
ERIC Number: ED316688
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 187
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ISBN: ISBN-92-825-8152-7
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Equality of Opportunity and Vocational Training. Creation and Management of Enterprises by Women. The Situation in the United Kingdom. Rapport National Royaume-Uni. Synthesis Report.
May, Annie
This document contains three reports: (1) a report on women entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom (UK) in English; (2) the same report in French; and (3) a synthesis report of 12 national reports and 4 related reports. The report on women entrepreneurs in the UK includes an introduction, a description of the methodology, five sections of findings, and six appendices. The first section of findings identifies organizations concerned with advice, funding, and vocational training; the second describes organizations concerned with advice and vocational guidance; the third identifies funding organizations; the fourth describes organizations concerned with vocational training; and the fifth describes organizations concerned with vocational training specifically for women entrepreneurs. Appendix 1 provides a 79-item mailing list. Appendix 2 provides a table of self-employment in the UK. Appendix 3 identifies sectors and industries by sex of owner. Appendix 4 describes the small firms loan guarantee program. Appendix 5 provides a checklist for aspiring entrepreneurs. Appendix 6 provides training statistics. The synthesis report includes a preface, 10 chapters, and a 16-item bibliography. Chapter 1 introduces the report with comparisons across the 12 countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom) included in the study. Chapter 2 provides a perspective on the socioeconomic background and the place of women in society. Chapter 3 describes the organizations that participated in the study and the methodologies of the national studies. The trade sectors of the 12 countries are described in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 presents a profile of women entrepreneurs across the 12 countries. Chapter 6 describes the vocational training available. Chapter 7 identifies future trends. Chapter 8 provides an overview of the study, Chapter 9 identifies the conclusions, and Chapter 10 includes the recommendations. (CML)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Guidance, Comparative Education, Credit (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Employed Women, Entrepreneurship, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries, Management Development, Managerial Occupations, Nontraditional Occupations, Self Employment, Sex Fairness, Small Businesses, Socioeconomic Background
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Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Information Analyses; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials
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Language: EnglishFrench
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Authoring Institution: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Berlin (West Germany).
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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