Vocational education and training - VET

UK Skills Minister, Matthew Hancock releases discussion paper on traineeships for 16-24 years old.
The new Traineeships programme would provide young people with a tailor-made package of support that will give them the confidence, skills and experience to compete in the labour market with more experienced adults.
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/t/traineeships%20discussion%20paper%20-%20january%202013.pdf

This study assesses the causal effects of education on technology use and adoption by using instrumental variables for schooling derived from Canadian compulsory school attendance laws. We find that education increases the probability of using computers in the job and that employees with more education have longer work experiences in using computers than those with less education. However, education does not influence the use of computer-controlled and computer-assisted devices or other technological devices! such as cash registers and sales terminals. Our estimates are consistent with the view that formal education increases the use of technologies that require or enable workers to carry out higher order tasks, but not those that routinize workplace tasks.
http://ftp.iza.org/dp6377.pdf

This paper to present its research on current issues in relation to productivity and workforce participation, examine issues in relation to future demand from industry and start to explore policy options.

http://www.awpa.gov.au/publications/documents/Future-Focus-Australias-skills-and-workforce-development-needs-Discussion-Paper.pdf