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Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria (South Africa). – 1989
This document reports a study designed to identify the factors that facilitate or impede training in South Africa, based on data collected in interviews and by a questionnaire mailed to 4,500 employers (from whom 659 usable responses were received). The study was conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council/National Training Board (HSRC/NIB).…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training
Ryrie, A. C.; Weir, A. D. – 1978
This monograph examines the apprenticeship system, especially in electrical and motor vehicle repair work, from two different approaches. A general introduction discusses the choice of industries and apprentices used as a basis for both studies. The exploratory study in Part 1 concentrated on attitudes and perspectives of the participants in the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, Electricians, Employer Attitudes
Grunewald, Uwe, Ed.; Moraal, Dick, Ed. – 1998
This document contains papers from an international project in which models of financing the continuing vocational training (CVT) in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway were identified and examined. The following are among the papers included: "Important Results of the LEONARDO-Project (contributions by all project-partners)";…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Corporate Education, Educational Finance
Porter, Lyman W.; McKibbin, Lawrence E. – 1988
A 3-year study on the future of management education and development is reported. The study, commissioned by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), was supported by a variety of corporations and foundations, and is an evaluation of management education generated internally by the profession. It surveys management…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Corporate Education, Curriculum Design
Culpepper, Pepper D. – 2003
This book looks at ways European governments can create changes in institutions that will foster cooperation among states, focusing on company investment in general skills and using data from France and Germany. Chapter one provides a general description of the challenges governments face in developing policies to change company-level vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Comparative Education, Cooperative Programs