ABSTRACT
Concern about, and development in, the transition from school to work led to the creation of secondary education after 1900 and the rise of further education. Since the 1950s the implications of the 1944 Education Act and the rapid changes in technology have effected changes in manpower, skills, and industrial organization. Public concern about the inadequacy of training in industry has increased. The Industrial Training Act of 1964, and the developments which it engendered, led to the formation of the Manpower Services Commission (MSC). Many experiments in vocational preparation and changes in the structure of further education have been introduced, culminating in major proposals by the MSC for a New Training Initiative. This has extended training opportunities to all young people for the first time, with special implications for curriculum design. Recent developments in vocational preparation and qualifications suggest the need for new modes of learning and trends which link school and college more closely with the world of work.
