In order that vocational education and training systems can deliver the foundations for a job-rich recovery there is a shared recognition among Member States and at the EU policy level that there is a need to modernise VET systems and learn from best practices in dual based VET systems and approaches. At a Conference held in May 2014 – organized by CEDEFOP, countries were invited to consider what type of support they can bring to the EAFA. At the conference, it was underlined that support should not be considered in the form of copying another country’s system, but rather to explore how the essential features of dual education models can be developed within another system. To support the EAFA national authorities from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Luxemburg and Switzerland have formed a partnership, which is offering a structured and evidence based approach promoting the development of work based VET systems in Europe. The aim of the project is to create a rich resource base conducive to policy learning, policy experimentation and practice development by collecting and combining apprenticeship systems building blocks from the five countries. In that sense the focus is not on one specific system with all its features, it is rather the proposal to offer a rich and structured resource base, which can be combined in different ways depending upon the socio-economic characteristics of a particular country and their policy needs.The key outputs from the project will be • Policy Learning among partners in the project though country workshops where particular topics are covered more in depth based on materials developed where practices are presented, analysed and contrasted to improve the foundation for policy improvements and policy learning• Policy Sharing: The aim is of this activity is to develop an integrative digital toolbox (resource base), which is analytical and provides a horizontal thematic coverage of key features of the involved countries apprentice based systems. The intent is that the materials can be accessed through a digital toolbox.• Promoting policy Partnerships: A European dissemination and partnership seminar including all countries supporting the EAFA will be held including stakeholders at european level to present the tool box and to facilitate partnerships future joint collaboration. The main stakeholders and institutions etc. target by this project are: Key actors the national VET system level covering national VET authorities, social partner organizations and institutions, VET college organization, VET research bodies and at international level institution’s, organizations and networks working with VET-policy. By developing a resource base – cross country tool box - providing systematic knowledge and insights on dual VET systems - the expectations are that a systemic impact though policy learning will be achieved among the partners and that the tool box provided for all EAFA countries can promote introduction and further develop-ment of dual based VET systems and partnerships including where needed policy support.