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Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning is the only journal to focus on the interface between higher education and the workplace. Covering higher level skills, higher level work-based and work-integrated learning and higher education, the journal publishes articles with strong impact implications for practice and policy development. Providing broad international coverage of issues, developments and innovation, the journal showcases work around employer engagement, work-integrated learning, cooperative education, graduate employability, occupational competence, academic and professional standards and workforce development.

ISSN: 2042-3896
eISSN: 2042-3896

Aims and scope

Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning (HESWBL):

  • Presents research and practice around internships, apprenticeships, collaborations, innovation, enterprise, and, entrepreneurship
  • Explores the policy relationship between HE, work, employment and skills
  • Utilizes the UVAC membership for a unique, strong and independent rooting in the HE and FE sectors
  • Publishes five issues per annum, including special issues focusing on a new or emerging topics relating to technical and professional skills

This journal is aligned with our quality education for all goal

We believe in quality education for everyone, everywhere and by highlighting the issue and working with experts in the field, we can start to find ways we can all be part of the solution.

SDG 4 Quality education
SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, justice & strong institutions
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