Case studies
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In the course of our work and research, we have identified a number
of examples of international vocational skills practice, some of
which are summarised here.
These projects and initiatives are working to improve vocational
education and training, either at a local, national or
international level.
Click on the links below to view the case studies.
A
Apprenticeships - apprentice and employer's personal
experiences
Antonia Sheppard, apprentice
- experience at the City & Guilds Centre for Skills
Development
B
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
backgrounds
BangEdutainment -
creative Industries, UK
C
Careers Advice and Guidance
Age UK - for the
over 50s, UK
myfuture - online career information and
exploration service
Skills One - media
broadcast, Australia
D
Disadvantaged children and young people
Step
Forward - young people not in education, employment or
training, UK
Yes…Because I can - disadvantaged
adolescents, Republic of Maldives
Disadvantaged communities
Cypress
Hill Vocational Training Centre - impoverished families and those
affected by HIV/AIDS, Tanzania
Employment and Skills Preparation
Programme - supporting people in Welsh communities back into
training and work, UK
E
Enterprise Skills
Junior Achievement
South Africa (JASA) - entrepreneurship, South Africa
Employability skills
Cultivate London - urban agriculture to
support community development, UK
East New York Farms - community-led economic
development and health promotion, USA
F
G
Gender
Ankur Kala - handicrafts and food
products, West Bengal
Fife Women's Technology College - ICT (new
technologies), UK
Hand in Hand - self-help group and
microfinance, India
Koperasi Pabrik Garmen Aceh - women
ex-combatants (KPGA)
Trades Discovery for Women -
trades/techincal training, Canada
Women and Work - environmental and land-based,
UK
Green Skills
Northumberland College, Kirkley Hall -
renewable energy, UK
H
I
Indigenous peoples
ENRICH - apprenticeships in community
recreation, Australia
Kaliandra Sejati Foundation - skills for
sustainable living and incomes, and eco-tourism,
Indonesia
Koori Outreach Options for Learning -
aboriginal young people, Australia
Marambul Yuganha program - aboriginal young
people, Australia
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Hole-in-the-wall - access to computers, India
& Uganda
J
K
L
M
N
O
Offender Learning
Prison Entrepreneurship
Programme - business and entrepreneurship, USA
P
Q
Qualification development
McDonald's Restaurants Ltd - In-house
training scheme, UK
R
Rural skills
KEITS Ltd. - horse care, animal care,
horticulture and floristry, UK
S
T
U
V
W
Work-based learning
OnSite Training - learners who prefer
less formal settings, UK
Work experience
Work experience at BT - Business in the
Community (BITC), UK
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