Core-Elements-1.1

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W​e can distinguish at least the following main groups of clients for VET​​:

1. school-le​avers at different educational levels who opt for VET​​​​​​
2. school drop-outs (out of school youth)
3. special needs groups, such as people with no formal schooling, ethnic minorities, migrants, refugees and demobilised soldiers​
4. ​unemployed people (adults), and 
5. under​employed and employed people who need or want to update their skills in order to keep their job or to get promoted.​

It is obvious that these different groups have diverse expectations, aspirations, and specific needs – and VET systems have to respond to these as much as possible. When thinking about reforming or intervening in a VET system, it is therefore decisive to clearly identify the specific groups you intend to serve, and to analyse their demands.