Centro Internacional de la UNESCO para la Enseñanza y la Formación Técnica y Profesional
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has been characterized (and indeed often looked down upon) as being for the more disadvantaged members of society. However, there is relatively little research and evidence about good practices that support access to, progression through, and learning, labour market and life outcomes from TVET for disadvantaged learners. Where policies and practices do exist, they have often been focused on single dimensions of disadvantage. The fact that large numbers of TVET learners may have multiple, intersectional experiences of disadvantage is frequently overlooked. Internationally, the issue of education and inclusion is a long-standing concern, but this debate has been highly concentrated in the school sector. For instance, a search of the main academic journals on educational inclusion shows little attention to TVET issues....