"Learning a Living" is a timely, engaging and original contribution to the debate over the relationship between education, innovation, work and the workforce. The acute concerns around rising unemployment, especially amongst the young (in the context of the global recession) will benefit from this authoritative contribution which highlights fresh thinking, inspiring practice, and ways of encouraging the spread of such practice.

Valerie Hannon and colleagues at the Innovation Unit explore the major trends shaping education for work, highlights success stories from around the world and...