Briefing Notes

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We provide regular briefings on some of the key topics affecting vocational education and training globally.

These briefing notes serve as an introduction to the topic in question, highlighting some of the major pieces of research available. They are intended to act as a starting point to inform those less familiar with the subject. 

Choose from any of the links below to read our briefings notes (these are all PDFs):

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Developing Adult Basic Skills in the Workplace

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Education and Training in Prisons
Entrepreneurship education
Elearning     
Employer Engagement
Ethnography – informing relevant, effective and sustainable policy interventions

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Learning and Skills for Offenders in the Community

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Older Learners in the Workplace

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Measuring Performance in Vocational Education and Training 
Mental Health, Education and Training 

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Participation and Attainment of Minority Ethnic Groups in Vocational Education and Training

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Sectoral approaches to skills
Skills for Agriculture
Skills and Youth Unemployment
Skills Development in the Informal Economy
Skills Development and Poverty Reduction 
Skills for Local Prosperity 
Skills Supply and Demand
Skills Utilisation: How skills are deployed in the workplace

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Trade Unions and Skills Development
Training in Economic Downturns
Transitions to Training & Work for Disabled Young People

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Vocational Education and Training in Schools
Vocational Training for Excluded Groups – Success Stories 
Vocational Training in Conflict-Affected Areas

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Work Experience