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CSD Response to Ministry of Justice Green Paper on Rehabilitation and Sentencing
CSD response to Ministry of justice Green Paper Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing
Lack of funding could risk government’s rehabilitation plans
New report demonstratesthe importance of right education for community-based offenders
Chance not choice - Study of young people's views of vocational education makes sobering reading
City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development responds to Pre-budget report: ‘Chancellor must give detail on the fine prin
Don’t neglect older learners: CSD responds to the Conservatives’ 'Get Britain Working'
CSD responds to Lord Mandelson’s speech to the Labour Party Conference
Royal launch of the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development
Addressing the income gap – a new approach
National Excellence Award for City & Guilds Chief
Call for every school to have full-time careers advisor & better adult education to tackle ‘gender skills gap’
Beware the ‘brain drain’: City & Guilds CSD responds to Liberal Democrats’ conference conference motion on globalisation
Better work experience needed to help young people choose careers and qualifications – new report
Changes to school career guidance likely to hurt those in greatest need, according to new research
Urban food growing projects praised by Mayor Boris Johnson
CSD supports National Apprenticeship Week
FE colleges are key to creating a demand-led skills system
Archived press releases
VET plays a key role in promoting peace in post conflict areas, but there is work to be done
New report echoes our call for national VET centre
City & Guilds' research uncovers employers’ needs in Trinidad & Tobago
Press Clippings
Archived press clippings
Archive News- Research
Improving skills, improving the environment
Flexible Learning Toolboxes
Launch of funding research
A second chance with Vocational Education
New Diplomas welcomed with caution
Leonardo Da Vinci programmes improve employability
Sector divided on future of further education
Training casual workers
Archive News- Policy
Archive News- Practice
Careers advice “patchy and inadequate” [UK]
Vocational education and training offers a route for welfare to work [Australia]
OECD launches new investigation into adult skill levels [International]
Young people doubt the benefits of raising school leaving age [UK]
Poll suggests millions are in work that does not make use of their skills
Technical and further education staff report difficulties in supporting students with mental illnesses [Australia]
Employers stress punctuality, literacy and numeracy as key skills for new workers [UK]
Female apprentices “earn less” [UK]
Minority community students missing out on scholarships
Parents 'confused' about vocational qualifications
Figures show rise in numbers of Australian apprentices and trainees
Companies “prefer distance learning” [International]
Skilled manual trades top talent shortages list [International]
Skilled migrants “clear benefit” to Australia [Australia]
Focus on trades training “misdirected” [Australia]
Young people “feel overqualified” for their jobs [Canada]
Copenhagen trailing in knowledge-based business growth [Denmark]
Returns to vocational training in UK falls short of Germany and Denmark [International]
Study reveals connections between training and welfare to work [Australia]
Migrants “exacerbate skills crisis” [Australia]
Skills linked to lack of social mobility [UK]
Girls “should be encouraged early to train in ICT” [Australia]
Skills help create family-sustaining jobs in Wisconsin’s economy [USA]
Can accelerated apprenticeships address skills shortages? [Australia]
Effective models of employment-based training [Australia]
Research links education to higher earnings [Canada]
Adults “dropping out of learning” [UK]
Fishing communities isolated from vocational education provision [South Africa]
Developing models of lifelong learning in indigenous populations [Canada]
Older workers facing specific barriers to participation in skills development [Australia]
Employers accept responsibility for basic skills development but look for support [Australia]
Research shows benefits of vocational education for finding work and pay prospects [UK]
Case studies demonstrate role of vocational education in regional development [Australia]
Tailoring vocational education to the future labour market [Australia]
International perspectives on matching skills supply and demand [Australia]
Partnerships between formal and informal training providers bear fruit [Australia]
Academic warns of potential Diplomas “disaster” [UK]
Inclusiveness strategies of vocational education providers assessed [Australia]
Low adult literacy rising in Canada
European skills needs forecast published
Skills needed to go green [Australia]
Broad career management skills help students to have realistic expectations [Australia]
UK young people face limited prospects without qualifications [UK]
Strategies for engaging learners in remote areas [Australia]
Outlook India publishes list of top-performing educational institutes [India]
Young people undervalue education in achieving their goals [UK]
South Australia publishes review of skills and workforce development [Australia]
Technology and Economics graduates most in demand [Hungary]
Knowledge commission flags lack of skills for entrepreneurs [India]
NCVER releases study into the relevance of TVET training to the workplace [Australia]
Career Development advice could do more to promote vocational options [Australia]
Career Academies driving graduates into work [US]
State of Learning in Canada: Toward a Learning Future [Canada]
Launch of ‘Skilling the Pacific’ research study [Pacific Islands]
Small business owners have problems finding the right skills [UK]
Older people retain ability to learn new skills [Germany]
Improvements needed to measure employer training expenditure [Australia]
Views of employers on education differ greatly from official statistics [UK]
Vocational education exports booming [Australia]
Vocational education showing mixed outcomes [Finland]
Migrant workers’ potential unfulfilled [UK]
Further education workforce seeks more autonomy [UK]
Learning new skills boosts happiness and confidence [UK]
Growth of service industries gives rise to new skills needs [Malaysia]
Vocational education and training providers in competitive training markets [Australia]
Adaptable and creative training providers thrive in competitive environments [Australia]
Australia “losing skilled workers” [Australia]
Lack of skills training limits development in the Pacific [Pacific nations]
Skills shortages the biggest concern for New Zealand businesses [New Zealand]
UK must do more to address educational inequalities [UK]
Numbers of young people not in education, employment or training on the rise [Korea]
VET sector needs to deliver more on diversity [Australia}
Immigration failing to meet skills shortages [Australia]
Long term unemployed need more assistance to gain skills [UK]
Apprenticeships have become a “scheme for meeting Government targets” [UK]
Vietnamese businesses face skilled labour shortage [Vietnam]
Public Utilities Chairman acknowledges need to focus on vocational training [Ghana]
National Governors Association arranges Career Technical Education review [USA]
Qualifications and employer engagement key to improving prisoners’ job prospects [UK]
Education links to business key to solving unemployment [Georgia]
Train to Gain brings benefits, but more employers should be involved [UK]
High unemployment will not end skills crisis [Australia]
What employers really want [UK]
Value of Further education and technical colleges questioned [South Africa]
‘Skilling the Pacific’ study emphasises need for reform [Japan]
State leaders urge integration of vocational education into curriculum [USA]
France and Germany lead the way in VET investment [Europe]
UNESCO examines skills needs and training in the Middle East [Egypt]
Vietnamese students overlook vocational education [Vietnam]
Steady growth in enrolments and dropouts in apprentice training [Australia]
Soft skills increasingly important [Germany]
UNESCO report highlights international need for progress in vocational education [France]
Australians invited to have their say on training [Australia]
‘Softer’ skills and hands-on learning needed in education reform [USA]
Vocational education funding model ‘flawed’ [Australia]
Universities “must become workshops for learning skills and techniques” [India]
Student fee increase for 240,000 [Australia]
Calls to prioritise vocational education [India]
‘Unfinished agendas’ in rural education and training [Ghana]
‘Lack of coherence’ in international education strategy (UK)
Calls for research into vocational education [Ghana]
Growth and trends in China’s vocational education market [China]
Massachusetts vocational-technical schools ‘success story’ [USA]
Learning, more than earning, is the key to keeping staff [Australia]
Review expected to blur lines in tertiary education [Australia]
Skills targets for 2008 missed [UK]
Talent gaps in the services sector [India]
New national research centre outlines agenda [USA]
Ohio budget shortfall could see vocational education funding drop by $62.5 million [USA]
Enterprise skills shortage in small businesses [Rwanda]
Education strategy ‘unrealistic’ say experts [Vietnam]
More people return to school in tough times [Australia]
OECD praises e-learning success [Australia]
Federal grants not enough to close gap between richest and poorest schools [USA]
School ‘boring and irrelevant’ [UK]
Expert warns against vocational education stigma [Scotland]
Corporate training cut back in recession [USA]
Fears for future funding of training [UK]
New report on vocational education in Europe [EU]
Recession shifting businesses to informal training [Australia]
Modernising vocational education report links research to policy [EU]
Vocational education graduate outcomes online [Australia]
Investors see huge potential in education [India]
Skills gap ‘wake up call for India’ [India]
Businesses cautious over training [Germany]
Archive News- Practice
Improving skills of professional immigrants
Success stories of female entrepreneurship training
Diploma in airport management
EU workers deal
New vocational training centre in Chennai
Vocational training for events
Financial incentives to hire trainees
Toni & Guy to set up in India
Selected Companies to offer accredited courses
Bursaries awarded to disadvantaged students
Bursaries awarded for agriculture courses
New technical institution in Delhi
More funding for E-learning programmes
British businesses back apprenticeship boost
Work integrated learning programme
Horses inspire leadership
India recruitment day at London School of Economics
Empowering farmers
Archive News- Policy
Archive News- Research
Three new Indian Institutes of Technology
Learning & Skills Council calls for more Apprenticeships in London
Indian Institutes of Technology request more funding to implement quotas
Edexcel chief warns of flaws in diplomas [UK]
Computing studies in decline in Scotland [UK]
Lantra and Business Link South West in new partnership initiative
New publication focuses on strength-based approach to adult education
“Edvance” brand to promote German training overseas [Germany]
Institutes of Technology to re-vamp entrance exams [India]
2000 centres for electronics and technology to open in Punjab [India]
Over 200 institutes offering unapproved technical courses
Blended learning helping overcome isolation of distance learning
One Laptop Per Child initiative comes to South Africa [South Africa]
Investing in future music talent on the Isle of Wight [UK]
Bachelor’s degree in Retail Management launched in India [India]
Veolia Environment wins Learners First award [UK]
South Australia opens first trade schools [Australia]
Farmers encouraged to team up with local schools [Australia]
Virtual education conference in Second Life [International]
Kingfisher Airlines to open new training academies [India]
Rise in apprentice satisfaction in Western Australia [Australia]
Teacher shortages prompt re-opening of training colleges [South Africa]
“Girls’ Day” seeks to expand women’s professional horizons [Germany]
“Working Rite” project offers Scottish boys an alternative form of apprenticeship [UK]
Lack of trades skills starts in the classroom [Canada]
One in 12 lecturers in further education “has been abused” by a student [UK]
Successful experiment in bilingual education in Scotland [UK]
Employer Training Spend Hits Record High At £38BN [UK]
Denmark facing shortage of science students [Denmark]
Kitemarking to assure quality in vocational training [UK]
Knowledge Commission urges Indian Institutes of Technology to help raise standards in engineering [India]
Community-driven skills development programme reaps rewards in Aboriginal community [Canada]
“Clover Mama Afrika” project teaches women skills in creating teaching aids [South Africa]
LSC urges managers to focus on training on National Learning at Work Day [UK]
Training the trainers for soft skills development [India]
New technologies boosting the learning experience [UK]
Internship scheme to boost graduates’ soft skills [Malaysia]
Microsoft announces $20 million investment in Indian education sector [India]
Power company’s expansion plans “threatened by lack of skills” [South Africa]
Skills shortage in South African armed forces blamed on “Australian poaching” [South Africa]
Education Centre for Roma opens [Hungary]
Success rates rise in further education and work-based learning [UK]
South Australia scheme retrains older workers as trainers [Australia]
Glasgow school carves out its own skills strategy
India plans first hospitality and tourism university
Gender-segregated education reducing choice for boys in Delhi [India]
Record number of entries for Apprenticeship Awards [UK]
Innovative practices in Latin America [South America]
UK celebrates apprentices’ achievements [UK]
Volunteering Australia issues guidance on training partnerships [Australia]
Number of vocational qualifications awarded in the UK hits new high [UK]
New study shows vocational education provides value for money [Australia]
Framework for Excellence launched for further education sector [UK]
Priorities in e-learning emerge [Australia]
Malaysia to introduce vocational training earlier in the curriculum [Malaysia]
Island school expands vocational options [UK]
India developing $10 laptop [India]
New Further Education Specialisation and Innovation fund launched [UK]
India and Korea to co-operate in skills development [India Korea]
Police officers invest in computer skills [Nigeria]
Canadian companies lag behind foreign firms in training [Canada]
Poorly constructed vocational GCSE’s are selling young learners short [UK]
Farmers to be trained in modern dairy skills [Kenya]
Culinary skills boost for disadvantaged low income people [USA]
Teaching orphans and vulnerable people new skills [Uganda]
High schools “becoming more specialised” [Canada]
Parents and students reconsider vocational education [USA]
Euroskills showcases the best of Europe’s skilled talent [Europe]
Skills shortage fear as housing scheme collapses [New Zealand]
University of Queensland opens doors wider students with vocational background [Australia]
New vocational training centre to boost Aceh’s recovery [Indonesia]
EU launches new phase of vocational education support in Serbia [Serbia]
Malaysia to host seventh ASEAN skills competition [Malaysia]
“Career academies” show fruits of business-college co-operation [USA]
Prison education aims to promote reintegration of offenders [USA]
Hyundai focusing on skills shortages in South African industry [South Africa]
Vancouver students offered chance to improve life skills [Canada]
Delhi offers skills development to the most deprived [India]
Acquisition of polytechnics by universities “threatens skills diversity” [Kenya]
Karachi’s technical schools “in need of reform” [Pakistan]
National scheme to develop workers’ skills pays dividends [Bahrain]
Training providers and industry collaborate on developing building skills [UK]
Tech skills hold the key to better wages [USA]
Vocational skills pre-condition to employment [Nepal]
Botswana opens new technical college [Botswana]
Credit crunch hits apprenticeship places [UK]
Event highlights benefits of European mobility for apprentices [France]
Toyota invests in training for idle workers [USA]
Union fears community impact of education reforms [Australia]
Four new skills academies announced [UK]
Workshop offers young people with disabilities work and life skills [Malaysia]
University of Northern Colorado awarded $3.5 million for vocational rehab centre [USA]
Public schools and community colleges hit hard by budget plans [USA]
Training grants to entice parents back to work [UK]
Training for disadvantaged Muslim youth [Philippines]
Rural education programmes target poverty reduction [Laos]
Deteriorating standards in technical colleges [Botswana]
Vocational education for immigrants under strain [Finland]
Oxbridge to accept diploma [UK]
University to offer soft skills qualification [Malaysia]
Vocational leaders work towards public-private partnership [Malawi]
Singapore and Vietnam schools to build new technical education model [Vietnam]
Students opt to study abroad in uncertain labour market [India]
New programme to train young women as carers [Turkey}
Call for increased funding for e-learning [Australia]
Difficult labour market sparks surge in training enrolments [USA]
Lack of guidance and counselling in technical and vocational education [Nigeria]
Afghanistan Technical and Vocational Institute to expand [Afghanistan]
Partnership brings British diplomas to Beijing [China & UK]
Kenya receives $37 million loan for vocational education programmes [Kenya]
Crackdown on trade colleges for breach of rules [Australia]
Vocational Education watchdog to be set up for growing market [Kenya]
Expo centre for vocational trainees [Pakistan]
Brazilian companies step in to educate future workforce [Brazil]
Government equips youth with business skills [Kenya]
Gates Foundation grants for low income students [USA]
Builders Association sets up School of Construction [India]
Lack of information mars vocational education funding in Mindanao [Philippines]
Where to find free and low-cost job retraining services [USA]
Saudi Government to build 300 new vocational schools [Saudi Arabia]
Enforcing standards in Tanzania’s vocational schools [Tanzania]
Skills shortage cripples universities [South Africa]
Suspensions down at vocational schools [USA]
Overcrowding and under funding in vocational schools [Ireland]
‘Pre-vocational’ courses to be introduced in 22 schools [India]
51,000 extra training slots for unemployed [Ireland]
Growth in vocational training amid economic crisis [China]
Education City to boost skills [Bahrain]
Training levy for employers introduced [Botswana]
Substandard job training centres face closure [Saudi Arabia]
AfDB and Rwanda agree grants for skills development [Rwanda]
$52 million loan to build new secondary and vocational schools [Uganda]
Training and skills for aboriginal Canadians [Canada]
Community colleges teaching job and life skills [India]
$3 million for unemployed youth training [Grenada]
British Council partners with Tunisia for language skills [Tunisia]
Vocational schools lack the money to reach regional standards [Vietnam]
Soft skills training for disadvantaged students [Sri Lanka]
Recession sending more students to community colleges [USA]
Public-private partnership to train 220,000 by 2015 [Morocco]
Minimum school leaving age raised [Australia]
China launches vocational training TV channel [China]
Free vocational education and training in rural China [China]
Vocational students choosing higher education over employment [South Korea]
Demand soars for public colleges and vocational degrees [USA]
$53 million loan for skills and training [Kenya]
£7 million fund for colleges to help unemployed [Scotland]
$195 million in aid for recently unemployed [Australia]
Laid off workers look to community colleges [USA]
Training for 1 million rural workers [Vietnam]
Vocational training centre set up amid social unrest [India]
Technical and industrial training in South Africa’s Eastern Cape [South Africa]
Training coupons for students and workers [China]
Recruiters challenge colleges to adapt to labour market needs [Philippines]
Growing number of unemployed look to vocational education [Ireland]
Businesses fall back on shorter working hours and more training [Singapore]
Students able to get secondary school certificates on purely vocational courses [Australia]
Spotlight on vocational education in build up to WorldSkills 2009 [Canada]
Government training programme nears 100,000 graduate mark [Pakistan]
Website links young people to training providers and employers [Nepal]
Asian students head for vocational courses down under [Australia]
Archive News-Policy
Specialist Energy Training Network launched
Olympic employment & skills strategy
Increased funding for further education & training colleges
5,000 new arts apprenticeships
Apprenticeship Week
Aboriginal technical college faces closure
Training for Governmental managers
Cash incentives for skills training
Improving employable education
Encouraging women’s education
Education & Skills Bill
Increasing and improving researchers
A million people to receive training funding
Apprenticeship Review
New industrial training institutes to be built
New vocational certificates introduced
Welsh Assembly launches skills strategy
Government to “reprioritise” Higher Education budget
New diplomas equivalent to more than 3 A-levels
New regional councils for Learning & Skills Council
Archive News- Practice
Archive News- Research
New super diplomas for the UK
New skills training for laid-off workers in Ontario
Celebration of Vocational Qualifications (UK)
Canadian conference calls for greater respect for skilled trades
Government launches scheme to raise literacy among tribal girls [India]
Government launches consultation on high level skills [UK]
Skills training provision to be increased [Malaysia]
Scotland to invest more in further education [UK]
National Knowledge Commission defends autonomy of Institutes of Technology [India]
Children march for full access to education [India]
Human Resources Ministry to expand training [Malaysia]
Chancellor promises extra cash to boost skills
UK Government announces investment in Further Education buildings [UK]
OECD urges Germany to improve education to maintain economic growth [Germany]
Improved recognition of prior learning in Queensland [Australia]
UNEVOC announce consultation on networking and capacity building
Conference on 14-19 Diplomas
Ontario unveils $1.5 billion plan to improve skills [Canada]
Government announces reforms to Adult and Young People’s skills training
Learning and Skills Council to be replaced in 2010
Council of Australian Governments agrees common framework for education reform
Lords report says immigration damaging to training opportunities [UK]
Indian Finance Minister promises fast progress on skills
Proposals for simplified qualifications system published [UK]
Malaysia to offer vocational options earlier [Malaysia]
Education Ministers Release Learn Canada 2020 [Canada]
New website for the European credit system for vocational education and training [International]
$5.3 million for innovative e-learning [Australia]
Three new National Skills Academies expand network [UK]
South Australia outlines new demand-driven skills strategy [Australia]
Plans to reach NEET group “misconceived” [UK]
UK and India partnership on skills development [India]
$11 billion Education Investment Fund for Higher and Vocational Education [Australia]
Middle East “must invest more in education” [Middle East]
India to set up science innovation hubs [India]
Malaysia to build world’s first international university for nursing education [Malaysia]
New drive to improve science, engineering, manufacturing and technology skills [UK]
“Vision 2020” addresses skills challenge in North East India [India]
Chandrajit Bannerjee named as new Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry [India]
Germany launches ten new occupational programmes for vocational training [Germany]
National Knowledge Commission makes recommendations on promoting maths and science [India]
Queensland announces new investment in tackling skills shortages [Australia]
Former Government adviser: schools “should teach skills, not subjects” [UK]
American India Foundation launches urban youth initiative [India]
Gandhi argues for better access for minorities to vocational education [India]
Skilled migrants to be fast-tracked [Australia]
More universities back Diplomas [UK]
Europe-wide accreditation scheme for environmental volunteers [Europe]
World Bank emphasises vocational skills in Africa [Africa]
Staff to be given the right to ask employers for training [UK]
Western Australia to overhaul training laws [Australia]
Adult skills scheme on target [UK]
Accounts body hails new skills initiative [South Africa]
“Skills Street” initiative launched [UK]
New skills standard to be drafted [Malaysia]
Minister: concentrating on IT is not enough [India]
Skills shortage “the biggest concern” for Indian automotive industry [India]
Infrastructure developments threatened by shortage of civil engineers [India]
Zuma stresses education co-operation on Indian visit [South Africa]
Victoria Government clashes with Further Education sector over reforms [Australia]
Apprenticeship boost for deprived areas in Wales [UK]
£7,000 offer for young people to pursue training [UK]
Malaysia looks to Thailand for vocational inspiration
Time to train consulation
Employers criticise academic diplomas [UK]
Ministry of Human Resource Development criticised for poor use of funds [India]
£300 million for training in key sectors [UK]
Centre for Skills Development stresses link between skills and inequality [UK]
Malaysian Government focuses on vocational education [Malaysia]
Germany to target skilled foreign workers [Germany]
Diplomas face extra challenges in rural areas [UK]
Government outlines plans to help school drop-outs [Malaysia]
Haryana aims to be “India’s show-window for technical education” [India]
Minimum wage exemption for apprentices “causes discouragement” [UK]
Improved employability of Palestinian refugee graduates [UAE]
Malaysia facing lack of maritime skills [Malaysia]
Zuma: state enterprises have key role in training young people [South Africa]
‘The sky is the limit’ as educational reforms have strong impact on development goals [Gambia]
New draft legislation released to create more high quality apprenticeships [UK]
New $6.75 million institute for indigenous youth [Australia]
Fiji celebrates Technical and Vocational Education and Training week [Fiji]
New direction for TVET in Ghana [Ghana]
EU backing $18.3 million skills development project [Vietnam]
Government pledges to cut apprenticeship red tape [UK]
Australia to introduce competition in vocational education provision [Australia]
Malaysia “should learn from Indonesia” in agricultural vocational education [Malaysia Indonesia]
Mlambo-Ngcuka: skills development key to escaping Africa’s vicious cycle of poverty [South Africa]
Practical learning – a vital opportunity
National Skills Development Policy to create 70 million jobs by 2012 [India]
Gujarat looks to private sector to develop vocational education [India]
Further Education colleges to be “at the heart of local communities” [UK]
Minister: focus on youth exacerbates skills crisis [South Africa]
Abdullah: skills of young Malaysians will bring increased investment [Malaysia]
Queensland skills shortage critical with 42,000 vacancies [Australia]
Lack of skills threatens defence forces [Australia]
Rwanda moves to integrated system of technical and vocational education [Rwanda]
Skills initiative launched for Muslim Filipinos [Philippines]
Yemen and Japan to co-operate on skills development [Yemen]
Skills shortages could force up oil prices [International]
Vocational education suffers from inefficient investment [Vietnam]
Irish education system facing cutbacks [Republic of Ireland]
Investing in Skills Coalition launched [Canada]
Himachal Pradesh to consider establishment of Special Educational Zones [India]
Queensland launches new skills plan [Australia]
Renewed investment for vocational education in [Sweden]
Prince Edward Island signs new skills agreements with Federal Government [Canada]
Give students vocational options earlier [Canada]
Increased competition “could harm vocational sector” [Australia]
Skills shortages threaten infrastructure plans [UK]
New education appointments in reshuffle [UK]
Private schools consider more vocational role [UK]
Public attitudes lag behind Government efforts to promote skills [Benin]
Council leader urges more autonomy for local authorities [UK]
Minister: education must not focus solely on academic subjects [Barbados]
Conference addresses Malta’s future skills needs [Malta]
Minister defends Train to Gain [UK]
South Africa “in denial” about skills shortages [South Africa]
Muslim youth gain access to TVET [The Philippines]
£100 million to retrain workers made redundant [UK]
Government announces plans for £350 million for workplace training [UK]
Yemen and Turkey discuss co-operation in vocational education [Yemen&Turkey]
Sector-specific policy approaches needed in skills development [South Africa]
Higher Education Head seeks to establish cooperation between U.S and Turkish vocational education institutions [Turkey]
Campaign for U-turn on cuts in education [Ireland]
Occupational training under threat of privatisation [Australia]
Gender imbalance in vocational education [Uganda]
Sudan looks to Bahraini skills model [Sudan]
Social dialogue model presented to match education to labour needs [Armenia]
Government seeks to modernise curriculum [Pakistan]
Experts criticise counter productive vocational education system [Vietnam]
What President Obama means for vocational education in America [USA]
Government approves education mega-projects (Thailand)
Revised curriculum for vocational education [Bangladesh]
Education and skills in the face of crisis [Jamaica]
European Commission and Indian Government ‘reinforce’ education partnership [India]
Training drive targets skills shortage [Bahrain]
Government pledge to increase funding for vocational education [Nigeria]
Vocational studies to be introduced in all schools from 2010 [Malaysia]
EU countries adopt new vocational education objectives [EU]
Poverty alleviation programme offers vocational training courses to 5,300 students [China]
Unemployed offered skills training and advice [UK]
Vocational education key to modernisation in Central Asia [Tajikistan]
Canadian chamber of commerce urges action on skills shortages [Canada]
State Councillor calls for free vocational education in ethnic regions [China]
UK seeks partnerships with local universities and colleges [Nigeria]
New state programme
Government offers to split training costs [Australia]
Government considers merging higher and vocational education systems [Australia]
Government funding for education and health training [Australia]
Enhanced industry training ‘essential’ in economic downturn [New Zealand]
Government to introduce ‘market driven’ vocational programmes [India]
Colleges and universities await signs of Obama’s intentions [USA]
Fund for retraining unemployed [Malaysia]
Officials look to vocational education to counter radicalisation [China]
European strategy and co-operation in education and training [EU]
Education still not linked to market needs [Saudi Arabia]
Plan to bolster rural training [China]
Internationally recognised qualifications for construction workers [Sri Lanka]
Vocational education to be introduced at Grade 9 under education reform plans [Nepal]
Strategies for reviving a collapsed education system [Zimbabwe]
Skills programmes for 13,000 unemployed [Canada]
Education coupons to help unemployed [Taiwan]
‘More responsive budget’ lays emphasis on training [Philippines]
Skills training considered for new job protection measures [Australia]
Re-skilling for recovery [UK]
Sarkozy proposes tax cuts and greater spending on vocational training [France]
Education and training provisions in the finalised economic stimulus bill [US]
Rural vocational training to expand [China]
European Partners share qualifications experience [EU]
Industrial training push for sustainable and skilled workforce [Malaysia]
Renewed focus on career and technical education in Texas [USA]
Government launches Caribbean skills development projects [Canada]
Education and training provisions in Obama’s economic plan [USA]
Obama asks America to commit to higher and vocational education [USA]
Government plans vocational training reforms [Australia]
States prioritising vocational education [USA]
US$100 million skills package to aid trainees [Australia]
Government pledges more jobs and training for women [Saudi Arabia]
New jobs and training package to tackle rising unemployment [Australia]
Economic crisis an opportunity for cross-border education [EU]
Skilled immigration cut back to protect Australian jobs [Australia]
More vocational degrees, but no return to polytechnics [UK]
Intensive vocational training for the unemployed [Thailand]
International Skills for Employment initiative [Canada]
Proposed education budget increase by 40% [Botswana]
New Education Minister outlines plans for vocational training [Nigeria]
Vocational education funding targets national skills needs [Zambia]
Restricted training fuelling jobs crisis [Ireland]
Obama backs community college chief for undersecretary of education [USA]
Increase in demand for flagship training scheme, but employer perceptions remain mixed [UK]
Government officials call for closer ties between industry and education [India]
THE MOBILE WORKFORCE: FROM INDIA TO CANADA
Events
Archive
LSIS research conference 2013
WorldSkills 2013
Articles
Happy fifth Birthday CSD!
CSD's report is “the right answer”
CSD’s top 5 research hits
Poor careers advice for young people
Why investing in skills development for older workers makes economic sense
Development projects
Promoting hospitality skills in India
Vocational education and training for vulnerable and marginalised groups
Employer Engagement in Hyderabad, India
Updates from the Careers fair, Hyderabad
Research projects
Volunteer training toolkit
Credit Where Credit's Due
What is distinctive about vocational education?
The role of coaching in vocational education and training
Making sure tomorrow works
Roots to Work
Photo gallery
Roots to work launch video
Blogs about learning to grow food
BBC Radio London interview
Recommendations for funders
Trading Up? An evaluation of JASA's entrepreneurship academy programme
Transforming Work Experience into Work Inspiration - The Business Benefits
From Prejudice to Prestige: Vocational education and training in Ghana
Conduct a promotional campaign to improve perceptions of TVET
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