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Beaudry, Jean-Luc; Perry, J. Adam – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
With a focus on the Western-Canadian province of Manitoba, this article aims to develop a conceptual and empirical exploration of how apprenticeship learning can be transformed to meet the needs of Indigenous apprentices. Conceptually, the article layers an articulation of decolonising education onto apprenticeship learning in such a way as to…
Descriptors: Decolonization, Apprenticeships, Indigenous Populations, Articulation (Education)
Anderson, Pauline – Journal of Education and Work, 2014
This paper examines recent changes in the Scottish apprenticeship system of skill formation for joiners through an occupational skill ecosystem lens. Building trade apprenticeships in Scotland are based around a social partnership model more akin to "dual systems" than typical arrangements elsewhere in the UK. Drawing on in-depth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Woodworking
Clayton, Berwyn; Guthrie, Hugh; Every, Pam; Harding, Regan – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
This paper examines how competency progression and completion is implemented in practice in three trades. In particular, it focuses on: interactions between teachers and/or assessors and workplace supervisors; the different approaches used to integrate on- and off-the job training; assessment and signoff practices; and the ways by which workplace…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Evaluators, Supervisors, Off the Job Training
Quesada-Pineda, Henry J.; Conn, Samuel S.; Sanchez, L. Scarlett – Journal of Extension, 2011
A sample of 651 wood products industries were surveyed to determine their educational needs and quantify their interest in receiving continuing education via an online format. In the survey, respondents were asked to rank, in order of priority, their educational needs. With a 15.2% response rate, survey respondents (n=99) indicated that an online…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Needs, Online Courses, Continuing Education
Macdonald, Iain; Chiu, Jason – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2011
A qualitative research project was conducted to test the viability of augmenting an e-learning program for workplace learners using mobile content delivered through smart phones. Ten learners taking a six week web-based e-learning course were given smart phones which enabled them to access approximately 70% of the course content, in addition to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Qualitative Research, Distance Education
Johansen, Bruce E. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2012
For the state of Washington's one-hundredth birthday, in 1989, Native peoples there decided to revive a distinctive mode of transportation--long-distance journeys by canoe--along with an entire culture associated with it. Born as the "Paddle to Seattle," during the past two decades these canoe journeys have become a summertime staple for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transportation, Water, Recreational Activities
Ehrich, Lisa C.; Delahaye, Brian L. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
The research reported in this study concerns older adults from Australia who voluntarily chose to learn the craft of woodturning. Semi-structured interviews and a survey questionnaire were distributed to members of a woodturning club to explore their motivations and the processes by which they learned how to woodturn. The findings indicated that…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Vocational Education
Panella, John – Tech Directions, 2007
Wages of entry-level carpenters have been driven down along with those of many other non-professional occupations in recent years. If carpenters stay in the field, they typically advance slowly over the years until they reach the level of master craftsman, perhaps by the time they reach the age of 40. However, technology is having a major impact…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Woodworking, Wages, Skilled Workers
Macdonald, Ian S.; Bullen, Mark; Kozak, R. A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
This study investigated appropriate pedagogical techniques for workplace e-learning programs in the South African wood products (furniture) manufacturing sector. The study found that learners responded favourably to constructivist teaching approaches, such as asynchronous discussions, open-ended task-based activities, and assignments incorporating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Job Training, Distance Education
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2007
The graduate of the Carpenter apprenticeship program is a certified journeyperson who will be able: (1) to responsibly do all work tasks expected of a journeyperson; (2) to supervise, train and coach apprentices; (3) to understand the principles of sound and safe construction; (4) to know the characteristics and proper use of all building…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Course Descriptions, Program Descriptions
Case, Rod E.; Ainsworth, John; Emerson, Rick – Adult Learning, 2004
This article provides a field-based account of how to develop and implement an adult workplace literacy program for English as a Second Language (ESL) students based upon the principles of a social practices definition of literacy. The purpose of the program is to provide basic literacy instruction for the growing population of Spanish-speaking…
Descriptors: Workplace Literacy, Adult Education, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking
Walter, Richard A. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2006
Career and technical educators have long recognized the fact that a highly skilled craftsperson is not necessarily a highly skilled instructor of that craft. In the belief that the key to a productive, efficient workforce lies in high quality training for journeymen and apprentices, the Carpenter's International Training Fund (CITF) partnered with…
Descriptors: Seminars, Workshops, Labor Force Development, Instructional Effectiveness
Loogma, Krista – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2004
In this paper, the author analyses the different patterns of learning one can find in the organisations of two contrasting economic fields representing different contexts for learning. The analysis concentrates on two different occupational groups at the medium skills level: specialists in the IT sector and skilled workers in the timber and…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Education Work Relationship, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies