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Direct linkSpours, Ken; Grainger, Paul; Vigurs, Carol – Journal of Education and Work, 2022
The quotation in the title from a college leader is a stark reflection of the experience of the Further Education (FE) Sector during the COVID pandemic (2020-21). Traditionally regarded as a poor relation of the English education system, evidence from Sector sources suggest that the five COVID harms identified through a scoping review of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adult Education
Latchem, Colin, Ed. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2017
The Education for All initiative concluded in 2015, but in many countries, and particularly in the developing countries, secondary education is still the preserve of the privileged few. This means that millions of adults and young people are denied the opportunity to complete their basic education, which in turns sees them trapped in a pattern of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Vocational Education
Dismore, Harriet – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2014
The credential landscape of vocational and higher education in the UK has expanded in recent years, alongside a rise in the number of students undertaking qualifications and a steady increase in tuition fees. The transition from an apprenticeship to higher education is one example of the progression from vocational to higher education. However,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Higher Education
Fazekas, Mihály; Kurekova, Lucia Mytna – OECD Publishing, 2016
Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes? How can employers and unions be engaged? The country…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Educational Finance
Download full textCocks, Errol; Thoresen, Stian H. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2013
Apprenticeships and traineeships are useful pathways for people with a disability to obtain a qualification and gain employment. Based on a three-year program of research, this report explores the barriers and facilitators of course completion reported by students with a disability who have completed an apprenticeship or traineeship. Formal and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Trainees, Apprenticeships, Barriers
Safford, Kimberly; Cooper, Deborah; Wolfenden, Freda; Chitsulo, Joyce – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Apprenticeship in developed and industrialised nations is increasingly understood and practised as learning which connects workplace activity and formal study. The concept of "expansive apprenticeship" defines frameworks for workforce development where participants acquire knowledge and skills which will help them in the future as well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Females, Apprenticeships
