publications
City & Guilds Centre for Skills
Development (CSD) is dedicated to advancing knowledge and awareness
of vocational education and training internationally. Through a
variety of publications we aim to make information widely available
for the different stakeholder groups. Available publications are
listed below.
Training
for Rural Development: agricultural and enterprise skills for women
smallholders (International)
December 2009
This international research report looked at successful ways
of addressing common problems and identified practical ways to
overcome barriers to training for women smallholders.
View report

Smoothing the Path - Advice about Learning and
Work for Disadvantage
Adults
July 2009
CSD and the CfBT Education Trust joined forces to undertake a joint
research project which explores effective and innovative
careers guidance provision in England in relation to adults
disadvantaged in the labour market. View report

Who Trains? A Picture of Companies'
Training Practices Across the UK
April 2009
This new report examines the types of companies which are more
likely to engage in training, together with the kind of workers who
are more likely to be given training across the UK.
View report
Practitioners' Voices: Understanding their
role within a demand-led
system
February
2009
CSD invited practitioners from three industrial sectors to compare
and contrast how they felt good practice can inform and influence
policy decisions in further education.
View report
Skills Development: Attitudes &
Perceptions
March 2008
An international research project conducted by the CSD, examining
the current issues faced by those with a stake in skills training
around the world.
View report
Country
Reports
Summary reports on the economic, social and
political backgrounds of the nine countries of focus from
the CSD's international research project Skills
Development: Attitudes & Perceptions.
View country reports
Briefing
Notes
Regular briefings on some of the key topics
affecting vocational education and training globally.
View briefing notes
Working
Papers
This series of working papers shares the
preliminary results of the ongoing research undertaken by the
Centre for Skills Development.
View Working Papers
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