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Direct linkDhliwayo, Shepherd – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a prospective entrepreneurship training model based on experiential learning which will enable the "production" of small business owners or entrepreneurs which is not being achieved by the current methods. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper. It analyses the current…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Models
Parker, Ben; And Others – Education with Production, 1996
Includes " A Bridge Too Far: Democracy, Development and Education in Rural South Africa (Parker); "Khuphuka: A Skills Training and Employment Programme in Durban, South Africa" (Comninos); "Reconstruction and Development Programme and Tertiary Institutions in South Africa"; and "Report on the First Session of the…
Descriptors: Democracy, Economic Development, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBotha, R. J. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2002
Discusses outcomes-based education in South Africa, which has been only recently implemented to improve the quality of education and to address the demands for a skilled work force. Addresses the fundamental question: Will OBE improve the quality of education and transform schools in South Africa? (Contains 24 references.) (WFA)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Davies, Theresa-Anne; Farquharson, Fiona – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2004
Since 1998, the "Learnership" model of workplace training has been promoted in South Africa as a creative vehicle for addressing high unemployment rates and a serious skills shortage. This is achieved through fast-tracking the acquisition of skills and increasing a learner's chances of employment. However, because learnerships are a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Vocational Education, Job Skills
Fulcher, Leon C.; Ainsworth, Frank – Child & Youth Services, 2006
Attention is drawn to important themes thought likely to influence the continuing development of group care services for children and young people in the decade ahead. These include a poorly educated workforce, autonomous training, multi-disciplinary approaches, centres of excellence, diversified programs, new trends and issues shaping the future,…
Descriptors: Children, Young Adults, Residential Care, Group Homes
Paterson, Andrew – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
In 2000, South Africa implemented a levy-grant policy (Skills Development Levies Act, 1999) to give an incentive for workplace training across private and public sector workplaces alike, but the impact of the levy-grant scheme in the public sector was restricted by financial and management processes unique to that environment. This article shows…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Adult Education, On the Job Training
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment
