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Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2012
The British government continued intervention to support apprenticeship training across the economy has been notable in recent years. The construction industry is the only sector to retain a levy/grant scheme (that supports training including apprenticeships) since 1964, yet it still faces the problem of skills shortages. This article thus reviews…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Apprenticeships, Occupational Surveys, Training Methods
Bimpitsos, Christos; Petridou, Eugenia – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the benefits, barriers and challenges of the transdisciplinary approach to training, and to present findings of a case analysis. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on the research findings of an experimental training program for Greek local government managers co-funded by the European…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Foreign Countries, Local Government, Human Resources
Chen, Yurong; Wang, Wenhua – Higher Education Studies, 2011
It has been an urgent mission for universities and institutes to instruct the students with enterprise knowledge and cultivate high quality entrepreneurial talents with innovation. The paper discusses the knowledge, ability and quality structure of talents of economics and administration with a purpose to achieve the goal of innovative…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Talent, Economics Education
Waterfield, Jon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
This review focuses on the relationship between theoretical knowledge and professional practice within pharmacy education. The discussion takes two different approaches to examine the selected literature. The first approach is concerned with how curriculum changes may potentially contribute to the improvement of professional practice. This…
Descriptors: Pharmaceutical Education, Curriculum Development, Pharmacy, Vocational Education
Reese, Susan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
Apprenticeships are a time-honored way of passing along skills in an art, trade, or craft. Apprenticeships have long been an important element of career and technical education (CTE). From automotive technology to the construction trades to the culinary arts and beyond, community colleges across the nation are still using apprenticeships to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Job Training, Vocational Education, Career Development
Laker, Dennis R.; Powell, Jimmy L. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2011
Most research and conceptualizing of training transfer assumes that the content of the training is irrelevant in whether or not or to what extent transfer is successful. The singular perspective that all training is the same when it comes to issues of training transfer is misguided. This is especially true for the types of training that have been…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Skill Analysis, Differences, Correlation
Fischer, Daniel; Aubrecht, Elisabeth Lena; Brück, Maria; Ditges, Laura; Gathen, Lea; Jahns, Maximilian; Petersmann, Moritz; Rau, Jörn; Wellmann, Christiane – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2015
The United Nations (UN) proclaimed the years 2005 to 2014 the World Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). As a follow up on the World Decade, the UN launched a Global Action Programme (GAP) that is designed to set the framework for international activities on ESD. The GAP focuses on five priority areas that are of high relevance…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Sustainable Development, Program Evaluation
Downing, Marie Antoinette – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Researchers have indicated that the number of online courses will continue to grow in the coming years, resulting in an increased need for online course facilitators. Often these facilitators have transitioned without receiving adequate training. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the training requirements and future faculty…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Shaw, Jon A.; Lewis, John E.; Katyal, Shalini – Academic Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: The authors studied the factors affecting the recruitment into child and adolescent psychiatry training in the United States. Methods: Medical students (n = 154) and general and child and adolescent psychiatry residents (n = 111) completed a questionnaire to evaluate career choice in child psychiatry (n = 265). Results: Compared with…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Social Systems, Recreational Activities
Pearce, Jennifer; Mann, Mala K.; Jones, Caryl; van Buschbach, Susanne; Olff, Miranda; Bisson, Jonathan I. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Previous literature has shown that multifaceted, interactive interventions may be the most effective way to train health and social care professionals. A Train-the-Trainer (TTT) model could incorporate all these components. We conducted a systematic review to determine the overall effectiveness and optimal delivery of TTT programs.…
Descriptors: Trainers, Delivery Systems, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Saunders, Anne – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2012
Worldwide there are critical shortfalls of teachers, particularly in Indigenous communities. This article considers the use of nonformal education (NFE) in the form of community-based adult education (CBAE) for Indigenous teacher training to meet this need. Drawing on a literature search of Indigenous CBAE initiatives, some of the challenges and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Adult Education, Empowerment, Nonformal Education
Mulder, Martin – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
This contribution aims at informing readers about a current education and training design approach which is based on theory building and practical experience. It is about the development of comprehensive competence-based education, which is different from earlier attempts to develop competence-based education. In many education development…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Vocational Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
Shoho, Alan R.; Barnett, Bruce G.; Martinez, Peter – Planning and Changing, 2012
The intent of this article is to examine how the best type of internship, i.e., the full-time, job-embedded model can be enhanced using coaching. Before illustrating an exemplary internship program with coaching, this paper describes what an exemplary full-time, job-embedded internship experiences looks like and expounds on the importance of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Doctoral Programs, Internship Programs, Instructional Leadership
Atkinson, Georgina – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Is vocational education and training (VET) really a technicolour coat that can fulfil many dreams? Does it meet all the training needs of a very diverse group of Australian students, workers and industries? What does it contribute to the economy and society? These were some of the questions asked at the National Centre for Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Training Objectives
Peterson, Heather L.; Otto, Carrie L. – College and University, 2011
Successfully preparing frontline counseling staff in an integrated student services model is a challenge--one that management staff in One Stop Student Services at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC) have been fine-tuning for almost ten years. The effort has required collaboration across units in a series of trial and error attempts…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Training Methods, Program Descriptions, Teacher Qualifications