Successes and failures in New Zealand and Australia can inform FE reform in the UK, breaking down silos between further and higher education.
Vocational education systems worldwide face the challenge of building a tertiary system that serves learners, employers, and communities while avoiding fragmentation.
International models, such as those in New Zealand and Victoria, Australia, offer valuable lessons for the UK's FE sector, which has much to be proud of, but also much to learn.
New Zealand's reform of its vocational education system over the past five years has been bold, bringing polytechnics and industry training organisations together under one umbrella, Te Pūkenga.
Author's summary: International lessons can inform UK FE reform.