Article 1983

The Politics of Industrial Training in the United Kingdom

Journal of Public Policy
Journal · Vol. 3 · Issue 2 · pp. 191-207
Abstract

Important and controversial changes have recently taken place in industrial training in the United Kingdom. Training is a complex policy area — industrial, economic, educational and social objectives may be pursued through it. For the most part it has been policy formation which has been dominated by professionals and thus there has been a ‘closed system' into which outsiders rarely intrude. But outside influences have become more powerful; consequently the professionals are careful about which issues they place on the agenda for discussion. However, the most striking impression made by the training system is its lack of coherence and this may undermine its effectiveness. © 1983, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

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Department of Politics & Centre of European Government Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Aston University, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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