03 Jun 2013
Skills, Work and Development: Initial Reactions to the High Level Panel’s Post-2015 Vision
By Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham. My overall sense of the HLP proposals is a positive one, notwithstanding my wider scepticism about... Read More
31 May 2013
Thank Goodness! Education has Made it to the Finishing Line in the Global Post-2015 High Level Panel Olympics
By Kenneth King, NORRAG and University of Edinburgh. Relief all round!! The report of the High Level Panel (HLP) on... Read More
27 May 2013
Technical and Vocational Skills and the Post-2015 Agenda: Let’s Take the Bull by the Horns
By Robert Palmer, Independent Education and Skills Consultant. 2012 saw the release of numerous high level global reports on work and on technical... Read More
16 May 2013
NORRAG News 48 on "2012: The Year of Global reports on TVET, Skills & Jobs - Consensus or Diversity?" NOW ONLINE
This issue of NORRAG News looks at the many different meanings of skill in these reports: high, medium, low, foundation, transferable, technical... Read More
10 May 2013
The UNESCO World TVET Report
By Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham. Amidst the current wave of international reports on skills, the most striking aspect of the Shanghai... Read More
02 May 2013
The Meaning of Skills in Global Reports
Peliwe Lolwana, University of Witswatersrand The sudden interest in skills development by global and large research agencies is contributing to a very... Read More
29 Apr 2013
If Data is Not Wisdom, then Non-Data Certainly is Not
Karina Veal, Asian Development Bank. Where hide the wise answers to questions vexing TVET policy makers and practitioners in developing countries today?... Read More
24 Apr 2013
Don’t Get Lost – Focus on Quality
Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University. UNESCO has done both a service and a disservice to those concerned about global development. GMR 2012,... Read More
22 Apr 2013
Transforming Education into Better Jobs and Better Lives
Andreas Schleicher, OECD. Everywhere skills transform lives and drive economies; and without the right skills, people are kept on the margins of... Read More
15 Apr 2013
Is a Skills Goal Feasible for Post-2015?
By Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham. It sometimes feels like all of us interested in development are getting sucked into the... Read More