Editing Vocational education (section)

== Continuing TVET ==
[[File:TVET as a proportion of all upper secondary programmes.svg|thumb|TVET as a proportion of all upper secondary programmes]]
Continuing TVE involves ongoing training to upgrade existing skills and to develop new ones and has a much higher profile in ageing societies and knowledge-based economies. Increased recognition of the importance of human capital for economic growth and social development made it necessary to increase learning opportunities for adults in workplaces within the wider context of policies and strategies for lifelong learning.<ref>OECD. 2005. ''Promoting Adult Learning, Education and Training Policy''. Paris, OECD Publishing.</ref><ref name=":1" />

In many countries policy-makers have considered ways to expand workplace learning opportunities for workers and to assess and give credit for knowledge and skills acquired in workplaces. Efforts were geared towards training for workers in companies, encouraged by legislation, financial incentives and contractual agreements.<ref name=":1" />