Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the European Labour Market: WhatÆs in a Vocational Qualification?

The free movement of labour across the European Union, while controversial, brings economic and political benefits that are difficult to quantify.European Skills and Qualifications examines the continuing difficulty of recognising and establishing equivalence between qualifications and skills associated with particular national contexts. Focussing on the problems and possible solutions for the differences ' conceptual and real ' that exist, this book also discusses and analyses the official adoption of the European Qualification Framework and forthcoming changes, including an EU-wide credit accumulation and transfer system.This insightful book will be a vital resource for students and researchers involved with vocational education and training, continuing professional development, human resource management and European Union policy.

Michaela Brockmann is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Westminster, UK. Linda Clarke is professor of European Industrial Relations at the University of Westminster, UK. Christopher Winch is professor of Educationl Philosophy and Policy at King's College, London, UK.