Making transitions? Researching vocational learner progression into the graduate labour market

Wayne Clark reports on FE to HE Transitions, a qualitative research project by University of Westminster examining the learning experiences, career aspirations, and employment trajectories of graduates who entered university from non-traditional or vocational backgrounds.1 How do these learners develop career plans and make career related decisions? Do they experience university differently to traditional A-level entrants? And what happens when they progress beyond university into the graduate labour market?