Employability and Workforce Development: A Policy and Practise Dilemma for Higher Education

Autor/in	Roodhouse, Simon
Titel	Employability and Workforce Development: A Policy and Practise Dilemma for Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 2 (2004) 1, S.11-41 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; Higher Education; Quality Assurance; Labor Force; Labor Force Development; National Standards; Employment Qualifications; Barriers; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Vocational Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Qualitätssicherung; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper based on the work of Swailes and Roodhouse, funded by Edexcel and commissioned by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) investigates the barriers to the take up of higher level National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in Higher Education in the context of graduate employability and workforce development. It also includes an introduction to the history of NVQs as the UK national training system and relationship to the recently introduced foundation degrees. It exposes inconsistencies and contradictions, including the responsibility for funding workforce development in Higher education to deliver this agenda. The failure of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to coordinate their frameworks and respective procedures in the national interest is discussed. The engagement of employers in setting the higher education employability agenda is described and the potential role of National Occupational Standards (NoS) is described. The paper finally addresses the policy implications for engaging higher education in work force development. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10