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Communities of Practice and the world of Academia
I have worked in and out of academia over the last thirty years including five years working for what used to be called Gwent Tertiary College, a large vocational education ... -
Skills on their own are not enough
I have been involved in research in Vocational Education and Training for a long time. Vocational Education and Training is a strange thing. Although always popular in the German speaking ... -
Places and Spaces – facilitating professional learning and identity transformation in European Public Employment Services
I have just submitted an abstract to the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER). This years conference is at the Free University Bolzano in Italy in September. The proposed paper ... -
What happens when the optic fibre cable breaks?
Two weeks ago, I bought a new television. The old one had served well for 15 years but pre-dated the internet integration that we all take for granted these days. ... -
Contradictions for developing apprenticeship in south Europe
A recent report from the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Let’s Transform Work! by Kerstin Jürgens, Reiner Hoffmann and Christina Schildmann, says that in 2016, in Germany, "for the first time, there were more ... -
New year's resolutions
New year, new year’s resolutions (OK a bit belated, but I am just getting going). I have three targets for this year and over the year I will report on ... -
Industry 4.0 and identity transformation
I gave this presentation last week at a panel discussion on Industry 4.0 at the Bundeswehr AusBildungs Kongress in Hamburg. Firstly - for those of you who do not ... -
Conversational learning and evidence based education
I have missed out on this autumn's conference circuit. I just don't have the money to pay for fees and travel (let alone beer) in attending these events. I am ... -
Data, expenditure and the quality of Higher Education
In this brave new data world, we seem to get daily reports on the latest statistics about education. It si not easy making sense of it all. Times Higher Education ... -
Boot camps closing
Interesting press release from Reuters regarding the American Coding Boot Camps - a model some policy makers in Europe have been looking at as a model for adoption. Reuters report ...
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