This publication addresses the pressing issues of vocational teacher education (VTE) focusing
on institutional organizational and governance aspects. Firstly it summarizes the results
of the four-year Erasmus+ capacity-building project "New Mechanisms of Partnership-based
Governance and Standardization of Vocational Teacher Education in Ukraine" (PAGOSTE) funded by
the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. The project's focus has been governance in
VTE in Ukraine. Secondly it goes beyond the narrow project context and explores challenges as
well as good practices in VTE systems of other countries in and outside of Europe. Therefore
contributions from England New Zealand Australia Italy Germany Austria and Switzerland
complement the Ukrainian context and provide readers with a more comprehensive understanding of
VTE systems.
