Global standards: bridging the skills gap

Every vocational education and training (VET) system faces the challenge to keep up to date with accelerating changes in their markets and economies. One of the 'Legacy' projects from WorldSkills London 2011 actively supported the roll out of WorldSkills Standards Specification so that the resulting standards could be used to help governments, employers, colleges, private trainers, agencies and awarding bodies to introduce the higher level skills that are increasingly valued by industry and business. Through 17 case studies, this booklet tells the story of that activity: the processes, develop... Show more