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This digest, published each month except July and August, provides summaries of recent information pertaining to vocational education and training issues in the United Kingdom and Europe. The feature articles in this issue are 'The last word on A level results in 2002?' by Christine Ward (p. 8-10) which contains a summary of the recommendations of the final Tomlinson report; and 'The many facets of learning and skills research' (p. 10-12) which is the first part of a two part report on the Sixth Annual Conference of the Learning and Skills Research Network organised by the Learning and Skills Development Agency and held in December 2002. This issue of Educa also reports on: assessment and qualifications; basic and key skills; disadvantage; education and training management; employment and unemployment; higher education; information and communications technology; lifelong learning; training; and vocational preparation.