Post-Secondary Vocational Education and Training Pathways and Partnerships

Rapid growth of tertiary education is partly due to the expansion of post-secondary vocational education and training (PSV). A well developed post-secondary PSV system and links between universities and VET institutions improve skills and employment opportunities. What is post-secondary PSV and how...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider (content provider)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Higher Education in Regional and City Development,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive summary
  • PART I. OVERVIEW OF POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; MAJOR TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
  • Chapter 1: Post-secondary vocational education and training
  • -What is post-secondary vocational education and training?
  • Two key roles: initial training or upskilling
  • Entry to and graduation from post-secondary vocational education
  • PSV in educational system: position, transition and collaboration
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Delivering high level training in a changing world – Post-secondary vocational education and training in context
  • Changing labour market requirements
  • The impact of globalisation
  • Policy implications
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Differentiation, de-differentiation and collaboration between vocational education and universities
  • Introduction
  • A major historical trend: social differentiation
  • De-differentiation
  • Differentiation, de-differentiation and collaboration
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • PART II. POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES
  • Chapter 4: Australia’s dual sector universities and transfer from vocational to higher education
  • Organisation of Australian and vocational and higher education
  • Enrolment figures
  • Dual sector universities
  • Transfer from vocational to higher education
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: College-university links and impact on participation in higher education in Scotland
  • The role of colleges and universities in Scottish higher education
  • Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND)
  • How do students use these qualifications?
  • Policy initiatives to enhance links between colleges and universities
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Bridging the divide in Norway’s tertiary education: the impacts of the policy mix
  • Introduction
  • System level dynamics and characteristics
  • Links between the vocational school sector and the college sector
  • The integration between the college and the university sub-sectors
  • Policy implications and conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Non-university higher education and regional development in Italy
  • -Introduction
  • Development of non-university higher education in Italy
  • Good practices in developing non-university HE at local level to support regional -development
  • The impact of good practices on regional development
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Vocational education and training in Spain
  • -An overview of the vocational education and training system
  • Spanish VET in international comparison
  • OECD recommendations for VET in Spain
  • Strengths and weaknesses of the Spanish vocational education and training system
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Annex A: Contributors
  • Annex B: OECD Seminar "Collaboration between Vocational and University Education: Building Partnerships for Regional Development"