Vocational & Technical

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733826617Author Hendrik J VorsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 163g

This book responds to and informs, the rapid growth in adult, community, and further education in Ireland and beyond. Across 11 chapters, academic and practitioner insights are explored. There are chapters that focus on policy trends across the topics,...

The Job Corps program is a job training and academic program for youth ages 16 to 24 who are low-income and have a barrier to employment, such as having dropped out of high school. It is administered by the Employment and Training Administration's...

A practical guide containing 50 different quality improvement and quality assurance approaches to help improve practice. * Helps staff to improve the quality of the products and services offered * Includes practical ideas for internal and...

This is a core text for anyone training to be (or working as) an internal or external quality assurer in the further education and skills sector. It has all the information you need to work towards the quality assurance units for qualifications such as:...

For the learner, it provides: practical and relevant resources, pitched at the right level step-by-step learning, focusing on each individual's needs the opportunity to work at their own...

For the learner, it provides: practical and relevant resources, pitched at the right level step-by-step learning, focusing on each individual's needs the opportunity to work at their own...

For the learner, it provides: practical and relevant resources, pitched at the right level step-by-step learning, focusing on each individual's needs the opportunity to work at their own pace, independently...

For the learner, it provides: practical and relevant resources, pitched at the right level step-by-step learning, focusing on each individual's needs the opportunity to work at their own...

The college sector is facing a growing number of new challenges caused by technological change, globalisation and the growth of mass higher education. New Frontiers for College Education considers the impact these changes have had and explores the...

How Non-Permanent Workers Learn and Develop is an empirically based exploration of the challenges and opportunities non-permanent workers face in accessing quality work, learning, developing occupational identities and striving for sustainable working...

In recent years, Further Education has reached a crossroads, with questions being asked about its function, aims and focus, as well as querying the role of the FE teacher, the key aspects of the curriculum and which values should inform FE pedagogy...

Activity-Based Training Design shows you how to design new training sessions or transform existing sessions using tools and techniques that engage the participants, promote the effective learning of knowledge, and are fun to work with. It provides you...

This book describes in vivid detail how a newly independent nation with neither a history of technical education nor industry, developed in a short period of time a world-class system of technical and vocational education that helped it make rapid...

This book describes in vivid detail how a newly independent nation with neither a history of technical education nor industry, developed in a short period of time a world-class system of technical and vocational education that helped it make rapid...

First published in 1989, this book primarily sets out to provide detailed accounts of the policy towards and the provision of vocational education and training in five countries of the developed world: Japan, Australia, the United States, the Federal...

The Reflective Practice Guide offers an accessible introduction to engaging effectively in critical reflection, supporting all students in their development of the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their professional practice. This second edition...

Introduces China's vocational education system with evidence dataElucidates the current vocational education reform in ChinaA comparative studies on vocational education and key competency of students in vocational track across countries or regions Book...

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfangreiche Sammlung von Forschungs- und Praxisperspektiven rund um zentrale Themen im Bereich des arbeitsgestützten Lernens (WBL). Auf Basis eines ausführlichen Literaturüberblicks über den aktuellen Forschungsstand zum Thema...

Outdoor and experiential learning has advanced in leaps and bounds over the last 20 years. Educators and developers in the Czech and Slovak Republics have been unexpected leaders in the field; the result of isolation of the country under communism and a...

How do you measure the success and effectiveness of training? With difficulty? At all? The fact is that evaluation tends to be a neglected part of training. You need to be sure your training is effective, and that you are getting value for your time and...

The book addresses a crucial issue for all involved in education and training: the transfer of learning to new and different contexts. Educators, employers and learners face the problem of ensuring that what is learnt in the classroom is able to be...

Most organizations are adept at using small groups - witness the widespread use of teams. Yet, how do you work with 20 to 500 people at a time? How would you involve all stakeholders in a critical issue or the organization's future? How can you generate...

How Non-Permanent Workers Learn and Develop is an empirically based exploration of the challenges and opportunities non-permanent workers face in accessing quality work, learning, developing occupational identities and striving for sustainable working...

Building on new theories about the meaning of employability in the twenty-first century and the power of social and cultural capital in enabling access to economic opportunities, Essays on Employer Engagement in Education considers how employer...

For many organisations, training and development remain an aspiration rather than fundamental to their business, and the consequent investment is subject to reductions or reallocations when times get tough. Yet increasing pressures from business...

Assessment and Development Centres are very resource intensive, both in terms of time and money. Poorly trained assessors, resource people and role players can all have a huge adverse impact on the results of an Assessment and Development Centre. To...

Founded in 1883, the Chicago Manual Training School (CMTS) was a short-lived but influential institution dedicated to teaching a balanced combination of practical and academic skills. Connie Goddard uses the CMTS as a door into America’s early era of...

Advances in simulation technology have enabled an interesting amount of training and instruction to be conducted on training simulators instead of on real systems. However, experiences with the procurement and use of training simulators has not always...

Entering educational debate more than 50 years back, the notion of informal learning is still highly relevant today and of specific interest in the context of vocational education and training (VET). Still, we do not know a lot about a wide range of...

Organizational leaders, governments and trade unions all agree that learning is fundamental to organizational and economic success. The question is how it should best be supported. The Handbook of Work Based Learning delivers a compelling answer to this...