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Assessment of Electro-Mechanic Technician Qualifications in the Context of European Transparency Tools
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Ozcan, Mustafa; Vuranok, Turan Tolga; Ball, Claudia – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: This study explores the applicability and transferability of tools developed for the realization of comparability and transparency of qualifications across Europe. It relates to the implementation of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) in the automotive…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Vocational Education, Case Studies, Electronics
Building Paths to the Middle Class: Innovations in Career and Technical Education
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Kelly, Andrew P.; James, Kevin J.; Lautzenheiser, Daniel K.; Deane, KC; Columbus, Rooney – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2015
There is currently more focus than ever on the importance of earning a college degree. At the same time, many students and parents are dubious that America's expensive, one-size-fits-all higher education system can adequately educate students for an ever more diverse and sophisticated world of work. There are other educational options that are…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Case Studies, Job Training, Program Effectiveness
Pre-Apprenticeships in Australia: Differing Orientations and Their Policy Implications
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Dumbrell, Tom; Smith, Erica – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Little has been published in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) literature on the topic of pre-apprenticeships, which are a loose type of preparatory courses for apprenticeships available in some trades. Nevertheless, pre-apprenticeships have been in existence for several decades. With continuing concern over skill shortages in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Questionnaires
Induction Processes for Job Entrants in Car Service in France and Germany
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Geiben, Marthe – European Educational Research Journal, 2015
Induction in enterprises is a crucial phase for each employee not only to become able to fulfil all relevant tasks but also to enable professional development as well as social and value-oriented integration into the new organisation. This is even more relevant for young people coming from initial vocational education and training with…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Human Resources, Professional Development, Case Studies
A Modular Approach for Training Employees in the Automotive Service Sector: A Case Study in Turkey
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Arslan, Ridvan; Kus, Abdil – Industry and Higher Education, 2012
Certified education aimed at developing and documenting professional growth is an important issue for lifelong learning in developing countries. Some firms and educational institutions have applied different educational models to keep up with technological innovations. This study examines a Turkish programme for employees in the automotive sector…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Auto Mechanics, Job Training, Case Studies
Experiential Learning in Retrospect: A Future Organizational Challenge?
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Olsson, Annika; Bjoorn, Urban; Jonson, Gunilla – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a retrospective reflection over unconscious, emergent learning among employees of an organization and to suggest how to capture these moments of experiential learning for future organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach: Action research in organizations is undertaken in interaction with…
Descriptors: Action Research, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes