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'We are all in the same storm but not in the same boat': the COVID pandemic and the Further Education Sector.
- Source :
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Journal of Education & Work . Dec2022, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p782-797. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The quotation in the title from a college leader is a stark reflection of the experience of the Further Education (FE) Sector during the COVID pandemic (2020–21). Traditionally regarded as a poor relation of the English education system, evidence from Sector sources suggest that the five COVID harms identified through a scoping review of the latest research closely mirror the main social and educational features of English general FE colleges. The pandemic has led to longer-term harms on vocational learning, with major disruptions to college-based courses and to apprenticeships, a stagnation situation captured in the metaphor 'educational long-COVID'. The analysis conceptualises the impact of the pandemic on FE provision and learners as leading to a 'COVID learning and skills equilibrium'; whereas effective mitigations are conceptualised through the idea of 'COVID recovery ecosystems'. Rapid review evidence suggests that the most effective way of addressing system-wide disruption is the development of integrated, strategic actions at local and regional levels to address vocational learning losses, facilitate greater entry-to-employment and to create more job opportunities for young people. Without these longer-term measures it is likely that the negative effects of the pandemic on the FE Sector could become further entrenched. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13639080
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Education & Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160483133
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2022.2149715