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 Contents

Foreword by the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove MP 4

Foreword by the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes MP 6

Executive Summary

What we want to achieve 8

The wider environment 9

The way forward 10

Recommendations 13

Scope 19

Part One: Introduction 20

Part Two: The Social and Labour Market Context 24


 * 1) The collapse of youth labour markets 24
 * The nature of the labour market 28
 * 1) High returns to education and qualiﬁcations 30
 * 2) High returns to apprenticeship and employment 33
 * 3) Occupational change 35
 * 4) The implications of change (A): Young people’s entry into the English labour market 36
 * The implications of change (B): How education systems are adapting—facts and misconceptions 39
 * The implications of change (C): challenges for vocational education 43