Throughout this study, the OECD Secretariat has received essential guidance and support from the Group of National Experts on Vocational Education and Training and Adult Learning, with a particular debt to the chair, Stefan Wolter, and vice-chairs, Johan Uvin and Katalin Zoltán.
The analytical work on individual modules leading to this report was funded through voluntary contributions from Australia, Canada, Germany, Norway, Scotland (United Kingdom), Switzerland, the United Kingdom (Department for Education, England/UKCES, UK Commission for Employment and Skills), the United States and the European Commission. Switzerland, Scotland (United Kingdom), the United Kingdom and the United States hosted workshops, which provided valuable input into the work.
Particular thanks is owed to national co-ordinators, who commented on the draft working papers and provided background information. These include: in Australia, Rochelle Ball, Pat Donaldson and Juliet Zeiler; in Canada, Geneviève Babin, Marie Lavallée and Marie-France Chouinard; at the European Commission, Sigve Bjorstad and Mantas Sekmokas; in Germany, Oliver Diehl; in Norway, Benedicte Bergseng; in Scotland (United Kingdom), Tony Coultas; in Switzerland, Laura Antonelli, Paolo Bernasconi, Sarah Daepp, Marie-Laure Favre and Marlene Furrer; in the United Kingdom, Alison Morris; and in the United States, Johan Uvin and Sharon Lee Miller.
Within the OECD, Anthony Mann supported the preparation of this report as head of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Adult Learning team, with the OECD Centre for Skills, overseeing the final draft. Support throughout the exercise was received from Montserrat Gomendio as head of the Centre and from Deborah Roseveare and subsequently Dirk van Damme as head of the Skills beyond School Division.
This report draws heavily on working papers authored by Viktória Kis, Małgorzata Kuczera, Lucia Mýtna Kureková, Samuel Mühlemann, Pauline Musset and Hendrickje Windisch. Viktória Kis drafted Chapters 1 to 6. Pauline Musset drafted Chapter 7. Anthony Mann drafted the executive summary and overview. Tanja Bastianić provided statistical support throughout the exercise. Liz Zachary provided editorial support. Jennifer Cannon and Elisa Larrakoetxea prepared the text and steered the report to publication.