Work-Based Learning in the UK: Scenarios for the Future

Autor/inn/en	Mohamud, Mohamed; Jennings, Chris; Rix, Mike; Gold, Jeff
Titel	Work-Based Learning in the UK: Scenarios for the Future
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 48 (2006) 6, S.440-453 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
Schlagwörter	Work Experience Programs; Foreign Countries; Job Skills; Vocational Education; Employer Attitudes; Experiential Learning; Employment Potential; Futures (of Society); United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Future; Society; Zukunft; Großbritannien
Abstract	Purpose: Aims to consider scenarios created by work-based learning (WBL) providers in the Tees Valley in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: The context of WBL is examined in relation to the notion of the skills gap. The method of scenario development is described. Findings: A key task of WBL is to raise the skills levels of young people. WBL providers who deliver over 80 per cent of work-based, vocational learning across the UK. However, the future of such providers is becoming very uncertain and already their numbers are declining as funding cuts and quality inspections begin to bite. The context of WBL is examined in relation to the notion of the skills gap. Four scenarios are presented of the future of WBL with implications for the present. Practical implications: Of major concern is the persistence of the low skills equilibrium in UK which will continue to affect the attitudes of learner and the decisions of employers. It becomes necessary to work with employers to consider how skill formation can be deepened. Originality/value: This paper provides an insight into the views of WBL providers, caught between government requirements to tackle the UK skills problem and employers who define the skills required. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Emerald. 875 Massachusetts Avenue, 7th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Tel: 888-622-0075; Fax: 617-354-6875; e-mail: america@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: www.emeraldinsight.com.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10