mar 19, 1979 - 1979-1997 Vocational Courses & Training Schemes

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- Link between education and the labour market
- Often associated with ideas of new right
- Belief that education should promote economic growth by teaching skills for the workplace
- 1980s a 'new vocationalism' under Margaret Thatcher introduced a majority of things but most importantly NVQs and GNVQs
- Criticism is that w/c may get forced into them as they count for 4 GCSEs
- Nicknamed 'Not Very Qualifieds'

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