From School to Productive Work(1st Edition) Britain and Switzerland Compared (National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies) by HelviaBierhoff, S. J. Prais, Cambridge University Press Paperback, 154 Pages, Published 1997 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59919-1, ISBN: 0-521-59919-9
"Switzerland is universally respected for its highly successful economy. It has long enjoyed low unemployment and inflation, and an exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work. This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison of how this successful transition is brought about. It explains the different emphases of Swiss secondary schooling by focusing on the way in which both academic and practical subj ..."
Productivity, Education and Training Facts and Policies in International Perspective (National Institute of Economic and Social Research Occasional Papers) by Sigbert Jon Prais, S. J. Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 1995 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55667-5, ISBN: 0-521-55667-8
"Higher standards of schooling and of vocational training are now widely recognized as essential in Britain if benefits are to be gained from advanced technology, and if unemployment rates are to be reduced. The continuing development of automated production methods, combined with increasing competition from low-wage developing economies, is likely to reduce even further the scope for the employment of low skilled and inexperienced pers ..."
Reworking Vocational Education(1st Edition) Policies, Practices and Concepts (Studies in Vocational and Continuing Education) by Anja Heikkinen , Katrin Kraus Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2009 by Peter Lang Ag, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN-13: 978-3-03911-603-4, ISBN: 3-03911-603-7
History Bloomsbury Academic Collections: The Missing Stratum : Technical School Education in England 1900-1990s by Michael Sanderson 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4742-4131-1, ISBN: 1-4742-4131-X
Coping with Recession UK Company Performance in Adversity (National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies) by Paul A. Geroski , Paul Gregg Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 1997 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-62601-9, ISBN: 0-521-62601-3