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Download full textHill, Graham L.; Mageean, Pauline – 1989
Intended to help administrators, curriculum developers, and teachers integrate occupational health and safety into Australian vocational courses on bricklaying, metal fabrication, and horticulture, this document suggests specific policies and provides further amplification concerning three general policies for that integration. The three general…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bricklaying, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Farquhar, R. N. – 1968
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a comprehensive survey of education and training for agriculture in Australia. The present facilities are described, and then set against estimates of present and future needs. Constructive proposals are made as to how these needs can best be met by agricultural…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agronomy
Trenerry, Ruth – 2001
Literacy is a social practice central to sharing of knowledge and skills in the workplace. Workplaces increasingly demand workers who take on multiple roles and share and manage knowledge in new ways, so high levels of worker literacy and worker collaboration are increasingly important. Workplace training must facilitate development of active and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Horticulture
Trenerry, Ruth – 2001
A study researched the role of literacy, language, and numeracy as vehicles for learning in training packages delivered at South Australia industry sites. Data were gathered through onsite interviews or focus groups with trainees, workplace trainers, resource and training support persons, and managerial and supervisory persons, of their opinion of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Johnson, Marlene, Ed.; Brearley, Laura, Ed. – 1994
This document contains detailed curriculum outlines and teacher support materials for the General Curriculum Options (GCO) stream of the Certificates of General Education (CGE) for Adults in Victoria, Australia. The following topics are discussed in the introduction: purpose of the guide, details of GCO subject areas, accreditation framework and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Competence
Trenerry, Ruth – 2000
The implementation and effectiveness of the inclusion of literacy and numeracy in industry training packages was examined in a case study that focused on the use the horticulture industry training package in South Australia. Data were gathered from the following activities: a literature review; consultations with stakeholders in the package's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
