A comprehensive guide to all the main labour market initiatives and agencies combining education and employment in the UK, this encyclopaedia presents an historical progression from the Guilds and Statute of Artifices in 1563 through to present day initiatives and changes.

John P. Wilson has more than thirty years experience working in international education and training environments ranging from nursery teaching to PhD supervision. He works at Continuing Professional Development, University of Oxford, UK and at the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK.

The encyclopaedia is divided into a number of sections:IntroductionA Brief History of Education and EmploymentThe main body - currently 1000+ discrete itemsBibliographyMain statutesGlossary of AcronymsIn the main body there are more than 1000 items each of which contains:A key word headingThe year in which it commencedThe year when it finished - if availableA description of what it involvedCross-referenced links to other directly related elementsLinks to other similar or connected initiativesA bibliographic reference