A new study from the influential think-tank, Policy Exchange, warns that many students are suffering from a lack of an alternative to traditional academic routes and that a distinct technical and vocational route may help to reduce drop-out and disengagement.
It focuses on the high quality of vocational education on offer in other countries, such as Germany and the Netherlands, where youth unemployment is much lower than in the UK.
The report – entitled Technical Matters: Building a high quality technical and vocational route through the education system – points to evidence from abroad that greater employer involvement in education at a local level “assures quality and aligns labour market needs with pupils’ studies”.
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