- To gain an overview of the "value" and equivalence of different qualifications check the national qualification framework at: qca.org.uk/qca_8150.aspx
- For information about vocational learning, visit the education foundation Edge's site at edge.co.uk
- The Connexions Direct website provides helpful thumbnail sketches of the various qualifications available.
Go to connexions-direct.com and click on "learning/qualifications" (0888 150 600) or website (apprenticeships.org.uk)
- See inspiring vocational education case studies at vqday.org
Useful publications:
Beryl Dixon, Decisions at 15/16+ (Lifetime Publishing, 2006);
Beryl Dixon, Decisions at 17/18+ (Lifetime Publishing, 2006);
Elizabeth Holmes, What Next After School (Kogan Page, 2007)
Compiled by Jerome Monahan
