Part 1 New approaches methods and instruments: learning and individuals; national needs and problems; national vocational qualifications; the concept of competence; statements of competence and standards; the programme to develop standards and NVQs; assessment; the accreditation of prior learning; credit accumulation and transfer; the national curriculum; core skills; linking education and training. Part 2 The model and its implications: the emerging model; implications for employers; implications for futher education and training; implications for general education; implications for higher education; implications for individuals; the autonomous learner. Part 3 Outstanding issues: the problem of knowledge; issues for the future. Appendices: the new training initiative - technical implictions Jessup, 1985; towards a skills revolution - summary and action points CBI, 1989; classification of competence NCVQ, 1990; review of validity and reliability in assessment Jessup, 1989.
