00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217610303420 Buklod 20120508164548.0 a r |||| u| ta 120508s2010 xx d r |||| u| 9789280313529 (iLib)UPD-00184902826 OUN DEDUC eng DMLUC LB 5 F85 no.94 King, Kenneth Planning for technical and vocational skills development Kenneth King and Robert Palmer. Paris UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning c2010. 138 p. ill. Fundamentals of educational planning 94. Technical vocational skills development on the international agenda : changing fashions, drivers, meanings, and locations -- Technical and vocational skills development : economic and social dimensions -- Technical and vocational skills development reform initiatives -- Conclusion : planning for technical and vocational skills development. "The position of skills development on the agenda of policy-makers and development agencies improved markedly around the turn of the 21st century. This book tracks the ways skills have gained importance both in the developing and the more industrialized world. It analyses critically the multiple 'drivers' of skills development and the linkages of skills to the knowledge economy, growth, and employment in an increasingly competitive world. It also acknowledges the many modalities and delivery systems for skills development, arguing that this institutional diversity, often spread across several ministries and training authorities, has made it more difficult to give a national account of the skills development sector. The re-emergence of skills has triggered many reform initiatives associated with TVSD, some of which have become almost 'fashions' and are in danger of being adopted without sufficient evidence of their effectiveness. This work provides cautionary advice and fresh insights that planners will find rewarding."--Back cover. Vocational education Administration. Technical education. Palmer, Robert 1978-. International Institute for Educational Planning. FO Monograph UPD DEDUC LB 5 F85 no.94 Book