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Daniel Paul Köhler; Michael Goller – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2024
Context: Active engagement and participation in professional practices are an important requirement for expertise development in vocational domains. However, not much is known about how work contexts foster or hinder such expertise development. To further fill this research gap, this study investigates two vocational domains, namely sales…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Professional Development
Myla M. Streander – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The autism population in Southwest Florida does not have resources in the community to assist them with general living skills, social skills, job skills, and relationship skills. The research shows that autistic females have been ignored for years as they do not present autism the same as males. This means that instead of being independent and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Females, Dating (Social), Adults
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Yixia Lu; Yani Dong; Haiyan Guo; Hao Xu – SAGE Open, 2024
Network marketing's growth is plagued by ethical concerns, emphasizing the importance of implementing training programs that prioritize integrity. This study aims to analyze how different forms of network marketing training play a role in shaping the marketing ethics of trainees with different identities. It examines how network marketing training…
Descriptors: Ethics, Self Concept, Role Theory, Social Networks
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June Alexander; Sandra Gendera; Sally Robinson; Karen R. Fisher; Kellie Howe – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Traineeships have been proven to be beneficial vocational pathways for people with intellectual disability however to date the on-the-job training provision associated with traineeships has not been well documented. Method: This study describes components of on-the-job training provided to eight people, most with intellectual…
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Intellectual Disability, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults
Betsy Tessler; Kelsey Brown; Di Xu – MDRC, 2024
Across the country, as technology continues to advance rapidly, the labor market exhibits a growing need for workers who receive frequent and ongoing skill development. Employers in many fields struggle to find adequately trained workers to meet their needs. Community college noncredit career and technical education (CTE) programs are an important…
Descriptors: Noncredit Courses, Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Financial Support
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Dietz, Michael E. – Journal of Extension, 2020
Winter deicing results in substantial export of road salts to fresh waters and causes numerous ecological problems. Extension faculty and other educators at the University of Connecticut implemented New Hampshire's Green SnowPro program, a voluntary training program for salt applicators. University of Connecticut facilities staff applied 3,479…
Descriptors: Weather, Environmental Influences, Job Training, Economic Impact
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Michaelis, Christian; Richter, Maria – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2022
Background: For adolescents, preventing a premature training termination (PTT) and withdrawal from education and training after a PTT is an important societal task. While studies reveal that early-risk factors such as a low educational background or selected personality constructs are relevant for predicting PTT, less is known about subsequent…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Job Training, At Risk Persons, Adolescents
Rock, Andrew; Metz, Rachael; Tessler, Betsy; Gasper, Joseph – MDRC, 2022
This brief highlights key findings from the implementation of the TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) programs and offers considerations for practitioners. The programs provided training for high-tech jobs as well as support services to people with barriers to training and employment. Presented especially for a…
Descriptors: Job Training, Barriers, Job Skills, Recruitment
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Fejfarová, Martina; Fejfar, Jirí – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2022
The article focuses on the relationship between the use of employee training and development and the competency-based approach. The objective of this article is to evaluate the use of the competency-based approach in employee training and development in organisations in the Czech Republic based on long-term research (n = 1,360) since the year…
Descriptors: Correlation, Competency Based Education, Workplace Learning, Job Training
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Mayombe, Celestin – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: The concern in this article is that there is low interest in adult education and training (AET) programmes of the unemployed adults in developing countries. The purpose of the article is to determine the effects of social marketing efforts in motivating adult learners to acquire marketable skills for poverty reduction.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Marketing, Motivation, Adult Students
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Almalky, Hussain A.; Alqahtani, Saeed S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study examines partnerships between schools and businesses that are intended to foster training and employment opportunities for secondary students with developmental and other disabilities in Saudi Arabia. A survey was developed to investigate employers' perspectives on students' skills, practical strategies for training, and their…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Job Training, Students with Disabilities, Employee Attitudes
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Nunfam, Victor Fannam; Adjei, Norbert Adja Kwabena; Adam, Hafiz; Eshun, John Frank – Education & Training, 2022
Purpose: The paucity of empirical evidence on the limitations of the industrial attachment programme of technical universities for enhancing students' human capital in Africa tends to thwart concrete policy options. Design/methodology/approach: The study used the convergent mixed methods including 594 surveys, two focus groups and in-depth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Graduate Students, Technical Education
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Hunter, Graham F. – Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 2022
Graduate preparation programs serve as a primary site for training new student affairs practitioners. However, scholars perennially raise concerns about the effectiveness of such graduate training and the readiness of new student affairs practitioners. Alternative theoretical frameworks oriented toward student learning can offer new insight into…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Job Training, Models, Sociocultural Patterns
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Leow, Anthony; Billett, Stephen; Le, Ahn Hai; Chua, Shuyi – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
There is a growing global concern about providing effective continuing education and training (CET) to support and sustain the employability of working-age populations. More than enhancing workplace viability and employability, CET also assists in achieving governments' economic and social goals. Educational institutions organise CET provisions…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Continuing Education, Employment Potential, Participation
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Andoh, Raphael Papa Kweku; Owusu, Emmanuel Afreh; Annan-Prah, Elizabeth Cornelia; Boampong, Georgina Nyantakyiwaa – Learning Organization, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to examine the web of relationships among training value, employee internal states (psychological empowerment, employee engagement and motivation to transfer) and training transfer. Design/methodology/approach: Data is obtained from different categories of employees a few months after attending different training programs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employees, Psychological Patterns, On the Job Training
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