?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+roles+and+relationships+of+vocational+and+higher%0D%0Aeducation+in+supporting+economic+recovery+and+the+just%0D%0Atransition&rft.creator=Spours%2C+Ken&rft.creator=Grainger%2C+Paul&rft.description=This+policy+brief+considers+the+interconnected+themes+of+economic+recovery+and+the+Just+Transition+(JT)+-%0D%0Aachieving+net-zero+emissions+through+greater+social+justice%2C+linked+to+Presidency+Priority+2+%E2%80%93+Economic%0D%0Astability+and+transformation%3A+setting+the+course+for+economic+recovery%2C+financial+stability+and+for+a+sustainable%2C+social+and+just+global+economic+system.+This+sits+within+the+strategic+purpose+of+the+G7+to+promote+democracy+and+pluralism.+There+are+several+related+challenges+in+achieving+Net+Zero+as+we+seek+to+%E2%80%98build+back+better%E2%80%99+following+the+COVID+era.+These+include+the+conceptual+challenge+of+understanding%0D%0Athe+relationship+between+different+types+of+crises%3B+reducing+class+gaps+that+have+been+exacerbated+by+the+pandemic+and+making+ecological+sustainability+a+possibility+for+low-income+groups+and+vulnerable+populations+that+are+most+impacted+by+the+climate+emergency.+The+Policy+Brief+starts+by+describing+the+multi-layered+crisis+and+locating+the+JT+in+relation+to+other+sustainability+initiatives+and+concepts.+The+JT+is+then+conceptualised+through+a+multi-level+social+ecosystem+model+that+embraces+different+levels+of%0D%0Asociety+from+the+micro-+to+the+macro-%2C+with+a+particular+emphasis+on+the+middle+scalars+(meso+and+exo)%0D%0Athat+embrace+communities%2C+organisations%2C+and+local%2Fregional+economies+and+governance.+These+are+underpinned+by+local+democracy.+The+Brief+explores+different+dimensions+of+the+JT%2C+with+specific+reference+to+technical+and+vocational+education%2C+including+higher+education+(TVET)+and+the+role+of+TVET+institutions+in+relationship+to+local+and+regional+JT+systems.+Proposals+include+recommendations+that%0D%0ATVET+institutions+collaborate%2C+in+a+pluralistic+way%2C+with+each+other%2C+with+wider+civil+society+partners+and%0D%0Aclimate+campaigners+to+generate+the+skills+in+support+of+a+comprehensive+Just+Transition+Action+Plan.&rft.publisher=Global+Solutions+Initiative+Foundation&rft.date=2022-02-05&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++Global+Solutions+Initiative+Foundation%3A+Berlin%2C+Germany.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10196732%2F1%2FRoles-and-Relationships-of-Vocational-and-Higher-Education-in-Supporting-Economic-Recovery-and-the-Just-Transition_Ken-Spours_Paul-Grainger.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10196732%2F&rft.rights=open