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August 2020

Launch of Education at a Glance 2020

Join OECD’s Andreas Schleicher for the launch of Education at a Glance 2020 and a discussion on vocational education and training

Date: 8 September 2020

Time: 12:00-13:00 (UK time)

Vocational education and training (VET) has been hit particularly hard by Covid-19. But we know that strong VET systems can play an important role to buffer the negative economic effects of the crisis, as we saw in 2008 where countries with strong VET systems were able to keep youth unemployment low, and in turn keep their economies moving.

The crisis has also highlighted just how far modern society relies on vital services such as manufacturing and healthcare, professions which require candidates to undergo specialised vocational training to secure a job. It has brought home more than ever the need for governments to review the role vocational education and training can play for those entering work. The expert panel will discuss the role of VET in the post-coronavirus world and what steps need to be taken.

For more details and to register please click here.

“This Is What a Mechanic Sounds Like”: Children’s Vocal Control Reveals Implicit Occupational Stereotypes

Valentina Cartei, Jane Oakhill, Alan Garnham, Robin Banerjee, David Reby

Moving out to move on - Understanding the link between migration, disadvantage and social mobility

Institute for Employment Studies / Social Mobility Commission

Learning occupations through practice

Future Fellowship project

Who benefits from firm-sponsored training? (Updated)

Benoit Dostie

The importance of being vocational: challenges and opportunities for VET in the next decade

Cedefop

Which Boys and Which Girls Are Falling Behind? Linking Adolescents’ Gender Role Profiles to Motivation, Engagement, and Achievement

Junlin Yu,Ros McLellan, Liz Winter

Parental social class and school GCSE outcomes: two decades of evidence from UK household panel surveys

Sarah Stopforth, Vernon Gayle, Ellen Boeren

Sustainable Degree Apprenticeships

Centre for Degree Apprenticeships

Skills: A Post Covid 19 System

University Vocational Awards Council

Higher and Degree Apprenticeship, Social Mobility and the Levelling Up Agenda

University Vocational Awards Council

Global employment trends for youth 2020: technology and the future of jobs

International Labour Office

VET in Schools

NCVER

Policy brief on recent developments in youth entrepreneurship

David Halabisky

International Conference

6th International Conference on Employer Engagement: Preparing Young People for the Future

Details, tickets and call for papers

Education and Employers

International Conference 2020: Evolving Careers - Share, Learn & Transform

DMH Associates

IVETA Europe e-conference: Call for proposals 23 September 2020

29th Annual Conference of the European Access Network (EAN) 27-29 October 2020. Details by EAN and CR&DALL.

Conference on an ecology of life and learning: Call for proposals

We believe no child should be constrained by stereotypes or the expectations of others. We know that if young people hear first hand about the world of work they work harder, get better grades and are more likely to break down barriers.

They should have the chance to start as early as possible and that is why we launched the national I am #InspiringTheFuture campaign.

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