Students and individuals
Second-chance vocational education and training
- Item:
- 1831
- Title:
- Second-chance vocational education and training
- Authors:
- Tom Karmel, Davinia Woods
- Publication date: 
- 22 January 2008
- Type:
- Research report
- Themes:
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Access and equity groups
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Early school-leavers
- ISBN:
- 978 1 921170 53 9
The vocational education and training sector (VET) has a reputation for providing learners with a second chance. This report critically examines this idea, and finds that although VET provides opportunities for a second chance at education to many prospective students, the percentage who complete their studies and gain a qualification is modest.
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