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Peer reviewedAddis, Mark – Education + Training, 2003
Discusses basic skills as an element of competitiveness. Applies market and system failure models to the level of basic skills training offered by small businesses. Examines recent British policy documents and recommendations for more small business investment in basic skills. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Employer Attitudes, Investment, Job Skills
Peer reviewedMatlay, Harry; Addis, Mark – Education + Training, 2002
Reviews the status of National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications in the United Kingdom in terms of employer acceptance, role in company training, employee participation, small business usage, and overall employer investment in training. Considers the implications of concerns about the system for the learning targets to be achieved by the new…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
