Differences in Perception Matter – How Differences in the Perception of Training Quality of Trainees and Trainers Affect Drop-Out in VET

Abstract The dual system of vocational education and training (VET) its quality have recently been receiving scientific attention, partly due to high drop-out rates politically-motivated efforts increase participation in the (Le Mouillour, 2018). However, it remains controversial as how within companies should be measured, from whose perspective, affects drop-out. Empirical studies mostly target perceptions trainees or trainers isolation. extent which output factors such are influenced by variations between both these parties has this point not tested. object present study was a novel bilateral approach assessing quality. For reason, effects on intention differences perception in-company (incongruences) same company were examined. An online survey conducted involving 311 commercial officers 30 German companies. A framework model workplace learning (Tynjälä, Vocations Learning, 6 (1), 11–36, 2013) short questionnaire “VET-LQI” (Böhn Deutscher , Zeitschrift für pädagogische Psychologie: ZfPP, 33 49–70, 2020) served theoretical basis test instrument respectively. Responses matched those their corresponding trainers, order determine possible for every item scale. Following weighting method regarding absolute rating level, 15 input- process-quality divergence, so called “difference accounting multi-perspective scores” used independent variables multiple regression analyses. results show that only significant effect intentions, but also explain intentions more generally, with higher predictive power than conventional merely focusing (adjusted R 2 = .439 > .333).