The future of higher education and professional training

Abstract

Purpose

To identify emerging education alternatives to traditional higher education.

Design/methodology/approach

To survey and examine three types of alternative providers.

Findings

To demonstrate that there are now at least two major providers of professional development in the market.

Originality/value

To posit a more complicated and competitive future for higher education but also to note the prospect of convergence.

Citation

Buchen, I.H. (2005), "The future of higher education and professional training", Foresight, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680510611804