Brown, Alan (1998) Designing effective learning programs for the development of a broad occupational competence. In: Nijhof, W. J. and Streumer, J. N., (eds.) Key Qualifications in Work and Education. Springer, pp. 165-186. ISBN 9789401061902

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Abstract

The significance of core skills (or key qualifications) in vocational education and training and at work is a central theme of this book. However, when, where and how such core skills should be developed has been a matter of considerable debate. In England and Wales, for example, the degree of emphasis given to core skills development has varied greatly over the past fifteen years. In the early 1980s a major development program, with national government and matched European funding, was undertaken, focusing on the significance of core skills for work-based learning (Levy, 1987). Core skills were an essential element of government training programs (Evans et al, 1987). However, in the middle to late 1980s there was a major shift in direction. The emphasis of government training programs became more narrowly focused upon the development of occupational skills and, at the same time, the introduction of a system of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) heralded a concern with specifying in great detail the criteria associated with occupational competence (Jessup, 1991).

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce L Education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Vocational education--Great Britain, Occupational training--Great Britain, Workplace literacy--Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Key qualifications in work and education
Publisher:	Springer
ISBN:	9789401061902
Book Title:	Key Qualifications in Work and Education
Editor:	Nijhof, W. J. and Streumer, J. N.
Official Date:	1998
Dates:	Date Event 1998 Published
Number of Pages:	22
Page Range:	pp. 165-186
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number:	H5242750294
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	Conference of the International-Research-Network-on-Training-and-Development
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Milan, Italy
Date(s) of Event:	1994

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