Britain's Training Deficit
A Centre for Economic Performance Report
Avebury (Publisher)
Published on 5. July 1994
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-85628-878-1 (ISBN)
Description
In Britain, as in other industrial countries, competitive success over the next few decades will depend to a very large extent on the skills of its labour force. The British education and training system has traditionally provided academic excellence for the few, but has failed to offer high-quality vocational education for the majority of young people. Despite the training reforms of the 1980's, some fundamental problems remain unsolved. Above all, the incentives for employers to ensure training of a high standard, and for employers to undertake it, remain inadequate. This book presents proposals for giving Britain the first-class training system which it needs. Backed by research papers which examine the role of individuals, employers, trade unions and government, the book should be useful for anyone concerned with training policy at national, local or company level.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figs.tabs.
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
625 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85628-878-1 (9781856288781)
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Persons
Editor
all of Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
Content
Part I The way forward: why we need a training reform act. Part II The role of firms, individuals and government: the welfare economics of training; the demand for skilled labour; training quality and trainee exploitation; labour markets and skill utilization; the response to individuals; new training institutions at the local level; training policy for the unemployed; the economic value of education and training. Part III Lessons from outside the UK: a comparison of national institutions; the German system; social skills from mass higher education - lessons from the US.