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Physical or human resources?

2030

Number of upper secondary vocational graduates per year: rough estimates, millions.

Jobs and learning: two worlds?

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How can vocational education

and training

(VET) meet

labour market needs?

We need:

The right skills…

…well taught…

…in the right place.

The right skills

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How many people, and what mix of skills?

We recommend:

Balance student preference with employer demand, ideally through workplace training.

Either students decide..

..government plans..

…or the market determines?

Well taught

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How can teachers and trainers be best

prepared?

We recommend:

More input from industry in schools.

More training for workplace

supervisors of trainees.

In schools and colleges

In workplaces

In the right place

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What are the advantages of

workplace training?

We recommend:

Wider use of workplace training……recognising its limitations……particularly during a recession.

Good

environment

Helps

recruitment

Trainees work!

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