TY - BOOK T1 - Trade Unions and Workplace Training: Issues and International Perspectives Y1 - 2012 A1 - Cooney, Richard A1 - Mark Stuart KW - continuing professional development KW - employment relations KW - human resource development KW - skill development KW - trade unions KW - vocational education KW - workplace training AB - Examines the changing role of trade unions in the provision of vocational education, workplace training and skill development. It reflects upon: the role that unions have played in the reform of vocational education and training systems; the nature of union involvement in consultative mechanisms at a national and industry level; the nature of union involvement in skill formation at the workplace; and the development of mechanisms for the articulation of employee voice in the design, delivery and assessment of vocational training. The book provides a collection of studies of Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Norway by leading researchers in the field. Distinctive, accessible and original, all the chapters are written in a style that illustrates the relevance of academic debates and research data to practice and the book includes a number of the chapters written by trade union practitioners.(publisher's statement) PB - Routledge CY - London L2 - eng ER -