Cover -- CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Editorial -- Training in British industry -- Technical subjects in secondary schools -- The work of the careers master -- What is an apprentice? -- Co-operative training in the Sheffield forging industry -- Research in technical colleges -- Reflections on 50 years of Education 1 Training -- 1958-2008: how access to VET qualifications has changed in Australia -- Higher education, the graduate and the labour market: from Robbins to Dearing -- The business schools: 50 years on -- Revisiting "technical" education -- Reflecting on the skills agenda: a construction industry perspective -- Celtic Tiger found in education jungle -- Vocational education and training in SMEs -- Research news.