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Bonga Khuzwayo; Wolfgang Bernhardt – Africa Education Review, 2022
This study explores the incorporation of structural masonry into the undergraduate programmes of higher education institutions in South Africa, specifically focusing on civil engineering. This study is of an exploratory nature. A significant portion of the urban infrastructure in South Africa is predominantly built using structural masonry.…
Descriptors: Masonry, Undergraduate Study, Skilled Occupations, Building Trades
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Felder, Alexandra; Duemmler, Kerstin; Caprani, Isabelle – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Based on qualitative research on and automation technology apprentices in Switzerland, this paper examines apprentices' experiences of participating in their company's production activities and becoming members of their community of practice, and the influence of these experiences on the development of their occupational identity. Participation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masonry, Building Trades, Automation
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2010
The graduate of the Bricklayer apprenticeship training is a journeyperson who will be able to: (1) responsibly do all work tasks expected of a journeyperson; (2) supervise, train and coach apprentices; (3) produce a better quality product than the minimum acceptable by industry standard; (4) use and maintain tools and equipment to the standards of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masonry, Apprenticeships, Construction Industry
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Donkor, Francis – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
As video-based instructional materials become available to distance learners to learn practical skills at a distance, it is important to assess the instructional effectiveness of these materials and to understand how students respond to them. This paper is the second part of a larger exploratory study that assessed the instructional effectiveness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Distance Education, Program Effectiveness
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2010
The graduate of the Bricklayer apprenticeship training is a journeyperson who will be able to: (1) responsibly do all work tasks expected of a journeyperson; (2) supervise, train and coach apprentices; (3) produce a better quality product than the minimum acceptable by industry standard; (4) use and maintain tools and equipment to the standards of…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Masonry, Apprenticeships, Course Descriptions
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Donkor, Francis – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Print-based instructional materials have been more popular than any other medium for teaching practical skills during the delivery of technical and vocational education and training via distance learning. However, the approach has its shortcomings and in recent times alternatives have been sought. The comparative instructional effectiveness of one…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Vocational Education, Distance Education, Performance Tests