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This post summarizes a study on the social status of VET in Switzerland. When a VET program has low social status, we can assume that anyone who can pursue the academic option will choose to do so. When the VET program is high-status, however, there will be overlap in the ability levels of people in the VET and academic pathways. Some people who could do the academic route choose instead to do the VET program, because both options have social status. In Switzerland, this is actually the case.