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Wibrow, Bridget; Waugh, Joanne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
Streamlining the vocational qualification development process in Australia is a current priority of the skills ministers of both the Australian Government and state and territory governments. This research summary explores the development processes associated with vocational qualifications in selected countries and compares them with the current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Labor Needs, Industry
Wibrow, Bridget; Waugh, Joanne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
This project is focused on the second element noted by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) to streamline the national vocational education and training (VET) system so that it can better respond to the needs of industry -- faster development of qualifications. It looks at the vocational qualification development processes in different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Labor Needs, Industry
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMACâ„¢ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education
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Le, Thanh; Tang, Kam Ki – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper empirically examines the impact of academic research on high-tech manufacturing growth of 28 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and emerging countries over the 1991-2005 period. A standard research and development (R&D) expenditure based measure is found to be too general to capture the input in high-tech…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Manufacturing Industry, Technological Advancement, International Organizations
Yang, Jin, Ed.; Valdes-Cotera, Raul, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ1), 2011
In recognition of the status of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai as a platform for exchange of ideas and experience in lifelong learning, UNESCO, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO joined forces to co-organise the Shanghai International…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Manufacturing Industry, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
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Wolf, Katharina; Archer, Catherine – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Over the past decade, industry relevance and connectedness have evolved into a key requirement for students and their parents, who increasingly perceive employability upon graduation as a critical factor in the degree selection process. Simultaneously, professional bodies emphasise the need for high levels of industry engagement as a condition for…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Cultural Awareness, Communication Skills, Skill Development