Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The Leitch Review of Skills (2006)

Lord Leitch was commissioned by the Chancellor in 2004 with a remit to “identify the UK’s optimal skills mix in 2020 to maximise economic growth, productivity and social justice, and to consider the policy implications of achieving the level of change required.”

The Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)

Workforce Development: employer engagement with higher education (2007)

This report reviews the quantitative evidence of employer demand for higher-level workforce development.

Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI)

Vocational A levels and university entry Is there Parity of Esteem? (2007)

This report considers the relationship between vocational and academic Level 3 qualifications, in particular whether vocational qualifications may be regarded as equivalent to academic qualifications as preparation for university study

Universities UK

Beyond the honours degree classification: The Burgess Group final report (2007)

This report considers the honours degree classification system, which measures a student’s performance on an undergraduate honours degree programme.