In England, vocational has come to have a variety of meanings. My interest in vocational education and training began with my first role at City & Guilds and I have remained fascinated by the emotive nature of the word vocational ever since. This webinar will explore the extent to which those meanings have had a negative impact on the reputation of the qualifications or outcomes to which they relate. It will also explore the way a range of ‘vocational’ qualifications are assessed, how this relates to the purpose of the qualification and the intended destination of the holder, and how this has affected the perceived status of a given qualification.
