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Prepared by the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development (CSD), part of the City & Guilds Group, this report sets out outcomes of vocational education that have not previously been so comprehensively or effectively articulated.
The report was praised last week in a debate in the UK House of Lords for its focus on high quality teaching and learning. Lord Lingfield, author of the 2012 UK Government review on professionalism in Further Education, said the report referenced a “hugely important” issue that vocational teachers must be equipped with sound pedagogical teaching methods as well as up-to-date knowledge of current technical practices.
Judith Norrington, CSD Director of Policy, Research and Regulation stressed that a conscious decision was made to use the word ‘pedagogy’ to emphasise that vocational education is difficult, valuable, and should be respected in its own right.
Guy Hewitt, City & Guilds Caribbean Manager, noted that one of the key findings of the report is “that vocational education and training programmes should be characterised by learning with a clear line of sight to work, and that specialist vocational teachers and trainers should be at the heart of the system.”
The report has been well received by both policy-makers and practitioners internationally.
Notes to editors
For more information, visit www.cityandguilds.com or contact:
City & Guilds Caribbean Office
Pine Lodge, 26 Pine Road
St Michael BARBADOS BB11113
Tel: +1 246 417 7080
Fax: +1 246 228 0803
Email: caribbean@cityandguilds.com
About City & Guilds
City & Guilds is a leading global vocational education organisation, delivering qualifications across a variety of sectors to meet the needs of today’s workplace, whilst helping individuals develop their talents and abilities for future career progression.
Approximately 2 million people are currently working towards a City & Guilds qualification, both in the UK and internationally.
The City & Guilds Group comprises the Institute of Leadership & Management (management and leadership qualifications), City & Guilds Land Based Services (land based qualifications), the Centre for Skills Development (CSD is a not for profit research and development body that works to improve the policy and practice of vocational education and training worldwide) and Kineo (a leading global learning and technology company).
City & Guilds, unlike many other awarding bodies, is a charity and any surplus made through its work is reinvested into education or used for student support programmes.