School Enterprises: Combining Vocational Learning with Production

Its purpose is to contribute to the development and improvement of technical and vocational education in Member States. UNEVOC works in three programme areas: • Programme Area A deals with the international exchange of experience and the promotion of studies on policy issues. It is devoted to system development in technical and vocational education. • Programme Area B is devoted to strengthening national research and development capabilities, that is to the development of infrastructures. • Programme Area C concerns access to data bases and documentation, and strengthening of the UNEVOC network, in other words, with information and communication. Under Programme Area A, one of the UNEVOC activities is to identify, analyse and disseminate information about successful practices of management and financing of technical and vocational education institutions through the concept of school enterprises, where vocational learning and production are being combined. This study presents the findings. • • • Ms Madhu Singh, Ph.D., is a sociologist and educationalist. She has been involved in issues relating to adult vocational learning as a lecturer in sociology of education at the • • • The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of UNESCO. The designations employed and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the UNESCO Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delineation of its frontiers or boundaries.