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Romero-Gazquez, Jose Luis; Canavate-Cruzado, Gregorio; Bueno-Delgado, Maria-Victoria – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
The Industry 4.0 (I4.0) aims to develop a framework where the new technologies interoperate with each other and with employees, creating a smart and efficient environment. Although there are many public and private initiatives focused on boosting the deployment of I4.0 in all sectors worldwide, the adoption is slower than expected. One of the main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Technology Uses in Education, Vocational Education
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Sharma, Amrita – Industry and Higher Education, 2023
Employability is a construct that includes soft and hard skills to prepare a person to gain employment, progress in it and sustain a career. The employability discourse, in the context of linking education with skills development, has gained increased attention globally. However, engagement with this agenda differs across countries, as it depends…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Educational History
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Van Nieuwenhove, Lisse; De Wever, Bram – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
The shift to a knowledge society has transformed the way we live and work, which is especially challenging to adults with low education levels. Adult education could be the answer, but low-educated adults participate least in adult education. The present study uses data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies to…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Adults, Adult Education, Barriers
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Nemec, Juraj; Burak, Emil – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
The goal of this paper is to provide a comparative account of tax administration training systems in V4 countries. We also compare their structure to basic training principles, such as those set out by the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations. Because of limited data availability we concentrated on basic characteristics, not on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Taxes, Public Administration, Job Training
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2017
Public debate on the future of work and of education and training has been raging across Europe. Globalisation, digitisation, migration, demographics and the greening economy are the challenges fuelling discussions. Unemployment, underemployment, mismatches between people's skills and available jobs, and flat or falling incomes have been…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Job Training
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Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
These proceedings contain the papers of the 15th International Conference on e-Learning (EL 2021), which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), July 20-22, 2021. This conference is part of the 15th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS), July 20-23, 2021,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technological Literacy, Second Language Learning
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de Kraker, Joop; Dlouhá, Jana; Machackova Henderson, Laura; Kapitulcinová, Dana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the current and potential value of the European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development (EVS) as an opportunity for professional development in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for teaching staff at university level. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents and reflects on the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, On the Job Training, Partnerships in Education
Kirkland, John – Association of Commonwealth Universities, 2015
Higher education is increasingly recognised as being critical to social and economic prosperity. It is also a policy area where the Commonwealth could significantly increase its impact. This could be achieved without major cost, by working through activities already in place, and persuading member governments to make stronger use of these brands…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Development, Social Change, Costs