**Acknowledgements**

I would like to thank my academic mentor, Prof. Dr. Milica Andevski and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, for helping me get here where I am now by providing me with all the necessary knowledge in the field of Pedagogy. Also, I would like to thank my employer and my colleagues from the team Ausbildung at Bildungswerk der Hessischen Wirtschaft in Frankfurt am Main. Thank you for helping me learn a lot about VET training in Germany by giving me the opportunity to work for and with you.

Last, but most certainly not least, I would like to thank my husband, Dejan, for being there for me through my academic and private journey, helping me and supporting me, as well as my parents, Radojka and Srdjan, brother Momcilo and my best friend, Jovana. Thank you all for the endless amounts of support and for believing in me.

*Technical and Vocational Education and Training*
