Transitions from vocational qualifications to higher education : examining inequalities /

• Other Authors: Banerjee, Pallavi Amitava (Editor), Myhill, Debra (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Subjects: Vocational education.; Vocational qualifications > Evaluation.; Education, Higher.; Labor supply > Effect of education on.; Education > Vocational.; Industrial or vocational training.

Very few students with vocational qualifications progress into the world of Higher Education. Many drop out of education altogether and take up entry level jobs with decreased financial prospects. This trend is worrying as the lack of students with vocational backgrounds applying to University acts...