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Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
Adult non-formal education and training (NFET) in South Africa was adopted in 1990 to address the problem of unemployment of non-educated and unskilled adults. Public and private NFET centres aim to meet the training needs of adults who were deprived of formal education that would foster access to opportunities for employment. The paper reports on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Nonformal Education, Employment Programs
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Mulhall, Sue – Journal of Education and Work, 2016
This study narrates the role of education/training in the career success stories of twelve women on an Irish active labour market programme, Community Employment (CE). All from lower socio-economic groups, having early school-leaving backgrounds, and, prior to CE, were long-term unemployed. CE enhances the employability of the long-term unemployed…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Role of Education, Females, Dropouts
Kazis, Richard; Molina, Frieda – MDRC, 2016
WorkAdvance is a sectoral workforce development program designed to meet the needs of workers and employers alike. For unemployed and low-wage working adults, the program provides skills training in targeted sectors that have good-quality job openings with room for advancement within established career pathways. For employers in those sectors,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Employment Programs, Job Skills, Skill Development
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2018
This report brings together research publicly released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) over the year. The 2017 compilation reflects an extensive collection of NCVER research activities undertaken during 2017, comprising reports, summaries, infographics, occasional papers, presentations and webinars. NCVER has…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Research Reports, Educational Research, Productivity
Vashko, Irina; Ermsone, Daiga – European Training Foundation, 2018
In Belarus, youth policy is acknowledged as an important part of state policy on social, economic and cultural development, and the country has a well-developed legal framework covering all spheres of young people's lives. However, the fact that the youth unemployment rate is higher than the unemployment rate for the adult working-age population…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Employment, Skill Development, Public Policy
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Petcu, Stefania D.; Chezan, Laura C.; Van Horn, M. Lee – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2015
Our purpose in this study is to offer a more comprehensive understanding of how students with intellectual and developmental disabilities attending postsecondary education programs are prepared for competitive employment. Data collected through a national survey indicate that the vocational-related support services offered frequently by…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Career Readiness
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Hodges, Nancy J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
As the United States economy moves away from manufacturing, members of this workforce are facing an uncertain future. In this study, an interpretive methodological framework is used to explore women's experiences with textile manufacturing job loss, and subsequent retraining at a local community college. Narratives of four displaced workers and…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Community Colleges, Job Training
Smith, Jayne E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study focused on understanding the perceived process of change, outcomes and influencing factors experienced by high school graduates of Urban Corps of San Diego County (UCO) from a bioecological theory of human development standpoint. UCO is a second chance high school diploma-job training program that offers students free mental health…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Dropouts, Alumni, High School Graduates
Waugh, Alexandra – Jobs For the Future, 2013
Millions of adult Americans lack the basic literacy skills necessary to perform everyday tasks requiring basic reading and math. This stifles our economy, given that employers are increasingly likely to require education or training beyond high school. Organizations that provide job training to lower-skilled adults through Jobs for the Future's…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Numeracy
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2019
Students need learning experiences connected with the world of work to equip them to enter the workforce and secure good jobs. This report provides an overview of funding for career and technical education and a detailed look at Career and Technical Education (CTE) funding models in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, State Aid
McConville, Shannon; Bohn, Sarah; Brooks, Bonnie – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
Many Californians face difficulties connecting to good jobs because of limited education. This is especially true for poor families who receive cash assistance from the state's CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) program. Few CalWORKs parents have more than a high school degree, and many struggle to balance family and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Parents, Child Rearing
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Stiller, Klaus D.; Köster, Annamaria – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2016
Online learning has gained importance in education over the last 20 years, but the well-known problem of high dropout rates still persists. According to the multi-dimensional learning tasks model, the cognitive (over)load of learners is essential to attrition when dealing with five challenges (e.g. technology, user interface) of an online training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attrition, Advanced Courses, Online Courses
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Park, Sun Hee; Jun, JuSung – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to analyze the structural relationships between parent support, career decision self-efficacy, career maturity, and career preparation behavior for elementary school students (5th and 6th grade) in Korea and to examine if there are gender differences. A total of 609 students of 7 elementary schools in Seoul, Korea was…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Structural Equation Models, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Sidky, Gihan – International Education Studies, 2017
This study assessed the methods of teaching English course taught at the general diploma at the college of Graduate Studies in Education, Cairo University in light of English teachers' needs and expectations. The Methodology course was reconstructed using the premises of students centered teaching techniques and taking into consideration what is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Graduate Study, Instructional Effectiveness
Frank, Kristyn; Jovic, Emily – Statistics Canada, 2017
Strong economic growth through much of the period since 2000 and demographic pressures such as workforce aging, have contributed to a robust demand for skilled tradespeople. Despite a decline following the economic recession in 2008 and 2009, new registrations in apprenticeship programs have increased nearly 200% since the 1990s. Apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Apprenticeships, Job Training
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