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The role of education, training and skills development in social inclusion

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Purpose – The objective of this paper is to examine the initiation of the University of the Heads of the
Valley Initiative (UHOVI) project and evaluate the development of its focus, materials and structure.
Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employs interviews with a purposive sample
of local employer stakeholders. The rationale for this approach is that it allows identification of the
key requirements that UHOVI will need to fulfil if it is to be successful in this endeavour, within a
reasonable timeframe. The in-depth interviews also allow increased clarity in terms of the conclusions
that can be drawn, particularly in terms of the recommendations for the next stages of UHOVI project.
Findings – UHOVI’s aim is to encourage social inclusion, through vocational education and training
programmes explicitly suited to non-traditional learners in an area of high social deprivation. UHOVI
is a strategic partnership backed by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Social Fund,
between the University of Glamorgan and University ofWales, Newport. The purpose of the project is
to alleviate the long-term problems inherent within the Valleys area ofWales, which include low levels
of professional and managerial jobs, limited qualifications and educational progression and high
levels of economic inactivity, sickness and disability.
Practical implications – This study can also act as a case study for other similar policies
undertaken in similar economic geographies in the future. It also provides an important and original
insight into the underpinning design of a large scale social inclusion educational project which will be
of interest to policy makers, academia and enterprise support agencies.
Originality/value – The paper provides an in-depth study of the significant UHOVI project,
examining the requirements for such an initiative in terms of both content and delivery of vocational
education, and how this can affect the role that an education and training programme can play in
meeting a social inclusion agenda.

Keywords Social inclusion, Barriers, Access, United Kingdom, Vocational training, Education,Training, Wales

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Education þ Training

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: Emerald Group., 2011

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Education þ Training Vol. 53 No. 7, 2011 pp. 638-651

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