Predictors and Pathways of Progression to Level 2 Qualifications: A Review of the Literature
(April, 2007) Ricardo Sabates & Eleni Skaliotis
WBL Discussion Paper 07-04
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The 2005 White Paper on “Skills: Getting on in business, getting on at work” highlights the need to change the focus from a ‘job for life’ to ‘employability for life’. In order to improve the education of the workforce, the Department for Children Schools and Families is committed to increase the number of adults with level 2 qualifications.
This paper focuses on the quantitative literature around predictors
of participation in educational qualifications to level 2 during
adulthood, and describes the empirical studies on the nature of
participation in educational qualifications. It also reviews the
empirical literature on pathways to progression and on the main
barriers to participation in level 2 courses. The paper concludes
with recommendations for research based on the gaps in the current
empirical literature.
