Comparing skills policy in England and Scotland

“Comparing skills policy in England and Scotland” a comment paper in WONKHE by Ewart Keep, Professor (Emeritus) of Education, Training and Skills, SKOPE, Department of Education, Oxford University, and a board member of the Scottish Funding Council, who writes here in a personal capacity.

While the policy problems may be similar, Ewart Keep finds that approaches to further and higher education are rapidly diverging between Scotland and England.

Read the comment paper at https://wonkhe.com/blogs/comparing-skills-policy-in-england-and-scotland/ July 2021

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