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International comparisons in further education

This report compares selected issues of further education (FE) in England with other comparable FE systems in Finla ... Show more
This report compares selected issues of further education (FE) in England with other comparable FE systems in Finland, Ireland, Sweden and New South Wales, Australia. The method involved a review of the literature and analytical reports for each country followed by expert consultations in each country. This research emphasises the complex nature of post-compulsory provision in the four country contexts, and highlights the acute necessity for 'joined-up' policy thinking that crosses different policy domains, carefully designed and prepared reforms, and 'creeping rather than jumping' reform. The evidence suggests that excessive reform of one particular feature of a system (such as qualifications) will not provide the stability and coherence that post-compulsory [vocational education and training] VET systems need in order to be able to attract learners to that provision and employers to learners who successfully complete that provision.
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Authors: Leney, Tom; May, Tom; Hayward, Geoff; Wilde, Stephanie

Date: 2007

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; England ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: DfES research report

Subjects: Higher education; Vocational education and training; Research ... [+] Show more
Apprenticeship lessons from abroad

This report provides a review and synthesis of available literature on apprenticeships in the US and 17 other selec ... Show more
This report provides a review and synthesis of available literature on apprenticeships in the US and 17 other selected industrialised market economies. It focuses on improvements to apprenticeships in the following areas: quality of training; administration; expansion; cost-effectiveness; financing; access; and role and relationship to other training. In each of these areas, the report highlights deficiencies in the US apprenticeship system and practices that may address the problems identified. The contents are: Executive summary; Introduction; Variable quality of apprenticeship training; Inadequacies in the administration of apprenticeship; Inadequate numbers trained; Concerns about cost-effectiveness of apprenticeship; Apprenticeship financing issues; Limited access to apprenticeship; Unclear role and relationship to other training; Conclusions, implications, and recommendations; References. Show less

Authors: Glover, Robert W.

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1986

Geographic subjects: Oceania; North America; Asia ... [+] Show more America">North America; States">United States; Zealand; Britain">Great Britain; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: NCRVE information series

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Youth; Apprenticeship ... [+] Show more

International comparisons in further education

Apprenticeship lessons from abroad