INTERNATIONAL - VET POLICY AND RESEARCH
This page represents an ongoing initiative to identify and list a range of
vocational education and training (VET) policy and research from various
regions of the world. The documents are listed under regional headings
and then chronologically from the most recent to the earliest.
VOCED now contains a digitised version of many of the older print-based copies not previously available online.
Suggestions for additions welcome.
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Africa and the Middle East
Asia, China and Russia
Asia-Pacific and Japan
Europe
General international
Latin America and the Caribbean
New Zealand
North America
USA
Canada
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
2008
Apprenticeship in the informal economy in Africa: workshop report, Geneva, 3-4 May
Reviews of national policies for education: South Africa
Youth in Africa's labor market
2007
Education for livelihoods and civic participation in post-conflict countries: conceptualizing a holistic approach to TVET planning and programming in Sub-Saharan Africa: a discussion paper
Employment policy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa: selected issues on the functioning of the labour market
The skills revolution: are we making progress?: proceedings of a workshop on addressing skills shortages in the South African economy
Department of Education strategic plan 2007-2011 [South Africa]
2006
Further Education and Training Colleges Act [South Africa]
Human resources development and its links to the labour market in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Knowledge, curriculum and qualifications for South African further education
Reforming technical vocational education and training in the Middle East and North Africa: experiences and challenges
2005
National Skills Development Strategy: 1 April 2005-31 March 2010 [South Africa, Dept of Labour]
Vocational education and training in southern Africa: a comparative study
Vocationalisation of secondary education revisited
2004
An assessment of ten years of education and training in South Africa
Implications of globalization and economic restructuring for skills development in sub-Saharan Africa
Shifting understandings of skills in South Africa: overcoming the historical imprint of a low skills regime
Skills development in sub-Saharan Africa
2003
Curriculum responsiveness in FET colleges
Draft white paper on e-education: transforming learning and teaching through information and communication technologies (ICTs)
Financing vocational training in Sub-Saharan Africa [World Bank]
Implementing the UNESCO/ILO recommendations concerning technical and vocational education and training: final report of the Sub-Regional Seminar for West Africa 8-11 December 2003
Knowledge economies in the Middle East and North Africa: toward new development strategies
2002
Private technical and vocational education in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): provisional patterns and policy issues
Report of the Study Team on the implementation of the national qualifications framework [South Africa]
Revisiting technical and vocational education in sub-Saharan Africa: an update on trends, innovations and challenges
Skills and literacy training for better livelihoods: a review of approaches and experiences
Training for work in the informal sector: fresh evidence from West and Central Africa
Vocational skills development in sub-Sahara Africa: a regional review
2001
Distance learning for technical and vocational education in sub-Sahara Africa: challenges and opportunities
Education in South Africa: achievements since 1994
Education white paper 6: special needs education: building an inclusive education and training system [South Africa, Dept of Education]
Engaging with adults: the case for increased support to adult basic education in sub-Saharan Africa
National Plan for Higher Education in South Africa
Revisiting technical and vocational education in sub-Saharan Africa: an update on trends, innovations and challenges: final report
Training for work in the informal sector: new evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa
1999
National Strategy for Further Education and Training 1999-2001: preparing for the twenty-first century through education, training and work [South Africa]
1998
Creating jobs, fighting poverty: an employment strategy framework [South Africa]
First regional IVETA conference for Southern and Central Africa: conference proceedings
Further Education and Training Act [South Africa]
Green paper on further education and training: preparing for the twenty-first century through education, training and work
Preparing for the twenty-first century through education, training and work: a programme for the transformation of further education and training [South Africa]
White paper on public service training and education [South Africa]
1997
General policy for technikon instructional programmes: report 150 (97/01) [South Africa]
Green paper on public service training and education [South Africa]
Programme for the transformation on higher education: education white paper 3 [South Africa]
Report of the National Committee on Further Education: a framework for the transformation of further education and training in South Africa
1996
Green paper on employment and occupational equity: policy proposals [South Africa]
The development of technical and vocational education in Africa: case studies from selected countries
1995
White paper on education and training [South Africa]
1991
Vocational and technical education and training [World Bank policy paper]
1988
On-the-job training in Africa
2007
Debates in skills development: skills development policies and international cooperation in East and South-East Asia
OECD thematic review of tertiary education: country background report for the Russian Federation
2004
Improving technical education and vocational training: strategies for Asia
2002
Adult education in selected countries in the Asian region: a reference for policies, programmes and delivery modes
Institutionalising lifelong learning: creating conducive environments for adult learning in the Asian context
2001
Education and national development in Asia: trends, issues, policies, and strategies
Practicing lifelong learning in Asia in the 21st century
2000
Adult education and indigenous peoples in Russia
Training systems in South-East Asia
The VET system in the Russian Federation: recent changes, challenges and reform needs
1999
Annual report of vocational education in China 1998
Education and training for development in East Asia: the political economy of skill formation in East Asian newly industrialised countries
Regional experts meeting to develop guidelines for a model for technical and vocational education and training for Asia-Pacific region, 14-17 December 1999, Islamabad - Pakistan: final report
Strategic goals for Chinese education in the 21st century, November 30, 1999
Russia regional education study, July 26, 1999
1998
Annual report of vocational education in China 1997
Brief introduction to the technological and vocational education of the Republic of China
Reviews of national policies for education: Russian Federation
1997
Annual report of vocational education in China 1996
Cooperation in employment promotion and training in the Greater Mekong subregion
Education and production in the Russian Federation: what are the lessons?
1995
Annual report of vocational education in China 1995
Role of technical and vocational education in the education system of the Russian Federation
1989
Enterprise-based vocational training
1987
Policy, planning and administration of technical and vocational education in China
Vocational training in the People's Republic of China: structures, problems and recommendations
1985
Legislations on vocational training
2006
OECD thematic review of tertiary education: country background report of Japan
2004
Ageing and employment policies = Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi: Japan [OECD]
2002
The impact of policy systems in VTET in the Asia Pacific Region: conference papers [SEAMEO VOCTECH]
2000
A fifty year history of industry and labor in post-war Japan
International conference on vocational education and training in Asia Pacific region: vocational education and training for all [KRIVET]
OECD thematic review of the transition from initial education to working life: Japan: country note
1999
Leading change in TET
Skills in Asia and the Pacific: why training matters: technical report for discussion at the Tripartite Asian and Pacific Consultative Meeting on Human Resources Development and Training, Singapore, 30 June-2 July 1999
TET initiatives in the Asia-Pacific Region
1998
Alternative approaches to financing lifelong learning: country report: Japan
Aspects of further education in the Republic of Korea: international report from the Inspectorate 1997-98
Aspects of vocational education and training in Malaysia: international report from the Inspectorate 1997-98
Education for the 21st century in the Asia-Pacific region: report on the Melbourne UNESCO conference, 1998
Educational system in Japan: case study findings
Post-school education and training in Singapore: international report from the Inspectorate September 1998
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Conference: Vocational Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
1997
Aspects of vocational education and training in Japan: international report from the Inspectorate June 1997
Capacity building of human resources development of key basic industries in the Asia-Pacific region
Continuing vocational training: Europe, Japan and the United States of America
Policy development and implementation of technical and vocational education for economic development in Asia and the Pacific: conference proceedings
Review of the youth situation, policies and programmes in Asia and the Pacific
1996
Japan's winning margins: management, training, and education
Legislation on technical and vocational education and training in the Asia-Pacific region: a comparative analysis
Vocational education at a distance: the Asia and the Pacific region
1995
In-plant training in Asia and the Pacific: problems and prospects
National profiles in technical and vocational education in Asia and the Pacific: Japan
1994
Issues in education in Asia and the Pacific: an international perspective: proceedings of a conference in Hiroshima
Lifelong learning movement in Japan: strategy, practices and challenges
Sustainable human development and the role of technical-vocational education: Asia-Pacific perspective for the year 2000 and beyond
Work and training opportunities for women in Asia and the Pacific
1993
First 5-year plan: towards effective management of vocational & technical education [SEAMEO VOCTECH]
Technical and vocational education: Japan
Vocational training and the labour market: South-East Asia
1992
Development of education in Japan 1990-1992
Vocational training and the labour market: South Asia
Vocational training and the labour market: South Pacific
1989
Training of older workers in Japan
1981
A study of apprenticeship in Asia and the Pacific
2009
Improving quality assurance in European vocational education and training: factors influencing the use of quality assurance findings
Modernising vocational education and training: fourth report on vocational training research in Europe: background report, volume one
Modernising vocational education and training: fourth report on vocational training research in Europe: background report, volume two
Modernising vocational education and training: fourth report on vocational training research in Europe: background report, volume three
2008
The Bordeaux Communique on enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training
Delivering lifelong learning for knowledge, creativity and innovation
Establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for vocational education and training
Establishment of the European credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)
European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning
From policy to practice: a systemic change to lifelong guidance in Europe
Future skill needs in Europe: medium-term forecast: synthesis report
Progress towards the Lisbon objectives in education and training: indicators and benchmarks 2008
2007
Action plan on adult learning: it is always a good time to learn
Establishing a coherent framework of indicators and benchmarks for monitoring progress towards the Lisbon objectives in education and training
ETF Yearbook 2007: quality in vocational education and training: modern vocational training policies and learning processes
Progress towards the Lisbon objectives in education and training: indicators and benchmarks 2007
Zooming in on 2010: reassessing vocational education and training
2006
Designing adult learning strategies: the case of South Eastern Europe
ETF yearbook 2006: skills development for poverty reduction
The Helsinki Communique on enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training
Innovative practices in the field of training and related professional development issues
Progress towards the Lisbon objectives in education and training: report based on indicators and benchmarks: 2006 report
Transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European quality charter for mobility
2005
Career guidance in Europe's public employment services: trends and challenges
ETF Yearbook 2005: teachers and trainers: professionals and stakeholders in the reform of vocational education and training
The value of learning: evaluation and impact of education and training: third report on vocational training research in Europe: synthesis report
2004
European perspectives on learning at work: the acquisition of work process knowledge
Guidance policies in the knowledge society: trends, challenges and responses across Europe: a Cedefop synthesis report
Identifying skill needs for the future: from research to policy and practice
Learning for employment: second report on vocational education and training in Europe
Maastricht communique on the future priorities of enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training (VET)
Towards a history of vocational education and training (VET) in Europe in a comparative perspective: volume 1: the rise of national VET systems in a comparative perspective
Towards a history of vocational education and training (VET) in Europe in a comparative perspective: volume 2: the development of VET in the context of the construction of the EC/EU and the role of Cedefop
Vocational education and training: key to the future - Lisbon-Copenhagen-Maastricht: mobilising for 2010
2003
Agora X: social and vocational guidance: Thessaloniki, 19-20 October, 2000
Implementation of the 'Education & Training 2010' programme
Implementing lifelong learning strategies in Europe: progress report on the follow-up to the Council resolution of 2002: EU and EFTA/EEA countries
Investing efficiently in education and training: an imperative for Europe
Promoting language learning and linguistic diversity: an action plan 2004-2006
2002
AGORA V: identification, evaluation and recognition of non-formal learning, Thessaloniki, 15 and 16 March 1999
Copenhagen Declaration [enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training]
Detailed work programme on the follow-up of the objectives of education and training systems in Europe: joint report
European benchmarks in education and training: follow-up to the Lisbon European Council
Scenarios and strategies for vocational education and lifelong learning in Europe: summary of findings and conclusions of the joint Cedefop/ETF project (1998-2002)
Validation of competences and the professionalisation of teachers and trainers
2001
The eLearning Action Plan: designing tomorrow's education
High Level Task Force on Skills and Mobility: final report
Lifelong learning: which ways forward
Making a European area of lifelong learning a reality
Memorandum on lifelong learning - consultation: a review of Member State and EEA country reports
National actions to implement lifelong learning in Europe
Training and learning for competence: second report on vocational training research in Europe: synthesis report
2000
A memorandum on lifelong learning [Commission of the European Communities]
Age of learning: vocational training policy at European level: CEDEFOP: vocational training policy report 2000
Anticipation of occupation and qualification trends in the European Union: innovations for effective anticipation of qualification and competence trends and the adaptation of VET provision in Member States
Green paper on teacher education in Europe: high quality teacher education for high quality education and training
Making learning visible: identification, assessment and recognition of non-formal learning in Europe
1999
Convergences and divergences in European education and training systems: a research project commissioned by the European Commission Directorate-General XXII
European trends in the development of occupations and qualifications [3 volumes]
1998
Final report from the Commission on the Eurotecnet Programme: Council Decision 89/657/EEC of 18 December 1989
Leonardo da Vinci: analysis of the results of studies on vocational training in Europe: findings of the Comett, Eurotecnet, FORCE, Lingua, and PETRA programmes
Recognition and transparency of vocational qualifications: the way forward
Training for a changing society: a report on current vocational education and training research in Europe
Vocational education and training: the European research field: background report 1998 [2 volumes]
1995
Human resource development and training strategies: the experience and results of the Eurotecnet programme: four priority fields of focus
Structures of the education and initial training systems in the European Union
White paper on education and training: teaching and learning towards the learning society
1993
Growth, competitiveness and employment: the challenges and ways forward into the 21st century [European Commission white paper]
2009
Community college models: globalization and higher education reform
Handbook of technical and vocational education and training research
Technology and vocational education for sustainable development: empowering individuals for the future
Work, learning and sustainable development: opportunities and challenges
2008
International handbook of career guidance
Promotion of rural employment for poverty reduction: fourth item on the agenda (ILO)
2007
International perspectives on teachers and lecturers in technical and vocational education
Literacy, knowledge and development: South-South Policy Dialogue on Quality Education for Adults and Young People
2006
Lifelong learning, participation and equity
Participation in formal technical and vocational education and training programmes worldwide: an initial statistical study
Synergies between formal and non-formal education: an overview of good practices
A review of international and national developments in the use of qualifications frameworks
Work-related learning
2005
Literacy and livelihoods: learning for life in a changing world
Strengthening the training of adult educators: learning from an inter-regional exchange experience
Youth: pathways to decent work: report VI: promoting youth employment - tackling the challenge: sixth item on the agenda
2004
Enhancing adult basic learning: training educators and unlocking the potential of distance and open learning
Public policies for career development: case studies and emerging issues for designing career information and guidance systems in developing and transition economies
2003
Decent work in agriculture
Lifelong learning: a new momentum and a new opportunity for adult basic learning and education (ABLE) in the south
2002
Learning throughout life: challenges for the twenty-first century
2001
A framework for defining and assessing occupational and training standards in developing countries
Towards the goal of full employment: trends, obstacles and policies
2000
The transition of youth from school to work: issues and policies
1999
Changing international aid to education: global patterns and national contexts
Economics and financing of adult learning: report of CONFINTEA V
Preparing youth for the 21st century
1997
Adult education: the Hamburg Declaration: the agenda for the future
Alternative education strategies for disadvantaged groups
Comparative studies on lifelong learning policies: report of a NIER/UIE joint research project
1996
Learning: the treasure within: report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century [Delors report]
Women's education in developing countries: barriers, benefits and policies
1972
Learning to be: the world of education today and tomorrow
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
2008
Skills and productivity in the informal economy
Skills, productivity and employment growth: the case of Latin America
Vocational training and productivity
2007
Decent work and youth: Latin America
Quality models in vocational training and education: analysis and complementary aspects
2006
Decent work in the Americas: an agenda for the hemisphere, 2006-2015
ILO recommendation 195: subjects, focuses and actors of vocational training
Quality, relevance and equity: an integrated approach to vocational training
2005
Key competencies and lifelong learning
2004
Highly skilled labour and international mobility in South America
Local development, productive networks and training: alternative approaches to training and work for young people
A training policy model for enhancing employability and gender equity: the FORMUJER Programme
Training, productivity and labour competencies in organisations: concepts, methodologies and experiences
2003
Competency-based training in Latin America and the Caribbean: recent development, some experiences
Knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean: reconsidering education, training and technology policies: concept paper (revised) for the 2002 LAC regional study
2002
Changes in the organization and management of vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean
Decent work and the informal economy: sixth item on the agenda
Latin American youth in transition: a policy paper on youth unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Training, productivity and decent work
2001
The impact of training policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of 'Programa Joven'
Informal employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: causes, consequences and policy recommendations
Modernization in vocational education and training in the Latin American and Caribbean region
Training for decent work
2000
Debates in skills development: poverty, growth and skills development: a focus on Latin America
Experiences of work training for young people in Latin America
Poverty, growth and training development in Latin America and the Caribbean countries
Secondary schools and the transition to work in Latin America and the Caribbean
1999
Labour competence: emergence, analytical frameworks and institutional models: with special reference to Latin America
Reform of vocational and technical education in Latin America
1996
Human resources in Latin America and the Caribbean
1993
Human resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: priorities and action
Vocational training in Latin America
1991
Financing of vocational training in Latin America
2009
Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications: trends in supply
Matching supply and demand: industry-led vocational education and training
2008
Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications: identifying demand
Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications: matching supply to demand
Literacy, language and numeracy action plan 2008-2012: raising the literacy, language and numeracy skills of the workplace
Measuring up: how does the New Zealand tertiary education system compare?
New Zealand Skills Strategy: action plan 2008
New Zealand Skills Strategy: implementation plan 2008/09
Tertiary Education Strategy 2007-2012: incorporating the Statement of Tertiary Education Priorities 2008-10
2007
Thematic review of tertiary education: New Zealand: country note
The Workplace Literacy Fund: a review
2006
ACE professional development strategy and action plan 2006-2010
OECD/CERI Formative Assessment Project background report: New Zealand
Outcomes of the New Zealand tertiary education system: a synthesis of the evidence
Report of the Tertiary Education Commission strategic review of pathways and staircasing
Skilled migrants in New Zealand: employers' perspectives
2004
Adult literacy and economic growth
Demand-side factors in adult foundation learning programmes: a review of the international literature completed for the Department of Labour
Inspiring excellence for Pacific peoples throughout tertiary education: the Tertiary Education Commission's Pacific Peoples Strategy, 2004 to 2006 and beyond
Pathways in tertiary education 1998-2002
Strategy for the Tertiary Education Commission: working with Maori 2004-07
2003
The adult ESOL strategy
A brief history of government funding for industry training 1989-2002
Foundation learning in Aotearoa/New Zealand
2002
Te Aro Whakamua: building futures: the final report on the review of Training Opportunities and Youth Training: May 2002
Tertiary Education Strategy 2002/07
2001
Koia! Koia! Towards a learning society: the role of adult and community education
More than words: the New Zealand adult literacy strategy = Kei tua atu i te kupu: te mahere rautaki whiringa ako o Aotearoa
Moving forward: skills for a knowledge economy: government decisions arising from the Review of Industry Training in New Zealand
Skills for a knowledge economy = Nga mohiotanga mo te kohanga whai matauranga: a review of industry training in New Zealand, March 2001
Workforce 2010: a document to inform public debate on the future of the labour market in New Zealand
2000
Changing skills for a changing world: recommendations for adult literacy policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Enterprise based education and training: report to the Ministry of Education
1999
Employment and training programmes: Maori participation and outcomes
Training opportunities programme: summary and case studies: research into longer term outcomes
1998
Preparation for employment: an examination of education and training issues which influence the employability of Maori (with special emphasis on 16-18 year olds)
Review of the NZODA Niue education programme
Tertiary education in New Zealand: policy directions for the 21st century: white paper: tertiary education review [Tertiary education review: white paper]
1997
Future qualifications policy for New Zealand: a plan for the National Qualifications Framework
A future tertiary education policy for New Zealand: tertiary education review: green paper
Quality teachers for quality learning: a review of teacher education [green paper]
Visions for Maori education
1992
Recognising prior learning: guidelines in policy development
1989
Learning for life: education and training beyond the age of fifteen
1988
Report on postcompulsory education and training in New Zealand
2008
Reach higher, America: overcoming crisis in the U.S. workforce: report of the National Commission on Adult Literacy
2007
Adult literacy in America: a first look at results from the adult education program and learner surveys
Implementation and sustainability: emerging lessons from the early high growth job training initiative: HGJTI grants
Policies to promote adult education and postsecondary alignment
Tough choices or tough times: the report of the new Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, revised and expanded
2006
Strengthening transitions by encouraging career pathways: a look at state policies and practices
2005
Remaking career and technical education for the 21st century: what role for high school programs?
2004
National Assessment of Vocational Education: final report to Congress
The Workforce Investment Act after five years: results from the national evaluation of the implementation of WIA
2003
Living with it: federal policy implementation in adult basic education: the cases of the Workforce Investment Act and welfare reform
Rigor and relevance: a new vision for career and technical education: a white paper [American Youth Policy Forum]
2001
School-to-work: making a difference in education: a research report to America
2000
Vocational education in the United States: toward the year 2000
1999
21st century skills for 21st century jobs
Improving the odds: increasing the effectiveness of publicly funded training
1998
Educational reform and vocational education
Focus for the future: the final report of the national Tech-Prep evaluation: 1998
The official guide to the Perkins Act of 1998: the authoritative guide to federal legislation for vocational-technical education
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
1997
Equipped for the future: a reform agenda for adult literacy and lifelong learning
Evaluating the net impact of School-to-Work: proceedings of a roundtable
1995
Building a system to invest in people: states on the cutting edge [progress report on recommendations from 'America's choice', 1990]
Vocational education in the United States: the early 1990s
1994
School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA)
1992
Beyond articulation: the development of tech prep programs
Vocational education in the United States: 1969-1990
1991
What work requires of schools: a SCANS report for America 2000
1990
America's choice: high skills or low wages! [report of the Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce]
2008
Employability in Canada: preparing for the future: report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Integrating new Canadians into Canada and the workplace: maximising potential: white paper
Learn Canada 2020 [Joint declaration of Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Education]
National Apprenticeship Survey: Canada overview report 2007
2006
Alternative trades training: best practices from across Canada
Competing for tomorrow: a strategy for postsecondary education and skills training in Canada
2005
Developing an adult education policy framework: terminology, typology and best practices
Towards a fully literate Canada: achieving national goals through a comprehensive pan-Canadian literacy strategy
2004
Essential skills in apprenticeship and skilled trades: an environmental scan: final report
Looking-ahead: a 10-year outlook for the Canadian labour market 2004-2013: final report
2003
Raising adult literacy skills: the need for a pan-Canadian response [Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities]
2002
Canada response to the OECD questionnaire: a federal perspective: policies for information, guidance and counselling services
Knowledge matters: skills and learning for Canadians
2001
Achieving excellence: investing in people, knowledge and opportunity
A report on adult education and training in Canada: learning a living
2000
Adult literacy: policies, programs and practices: lessons learned: final report
1997
A Senate report on post-secondary education in Canada
1996
Take on the future: Canadian youth in the world of work [Canada. Ministerial Task Force on Youth]
1992
Inventing our future: an action plan for Canada's prosperity [report of Steering Group on Prosperity]
1987
In training, only work works: train Canadians and create jobs without increasing the deficit, inflation, or tax rates [report of the Sub-Committee on Training and Employment of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology]
1986
Youth: a plan of action [report of the Special Senate Committee on Youth]
1984
Training [Dept of Employment and Immigration green paper]
2009
Higher ambitions: the future of universities in a knowledge economy
The learning revolution [white paper]
New opportunities: fair chances for the future [white paper]
Progression through apprenticeships: the final report of the Skills Commission's inquiry into apprenticeships
Skills for growth: the national skills strategy
2008
Apprenticeship: recent developments: report with evidence [House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, 3rd Report of Session 2007-08]
Delivering 14-19 reform: next steps
Delivering skills that work for Wales: reducing the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training in Wales
Evaluation of the impact of the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales
Globalisation: meeting the challenge: an international strategy for further education in England
Inspiration and aspiration: realising our potential in the 21st century: the final report of the Skills Commission's inquiry into information, advice and guidance (IAG)
Skills for Life: progress in improving adult literacy and numeracy
Skills that work for Wales: a skills and employment strategy and action plan
2007
Apprenticeship: a key route to skill [House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs, Fifth Report of Session 2006-07 on Apprenticeships]
Delivering world-class skills in a demand-led system
The Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs' Fifth Report of Session 2006-07 on Apprenticeships
In work, better off: next steps to full employment
Post-16 skills: ninth report of session 2006-7: volume 1
Raising expectations: staying in education and training post-16
The strategy for older people in Wales: 2008-2013: living longer: living better
Skills for Scotland: a lifelong skills strategy
2006
Further education: raising skills, improving life chances
Further education: fourth report of session 2005-06 [House of Commons Education and Skills Committee]
The implications for post-16 numeracy and maths of the Smith and Tomlinson reports, the 14-19 white paper and the skills white paper: a policy discussion paper
More choices, more chances: a strategy to reduce the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training in Scotland
Prosperity for all in the global economy - world class skills: final report [Leitch review]
Success through skills: the skills strategy for Northern Ireland: a programme for implementation
Workforce plus: an employability framework for Scotland
2005
14-19 education and skills
14-19 education and skills: implementation plan
Realising the potential: a review of the future role of further education colleges
Skills: getting on in business, getting on in work: white paper
2004
14-19 curriculum and qualifications reform: final report of the Working Group on 14-19 Reform [Tomlinson Report]
Adult learners in a brave new world: lifelong learning policy and structural changes since 1997
Coherent information, advice and guidance (IAG) services for adults
Department for Education and Skills: five year strategy for children and learners
Fair admissions to higher education: recommendations for good practice [Schwartz Report]
Skills strategy for Northern Ireland: November 2004
2003
21st century skills: realising our potential: individuals, employers, nation
The future of higher education [white paper]
2002
14-19: extending opportunities, raising standards: consultation document [green paper]
2001
Adult literacy and numeracy in Scotland
The learning country: a paving document: a comprehensive education and lifelong learning programme to 2010 in Wales
Opportunity and skills in the knowledge-driven economy: a final statement on the work of the National Skills Task Force from the Secretary of State for Education and Employment
Opportunity for all in a world of change: a white paper on enterprise, skills and innovation
Skills for life: statement on the national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills [Learning and Skills Development Agency response]
2000
Skills for life: the national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills
1999
Creating learning cultures: next steps in achieving the learning age: second report of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (NAGCELL)
Improving literacy and numeracy: a fresh start: the report of the Working Group chaired by Sir Claus Moser [Moser report]
The Learning Age: the response [Dept for Education and Employment]
Learning to succeed: a new framework for post-16 learning [white paper following the Learning Age green paper]
National traineeships: an evaluation of the development and implementation phase
Skills for Scotland: a skills strategy for a competitive Scotland
1998
The Learning Age: a renaissance for a new Britain [green paper]
Opportunity Scotland: a paper on lifelong learning
1997
Higher education in the learning society [chaired by Sir Ron Dearing]
Learning for the 21st century: first report of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning [chaired by R. H. Fryer]
Learning works: widening participation in further education [Kennedy Report]
1996
Review of qualifications for 16-19 year olds [Dearing Report]
1992
People, jobs and opportunity [presented to Parliament by the Secretaries of State for Employment, Scotland and Wales]
1991
Access and opportunity: a strategy for education and training [Scottish Office]
Education and training for the 21st century
1990
Towards a skills revolution: report of the Vocational Education and Training Task Force
1979
A basis for choice [Further Education Unit]
1963
Apprenticeship in Europe: the lesson for Britain
1938
Report of the Consultative Committee on Secondary Education with special reference to grammar schools and technical high schools [Spens Report]
2009
Statement on education and training (National Competitiveness Council)
2008
2007
Tomorrow's skills: towards a national skills strategy: 5th report
2006
Higher education in Ireland [OECD review]
2004
Synthesis report/literature review on aspects of training of those at work in Ireland
2002
Report of the Taskforce on Lifelong Learning
2000
Aspects of post-compulsory education and training in Ireland: international report from the Inspectorate 1999-00
Learning for life: white paper on adult education, July 2000 [Government of Ireland]