Investors in People: Market-led Voluntarism in Vocational Education and Training

TY - JOUR

T1 - Investors in People: Market-led Voluntarism in Vocational Education and Training

AU - Hoque, Kim

AU - Taylor, Scott

AU - Bell, Emma

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - Introduced in the UK in 1991, Investors in People (IiP) provides a benchmark for good training practice. It has become a central feature of the UK government's vocational education and training policy. This article aims to broaden the debate relating to IiP in two ways: first, by reviewing the existing evidence on recognition rates and its impact on training activity; and second, by exploring the new directions that IiP is taking in terms of its redesign and its overseas adoption. Finally, we consider the research agenda and the policy implications that arise from the review.

AB - Introduced in the UK in 1991, Investors in People (IiP) provides a benchmark for good training practice. It has become a central feature of the UK government's vocational education and training policy. This article aims to broaden the debate relating to IiP in two ways: first, by reviewing the existing evidence on recognition rates and its impact on training activity; and second, by exploring the new directions that IiP is taking in terms of its redesign and its overseas adoption. Finally, we consider the research agenda and the policy implications that arise from the review.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00348.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00348.x

M3 - Article

SN - 0007-1080

VL - 43

SP - 135

EP - 153

JO - British Journal of Industrial Relations

JF - British Journal of Industrial Relations

IS - 1

ER -