As this volume concludes, we encourage readers to think critically about the path forward for vocational education and training (VET) in research and practice. While this collection has illuminated both strengths and nuances of various VET systems worldwide, it also urges a consideration of VET’s role as more than a component of education and labor markets. For many people, it can create a defining structure that enables a path toward meaningful work, inclusion, and participation. By engaging with a concept of opportunity structures, the authors of this volume have highlighted practices and pathways that can inspire others and revealed some tensions and dilemmas that accompany them. The concluding chapter invites readers to step back and ask: What can this collection mean for the future of VET research? How can the field address systemic inequities while still celebrating success? And what tools and approaches are needed to better learn from each other’s experiences? By looking both backward and forward, this conclusion advocates for viewing VET as an evolving cornerstone of societal development, one that must be continuously reimagined to meet the challenges of the future.