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Download full textNurtanto, Muhammad; Arifin, Zainal; Sofyan, Herminarto; Warju, Warju; Nurhaji, Soffan – Online Submission, 2020
The field legality of expertise for job applicants in the field of vocational education is one of the strong considerations. This recognition can obtain through accredited professional institutions such as the Professional Certification Institute (PCI), which operates independently. The problem arises that PCI in the automotive sector consists of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Auto Mechanics, Job Skills, Occupational Tests
Direct linkBrooks, Thomas Milton – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In Mississippi, 57% of job vacancies through 2022 will be middle-skill jobs, but only an estimated 50% of the state's workers will be trained to fill these jobs. The ACT WorkKeys assessment is the primary credentialing tool for high school students entering the middle-skill labor force. The problem addressed in this study is while Mississippi uses…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedOtchia, Christian S.; Yamada, S. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2021
In this paper, we analyse the effects of workers' self-rated attitudinal skills and their performance on vocational skills tests on their wage. The survey was conducted with garment workers who had experience of less than three years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The constituting elements of attitudinal skills were examined using the questionnaire for…
Descriptors: Correlation, Job Skills, 21st Century Skills, Work Attitudes
Kim, Namhee; Park, Sunyoung – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe South Korea's unique fever for public service jobs (FPSJ) and to critique it from a National Human Resource Development (NHRD) management framework. Design/methodology/approach: This paper reviewed previous studies, news and technical reports related to FPSJ and NHRD to connect FPSJ and NHRD.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Service Occupations, Labor Force Development, Occupational Tests
Kelley, Craigory Brock – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance on the ACT WorkKeys assessment of young adults who participated in a career tech educational pathway and young adults who did not participate in a career tech educational pathway. In this study, there were two groups: Career Tech completers and Non-Career Tech pathway completers. Gender,…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Occupational Tests, Performance, Career Pathways
D'Antoni, Kathy – State Education Standard, 2019
In order to provide students with demand-driven skills that will set them up for career success, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and state businesses collaborated to create the Simulated Workplace--powerful learning environments that transform the traditional classroom into student led companies that replicate real-world work…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, School Business Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Classroom Environment
CNA Corporation, 2017
This summary document highlights findings from CNA's study, "Manufacturing a Way to Career Readiness: How Industry Measures Student Readiness" (ED612988). In the study, CNA Education examined how central Kentucky employers in a high-wage, high-growth industry--advanced manufacturing--determine the readiness and additional training needs…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Manufacturing Industry, Measures (Individuals), Job Applicants
Flory, Michael – CNA Corporation, 2017
More clarity on career readiness and how to measure it would help educators prepare students for adult life and inform industry professionals who hire young adults. This report is a step in providing that information by exploring how a high-wage, high-growth industry--advanced manufacturing--determines the readiness and additional training needs…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Manufacturing Industry, Measures (Individuals), Job Applicants
