| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1003-1015 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Higher Education |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 1 Dec 2015 |
Funding
In 2008, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) established the Transforming Workforce Development Programme which was funded for the period 2008–2011. This programme was aimed at providing funding (£45 million over 3 years) to support delivery of HE to entrants, to be co-funded by employers, and to support HEIs in transformational change in employer engagement, i.e. to make necessary infrastructure developments and strategic changes, establish more contacts with business and set up new activities aimed at employer and employee needs (£103 million over 3 years). This upskilling of employees necessitates stronger cooperation between employers and HE establishments to produce work-based learning (WBL) to include knowledge and qualifications that will not only develop the aptitude and career of employees, but will benefit industry, and generate income for the HEI at the same time. We would like to acknowledge the support of the European Commission—Erasmus—for funding the project (510022-LLP-21-1-1-UK) on which this paper is based.
Keywords
- Employees as learners
- Employer engagement
- Higher education
- Tripartite relationship
- Work-based learning