Recognising work-based learning in higher education
 

Here you will find further information about HE@Work and a selection of documents, guides and papers on the topic of work-based learning. We hope you find them useful.

Employee Perceptions of Workplace Learning PDF   Employee Perceptions of Workplace Learning: a report of our 2008 survey which is a snapshot insight into attitudes to learning in the workplace

HE@Work brochure PDF   HE@Work brochure: Further details about HE@Work; how we work and what we offer.

Full specification for HEIs PDF   Full specification for HEIs: explains what we look for in our partnering HEIs.

UVAC and HE@Work response to the DIUS consultation   DIUS consultation Response: Our joint response with UVAC to their 2008 consultation on ‘Higher Education at Work – High Skills: High Value’.

HE@Work second survey of large private businesses, 2009 PDF   HE@Work second survey of large private businesses, 2009: Paper presented by Prof Simon Roodhouse at the Work-based Learning Futures III conference, University of Derby, April 2009.

Selecting universities for accrediting WBL PDF   Selecting universities for accrediting WBL : a description of the process used for tendering for projects with our partner HEIs

Overview of overseas universities providing validation and accreditation services to large businesses PDF   Overview of overseas universities providing validation and accreditation services to large businesses: A literature review carried out for HE@Work by UVAC, 2009:

Technical Education Revisited PDF   Technical Education Revisited : A draft of an article written by Dr John Mumford and Prof Simon Roodhouse on workplace learning.

Employers, Skills and Higher Education by Simon Roodhouse & Stephen Swailes PDF   Employers, Skills and Higher Education by Simon Roodhouse & Stephen Swailes : A book written by Simon Roodhouse and Stephen Swailes which examines and summarises the issues around the vocational debate over the last 5 years.

Funding Higher Education in the UK PDF   Funding Higher Education: a paper describing higher education funding available for work-based learning qualifications, based on a report written by UVAC for HE @Work (for the detailed paper see the UVAC website, www.uvac.ac.uk)

 

Useful Links:

Training to beat the recession: Article by Dr John Mumford about our latest research, pub May 2009

Using demand to shape supply: An assessment of the higher level skills needs of employers in England

A report from CFE which is part of a series which aims to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the higher level skills needs of employers. This report aggregates findings from three regional surveys, a series of focus groups and refers to the findings of similar studies such as the CBI’s Stepping Higher report.