For quite a few years editorials and papers within this journal have highlighted the broad-ranging demands being placed upon technical and vocational education to better meet the increasingly complex training needs of industry, individual learners and other key stakeholders. Given the rapidity of technological and social change that has continually impacted on countries and economies across the world, the persistence of this theme is unsurprising. Training organizations and training personnel charged with the task of skilling and upskilling workforces have been urged to become more agile and innovative in preparing people for this ever-changing world of work. Whilst training providers are being called upon to adapt and innovate, many countries too are re-examining the national policies and structures underpinning their training systems to determine ways of making vocational education and training (VET) more responsive and efficient. In the European context, the goal for most countries is to lessen the impact of skills erosion in addition to meeting the skill demands of new and emerging industries and job roles (Cedefop, 2018). Among the many responses to this challenge, countries are developing qualification frameworks, implementing strategies to build apprenticeship numbers and increasing access to work-based learning, while at the same time growing the availability of VET higher-level qualifications and programs at post-secondary level with robust pathways to further education (Cedefop, 2018). In England, a significant reform has been the introduction of the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 which has extended the responsibilities of the Institute for Apprenticeships to include technical education and introduced degree-level apprenticeships. Institutes of Technology are being established, which will focus on higher-level technical skills and will be eligible for access to loans and grants for their students.

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职业教育与培训的最新改革

多年来，该杂志上的社论和论文强调了对技术和职业教育的广泛要求，以更好地满足行业，个体学习者和其他主要利益相关者日益复杂的培训需求。鉴于技术和社会变革的迅速发展持续影响着世界各国和经济，这一主题的持久性不足为奇。敦促负责技能和高技能劳动力的培训组织和培训人员在为人们适应这个瞬息万变的工作世界做准备时变得更加敏捷和创新。在呼吁培训提供者进行适应和创新的同时，许多国家也正在重新审查其培训系统的国家政策和结构，以确定使职业教育和培训（VET）更具响应性和效率的方法。在欧洲范围内，大多数国家的目标是除了满足新兴产业和工作岗位的技能要求之外，还减少技能侵蚀的影响（Cedefop，2018）。在应对这一挑战的众多应对措施中，各国正在开发资格框架，实施战略以建立学徒人数并增加基于工作的学习机会，同时增加中等专业教育水平下的职业教育与培训更高级别的资格和计划具备进修的稳健途径（Cedefop，2018）。在英国，一项重大改革是引入了《 2017年技术和继续教育法案》，该法案将学徒协会的职责扩展到包括技术教育和学位程度的学徒制。正在建立技术学院，这些学院将侧重于更高水平的技术技能，并将有资格为其学生获得贷款和助学金。