A 2014 review of Vocational Education and Training commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Abstract
Post-secondary vocational education and training plays an under-recognised role in country skill systems. This report examines a range of vocational programmes requiring more than six months full-time education and addresses the policy challenges arising from the increasing demand for higher level technical and professional skills.
Discussion topics include:
- A statistical picture of professional education and training
- Enhancing the profile of professional education and training (clear international terminology, strengthening the institutional and funding base, Sustaining coherence in a diverse system
- Key elements of high quality post-secondary programmes; Making work-based learning systematic, Strengthening the training workforce, Ensuring adequate basic skills
- Transparency in learning outcomes; Building strong qualification systems, Competence-based models, Effective assessment
- Clearer pathways for learners
- Key characteristics of effective vocational systems