme · 47 VET policies (16 on apprenticeship) · 82 indicators with data · 6 open datasets.

Apprenticeship schemes

Czechia has 1 mainstream apprenticeship scheme in Cedefop's European database on apprenticeship schemes.

Dual practical training

Duální praktické vyučování

Czechia's brand-new dual pathway: from 2026/27, certified employers deliver the practical part of upper secondary VET at the workplace, with learners paid for productive work.

Education level
Upper secondary
Duration
3–4 yrs per framework programme
Time at the workplace
Around half — Alternation agreed between school and employer
Apprentice compensation
Wage
Pay (as stated)
30% of the minimum wage for productive work, plus possible allowances
Apprentices
First cohort starts 2026/27
Qualification
VET qualification (ISCED 344/353/354/655)

Source: Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's coded answers (filters and the comparison matrix) are imported directly from the 2026 fiches. The short descriptions (overview, duration, learners, pay) were condensed by hand and checked against the fiche text on 2026-10-01. The official fiches remain authoritative.

Key figures

Latest value for Czechia on the main measures of vocational education and work-based learning, with the EU-27 figure for the same year where one is published. Select an indicator for its map, ranking, trend and downloads.

IndicatorCzechiaEU-27Year
Recent VET graduates who had work-based learningEurostat · tps0021515.2%66.0%2025
Share of upper-secondary VET pupils in work-based programmesEurostat; calculation by Apprentix · educ_uoe_enrs048.8%22.0% d2016
Pupils in combined school- and work-based upper-secondary VETEurostat · educ_uoe_enrs0425,030 pupils1,879,995 pupils d2016
IVET students as % of all upper secondary studentsCedefop · KIVET 101073.8%49.4%2024
Employment rate of recent VET graduatesEurostat · edat_lfse_2485.7%80.1%2025
Employment premium for recent IVET graduates (over general stream) (%)Cedefop · KIVET 2090a31.6% u17.2%2024
Employment rate of adults with vocational vs general upper-secondary qualifications (OECD)Vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education; From 25 to 64 yearsOECD86.3%—2024
Enterprises employing initial-VET participantsEurostat · trng_cvt_34s26.3% of enterprises32.4% of enterprises2020
IVET learners who benefitted from a learning mobility abroad (%)Cedefop · KIVET 10263.6%2.2% dV2021
Erasmus+ VET mobility projectsEuropean Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results · ErasmusPlus_KA1244 projects6,890 projects2025
Early leavers from education and training (%)Cedefop · KIVET 30106.1%9.1%2025
NEET rate for 15-29 year-olds (%)Cedefop · KIVET 30308.0%11.0%2025

Sources: Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Eurostat; calculation by Apprentix (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); OECD (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0). Totals only (default breakdown). Letters after a value are the publisher's flags; hover for their meaning.

More indicators

70 further indicators have data for Czechia, each with a map, ranking, trend and downloads.

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Recent apprenticeship policies

Cedefop and ReferNet track 47 VET policies in Czechia since 2015, of which 16 concern apprenticeship or work-based learning. The most recently reported:

  1. Social partner concept for Continuing EducationStrategy/Action plan · Implementation phase (2025)
  2. Strategy to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the Czech Republic 2021-27Strategy/Action plan · Implementation phase (2025)
  3. VET-related measures in the Czech National recovery and resilience planStrategy/Action plan · Completed (2025)
  4. Innovation of the fields of study systemRegulation/Legislation · Implementation phase (2025)
  5. Quality standards for company and school-based workplaces for practical trainingPractical measure/Initiative · Approved/agreed (2025)
  6. Revision of the national curriculum for upper secondary educationPractical measure/Initiative · Approved/agreed (2025)
  7. Reinforcing cooperation between schools and employersRegulation/Legislation · Approved/agreed (2025)
  8. Adjusting curricula to labour market needsPractical measure/Initiative · Completed (2025)

Source: Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update) (CC-BY-4.0).

Open datasets

6 open datasets on apprenticeship and VET from Czechia are listed on Europe's open-data portals, 1 of them specifically about apprenticeship.

Source: data.europa.eu — the official portal for European data (search API) (EC-reuse). Each dataset keeps its own licence.

Sources and licences

Apprenticeship schemes
Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's legal notice: reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. Fiches also credit national ReferNet experts. Read 2026-10-01.
Key figures
Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Eurostat; calculation by Apprentix (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); OECD (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0).
Policies
Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update). CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Cedefop, & ReferNet. (2026). Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update): Research dataset [Data set].
Open datasets
data.europa.eu — the official portal for European data (search API). Catalogue metadata: European Commission reuse notice (Decision 2011/833/EU). Each dataset keeps its own licence, shown per entry.
Last updated
2026-10-01

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