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The Role and Use of Vocational Qualifications

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  • Michael Eraut

    (Professor of Education, University of Sussex, M.Eraut@sussex.ac.uk)

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Most vocational qualifications have been gazumped by general educational qualifications that have higher selection value, and their relative esteem is self-perpetuating. The use value of vocational qualifications depends on (1) the appropriateness of, and interconnection between, their work-related and work-based components, and (2) further work-based learning after qualification to ensure that the acquired knowledge and skills can be used in the particular circumstances and conditions of the current workplace. The NVQ experience has confirmed that detailed national specifications cannot match the diversity of workplace learning needs, so a more flexible approach is needed. Qualification policy should be based on evidence of fitness for purpose, rather than political troubleshooting or wishful thinking; and backed by a programme of incisive research.

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  • Michael Eraut, 2001. "The Role and Use of Vocational Qualifications," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 178(1), pages 88-98, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:niesru:v:178:y:2001:i:1:p:88-98
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    1. Robert I. Lerman, 2008. "Widening the Scope of Standards Through Work-Based Learning," Working Papers 2009-05, American University, Department of Economics.
    2. Lerman, Robert I., 2013. "Skill Development in Middle Level Occupations: The Role of Apprenticeship Training," IZA Policy Papers 61, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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