North Macedonia

Ensure that AET provision is aligned with national strategic priorities concerning human capital development, such as second chance (remedial) education and the eradication of adult illiteracy.

To that end, consider reinforcing the involvement of public providers in AET to create an additional channel of monitoring and steering of developments in that domain, strengthen institutional capacity for the coordination of AET, and introduce incentives, for instance tax breaks, for private providers which offer training in line with national priorities for human capital development.

Aim to better link the standards of learning and achievement in different subjects, the grading criteria, and the assessment practices of teachers.

This may also require a revision and update of the grading scales and channels for reporting student success, and the introduction of cooperation modalities between teachers who assess students.

Reassess whether the choice of subjects and the achievement requirements at the graduation exams are fair to what VET students are learning and if not, consider making changes.