Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures, tables and boxes vi
4. List of abbreviations vii
5. About the author x
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Preface xii
8. Introduction
9. 1 Skills policy as a field of study 3
10. 2 Political economy of skill: the incremental state 20
11. PART I The interventionist state (1939–79)
12. 3 Skills planning in the crisis of war 41
13. 4 The legacy of 1944: turf battles and technology 63
14. 5 The golden era of industrial training 72
15. PART II The laissez-faire state (1980–88)
16. 6 Rolling back the frontiers of the training state? 91
17. 7 Employer voluntarism: who pays? 118
18. PART III Localism and the devolved states (1989–2010)
19. 8 The rise and fall of Training and Enterprise Councils 141
20. 9 New Labour and the learning age 156
21. 10 Skills policy in the devolved nations 178
22. PART IV The technocratic state (2010–present)
23. 11 Austerity in FE: forgotten education? 203
24. Conclusion
25. 12 The future of work 227
26. Appendix A Landmarks in the development of skills policy in Britain 1881–2025 253
27. Appendix B Sectors of the UK economy covered by statutory Industrial Training Boards (1964–81) 256
28. Appendix C National Qualifications Framework (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 257
29. Appendix D National Archives files consulted (formerly Public Record Office) 258
30. Notes 260
31. References 261
32. Index 292