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The Diploma Qualification in England: An Avoidable Failure?
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Isaacs, Tina – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
In 2005, the UK government introduced new vocationally related diploma qualifications. Two-year programs were examined in the summers of 2010 and 2011; initial government hopes for candidate numbers proved largely ephemeral and results were disappointing. This article explores what happened to the diploma's lofty ambitions using the summer of 2010…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Graduation Requirements, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Policy and Practice in the Learning and Skills Sector: Setting the Scene
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Edward, Sheila; Coffield, Frank – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This paper sets the scene for a collection of papers based on "The impact of policy on learning and inclusion in the learning and skills sector," a research project funded from January 2004 until July 2007 by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of their Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP). We raise some…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Policy Analysis, Research Methodology
Reviewing the Development of the South African Further Education and Training College Sector Ten Years after the End of Apartheid
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McGrath, Simon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2004
This article analyses the progress made in transforming the public further education and training college system in South Africa in the first decade of democracy. It charts the evolution of policy for the sector and how it relates to broader policy development in South Africa. It examines the extent to which policy has been implemented and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Youth Employment, School Desegregation
Skills Development in South Africa's Very Small and Micro Enterprise Sector
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McGrath, Simon; Martins, Johan; Smith, Jocelyn; Cachalia, Fahmida; Kane, Kevin – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article explores the state of skills development for smaller enterprises in South Africa through a consideration of two recent empirical studies of very small and micro enterprises (VSMEs--those with 2-10 employees). It provides new evidence about the complexity of the VSME sector and the mixed performance of state attempts to engage with it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Job Training, Small Businesses
The Development of Vocational Education and Training in a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education
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Crump, Stephen; Stanley, Gordon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article outlines the incorporation of vocational education and training (VET) courses into a senior secondary certificate of education, the New South Wales Higher School Certificate, in the largest state of Australia. VET courses were introduced in 2000 to broaden the offerings available in post-compulsory schooling and to cater better for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Vocational Education, Curriculum Research
The Challenge of the "Second Economy" in South Africa: The Contribution of Skills Development
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Kraak, Andre – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article investigates the contribution skills development can make in promoting South Africa's wider socio-economic development. It provides a broad overview of the emerging gap between those who are benefiting from South Africa's transition to democracy and those who are not. Overcoming these worsening social conditions has become a major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Progress, Vocational Education, Skill Development