The OECD countries have widely differing traditions regarding basic vocational training. This report describes the internal logic and workings of some of these different systems.

The OECD countries have widely differing traditions regarding basic vocational training. This report describes the internal logic and workings of some of these different systems.

This six-volume handbook covers the latest practice in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It presents TVET models from all over the world, reflections on the best and most innovative practice, and dozens of telling case studies. The handbook presents the work of established as well as the most promising young researchers and features unrivalled coverage of developments in research, policy and practice in TVET.

This book examines vocational education and training programmes in the United States, including coverage of how they are changing, how they are funded, how they are linked to academic and university programmes and how employers and unions are involved.

Higher vocational and professional tertiary education includes programmes with very different design features and functions, ranging from two-year programmes in tertiary institutions through professional bachelor degrees to free-standing professional examinations designed to upskill existing practitioners. This report compares this sector across OECD countries, drawing on quantitative and qualitative data.