Source:Journal of Vocational Education and Training
(1998)
This paper addresses issues arising out of a small, naturalistic study involving young women in a competency-based training (CBT) course in Office Administration. The study, conducted in Victoria, Australia, was designed to explore how Technical and Further Education (TAFE) student groups, differing…
Source:International Journal of Phytoremediation
(1998)
The National Council for Vocational Qualifications established assessment procedures for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which portfolios play a central role. The relevant qualifications (National Vocational Qualifications and General National Vocational Qualifications) have…
The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a major accrediting body for business programs in many U.S. colleges and universities, is demanding measurable business program outcome from its client business schools. The AACSB is interested, among other things, in seeing evidence o…
Source:Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
(1998)
To assess the short-term effectiveness of the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP), students and “host” employers who participated in the programme in 1994 were interviewed prior to and 12 months after completing the programme. The short-term benefits of the programme for participating under…
The substantial redefinition of youth and education policy in Australia over the past decade has been associated with an increased emphasis on university entrance and the adoption of a sequential model of pathways between the two worlds of study and work. Because these new policy settings have been …
Source:Journal of European Industrial Training
(1998)
This paper aims to highlight the main debates in the field of skill development in a UK context. We begin with an examination of the economic and labour market conditions and their potential implications for skill development. The supply of training and development is examined through a critique of …
Most higher education institutions in the UK have managed, until recently, to avoid addressing the issue of work-based learning, not least because they have only recently begun to seriously consider the workplace as a site of learning. It is agreed that learning itself, rooted in individual experien…
Source:International Journal of Educational Development
(1998)
Many developing countries have relied on the varied forms of diversified secondary technical education as the main venue for training skilled workers and mid-level technicians. But there have been numerous and strong critics aginst this mode of technical education. As an alternative, the Mexican Gov…
