Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work

Tom Bewick

ISBN 10: 1447372220 / ISBN 13: 9781447372226

Verlag: Bristol University Press, GB, 2025

What role did Winston Churchill play in excluding comprehensive schooling from the 1944 Education Act? What was the failed promise of technical education in the post-war period? Why did Margaret Thatcher manipulate government training programmes before the 1987 General Election? And what was the fallout of Tony Blair's government over lifelong learning?In this book, Tom Bewick examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the present day, revealing how shifting political ideologies have shaped workforce development. He applies a chronological, historical-political policy analysis framework to explain the 'four training states' of skills policy and workforce development between the 1940s and the 2020s:. The interventionist state (1939-1979). The laissez-faire state (1980-1988). Localism and the devolved states (1989-2010). The technocratic state (2010-present)Traversing time periods to uncover political and economic driving forces, this book challenges conventional thinking and offers insights into how future skills policies can be more effective. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781447372226

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This book examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the present day, revealing how shifting political ideologies have shaped workforce development. It challenges conventional thinking and offers insights into how future skills policies can be more effective.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Tom Bewick is Visiting Professor of Skills and Workforce Policy at the University of Staffordshire. He is a former policy adviser to UK ministers on post-compulsory education and training.

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Titel: Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of ...
Verlag: Bristol University Press, GB
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: New