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Investors in People: Market‐led Voluntarism in Vocational Education and Training

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  • Kim Hoque
  • Scott Taylor
  • Emma Bell

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Introduced in the UK in 1991, Investors in People (IiP) provides a benchmark for good training practice. It has become a central feature of the UK government's vocational education and training policy. This article aims to broaden the debate relating to IiP in two ways: first, by reviewing the existing evidence on recognition rates and its impact on training activity; and second, by exploring the new directions that IiP is taking in terms of its redesign and its overseas adoption. Finally, we consider the research agenda and the policy implications that arise from the review.

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  • Kim Hoque & Scott Taylor & Emma Bell, 2005. "Investors in People: Market‐led Voluntarism in Vocational Education and Training," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 43(1), pages 135-153, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:135-153
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00348.x
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    1. Kim Hoque & Nicolas Bacon, 2006. "The antecedents of training activity in British small and medium-sized enterprises," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 20(3), pages 531-552, September.
    2. Haile, Getinet Astatike, 2018. "Organisational Accreditation and Worker Upskilling in Britain," IZA Discussion Papers 11479, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Getinet Astatike Haile, 2021. "Organisational accreditation, workforce training and perceptions of performance," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(4), pages 291-314, July.
    4. Bruce A. Rayton & Konstantinos Georgiadis, 2012. "Workplace self-selection into Investors in People," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(15), pages 1455-1458, October.
    5. Colm McLaughlin, 2007. "The productivity enhancing Impacts of the Minimum Wage: Lessons from Denmark, New Zealand and Ireland," Working Papers wp342, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.

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