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ERIC Number: EJ609314
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-6820
S/NVQs in Britain: Employer-Led or Ignored?
Matlay, Harry
Journal of Vocational Education & Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, v52 n1 p135-47 2000
A 12-year study of National Vocational Qualifications in England and Scotland suggests that they have had limited impact on the competitiveness of the British economy, their value or significance to the national skill base remains unproven, and debate about them is based on ideology or theory rather than independent empirical research. (SK)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Outcomes of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Vocational Qualifications (England)