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The Modern Apprenticeship programme in the United Kingdom has been broadly welcomed by employers, training providers, and commentators on the vocational education and training scene. A shift in policy focus has been detected from an emphasis on 'outcomes' (qualifications), which has come to dominate…

Investment in vocational education and training is commonly regarded as a prerequisite of competitive success. Training is also seen as a cornerstone of management initiatives designed to enhance employee involvement and co-operation in the production process. Ironically, however, commentators have …

In Finland, large orders from the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s had made it possible to rationalize production. With the collapse of the Soviet Union large orders and long production runs became history. Capabilities for other strategies of action hardly existed. The industry was forced to…

Second-year pharmacy students were divided into two cohorts, one of which participated in structured work-based learning (WBL) activities in a summer vacation training programme (VTP) in a community pharmacy work placement. Assessment methods were developed to measure quantitatively any change in kn…

The advent of graduate entry into the radiography profession has brought into question the role and function of the practicum. There is evidence that the nature of the practicum remains under-theorized by both the university and the profession. As a result academic knowledge and practical know-how r…

This article explores implications of Patient-Focused Care (PFC) for the education and training of nurses. It does so by examining various models of competence and their strengths and limitations as bases for developing training programmes. It cautions against attempting to transpose an approach to …

There is currently a widening interest in learning in the type of situation where the learnt knowledge is to be deployed - situated learning. However, the understanding of this approach to learning and its outcomes remains incomplete. It remains unclear how situations influence the co-construction o…

This article provides a rationale for exploring ways in which science educators can structure learning activities that more accurately reflect the scientific inquiry processes used by practicing research scientists. Science learning activities based on the experiential model are better able to promo…

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Germany's vocational education system is one of its main competitive advantages. Due to its complex system of interrelated institutions - including business, labor, and the federal government - Germany has succeeded in creating a training system where supply and demand of apprenticeships is in balan…