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Journal articles on the topic "Vocational education sector"
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Fejzulla, Pano Enkeleda. "Increasing Youth Employability in Albania by Enhancing Skills through Vocational Education." European Journal of Economics and Business Studies 7, no. 2 (April 15, 2021): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.26417/685lur76k.
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Since the 1990s, Albania has experienced structural changes in education and the labour market as a result of increased globalization, the trend toward deindustrialization, and the increasing outflow of foreign direct investment, particularly from European countries such as Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Youth unemployment has increased drastically due to the transition of the economy from agricultural and public sector sectors into open market economy. This article through in-depth literature review aim to analyse the various variables and causes of youth unemployment, to analyse also the vocational education and training framework in Albania. Three research questions were raised: What are the factors that have contributed to the youth unemployment in Albania? What technical skills required the labour market in Albania? Can vocation education system in Albania enhance skills required by the labour market? This article suggests some discussions on how to increase youth employment by knowing what skills the labour market request especially in private sector and how we can improve them through vocational education and training.
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ÇOLAK, Mehmet, Tahsin ÇETİN, and Serdar ÜNALDI. "A RESEARCH ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND YACHT BUILDING SECTOR IN BODRUM." Euroasia Journal of Mathematics, Engineering, Natural & Medical Sciences 8, no. 18 (November 25, 2021): 39–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.38065/euroasiaorg.750.
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Yacht and boat manufacturing industry is a sector that has a great added value, can provide employment and has a high export rate. This industry machinery, iron-steel, wood, paint, chemistry, electricity-electronics, textile, decoration, rubber-plastic etc. It is an industry branch that produces as a result of combining the products of many industrial branches in shipyards and receives service from various service sectors. In the world rankings, Turkey has shown a steady rise since 2007, especially in the construction of superyachts (24 m and above), and continued to be the third in total length in 2010 - 2017. Educational institutions that train personnel for the yacht building sector in our country are only at the level of vocational high schools. Students who graduate after high school cannot continue an education on yacht building, which is a continuation of high school education in vocational college or faculty programs. The results and suggestions to come out of this study are very important in order to maintain the success of the sector in the international platform and to move it to better points. Attention will be drawn to the training on Yacht Building and opinions will be taken about the necessity of the training, its problems and the dimension of the university. Within the scope of the study, the
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Sangita, Seema. "Higher Education, Vocational Training and Performance of Firms." Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research 15, no. 1 (February 2021): 122–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973801020976605.
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This article contributes to the debate on the efficacy of traditional forms of education versus vocational training. The effects of technical education (leading to an engineering degree or diploma) and vocational training in engineering on the performance of Indian firms are analysed using regression models based on the Cobb–Douglas production function, enhanced to incorporate education and training. Instrumental variable approach is used to establish the direction of causality. It is found that that when a larger share of workers in a particular sector has a college or university-level technical education or vocational education in technical fields, there is a positive impact on firm performance in those sectors. Further, higher education in a general field seems to consistently benefit the organised manufacturing sector, while some levels of school education appear to benefit the unorganised sectors. JEL codes: I-23; L-60; M-53
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Sekwati, L., and N. Narayana. "Stimulating informal sector through vocational education in Botswana." International Journal of Education Economics and Development 2, no. 1 (2011): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijeed.2011.037967.
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Puhovska, Liudmyla, and Snizhana Leu-Severynenko. "EU AND UKRAINIAN INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION: THE ORIENTATION POINT FOR VET OF UKRAINE." Education: Modern Discourses, no. 3 (December 25, 2020): 42–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.37472/2617-3107-2020-3-04.
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The article analyses the EU policy for innovations in the sector of vocational education and training (VET). It reveals the activity results of the European network “Innovations in vocational education and training” leading by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). The paper identifies main development directions in VET systems and reviews its best practices of the EU countries based on the analysis of the experience of Campus of Occupations and Qualifications (France), Centre for Management, Training and Employment of Youth (Italy) and Centres of (Vocational) Excellence (Great Britain). Additionally, the following research covers some best practices in public and private educational sectors of Ukraine e.g. two university-based models of innovations eco-system realised via innovation hubs and startup schools, STEM-centres and Fabrication Laboratories. Therefore, the main ideas of positive European experience are identified being the valuable tool for developing the modern policy for innovations and VET in Ukraine. The identified local practices in education sector can be adapted to the capacity and needs of VET sector after additional and more detailed study.
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Natia Gorgadze, Natia Gorgadze. "The Role of Vocational Education in the Development of The Viticulture and Oenology Sector of Georgia." Economics 104, no. 6-9 (October 15, 2021): 102–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.36962/104/6-9/202169102.
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Today, the viticulture and oenology sector in Georgia has a fair potential for development. According to the statistical data, the income from the wine production is growing year by year for the country. Maintaining the growing potential of productivity in the viticulture and oenology sector is linked to the stable quality of grape and wine. The skilled workforce represents one of the essential components for ensuring production of high-quality products. Vocational trainings can provide both, the prospective and existing employees of the viticulture and oenology sector with the possibility to develop necessary skills. Moreover, each country has its own unique cultural, economic and social aspects that have to be taken into consideration in the process of assessing and reforming the country's educational potential. Numerous countries rely on the "mixed systems" that combine different types of work-based learning, including school-based vocational education and dual vocational education programs. However, in view of international best practice, dual programs are considered to be the best mode of instruction for vocational programs in the direction of viticulture and oenology. Introduction of work-based learning with the so called dual vocational education programs by the state in recent years, can be considered as a step forward in this direction. Also, the state offers short-term vocational education programs within the framework of close cooperation with the private sector. The viticulture and oenology sector is the first, together with the tourism sector, to be recognized as a priority by the state, therefore the training of students with dual vocational education programs has been piloted. In summary, for a vocational student, dual vocational education programs involve pursuing studies at a vocational education institution, where a student takes a theoretical course on a future profession, as well as a practical course necessary for acquiring practical and technical skills for the profession. This form of teaching provides more opportunities for deepening the public-private partnerships in education. On the one hand, it helps to reduce budgetary expenditures of the state and, on the other hand, allows the system to receive additional financial as well as intangible benefits. The interest of the private sector to participate in the educational process is multifaceted. However, one of the main reasons for the interest is possibility to hire experienced workforce in the future. Increasing the private sector involvement and delegating responsibilities to the private sector by the state represents a good opportunity to train/retrain qualified staff. This factor can be considered as a prerequisite for matching workforce demand and supply on the labor market. Training of highly qualified staff guarantees reduction of unemployment and poverty and ensures sustainable economic development of the country. Keywords: vocational education, dual vocational education programs, work-based learning, viticulture and oenology sector.
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Lesnikova, M. V. "Analysis of International Experiences in Constructing the Information System of Education Management in the Field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training." Statistics of Ukraine 85, no. 2 (August 22, 2019): 49–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/su.2(85)2019.02.06.
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Education Management Information System (EMIS) is an organized group of information and documentation services that collects, stores, processes, analyzes and disseminates information on the planning and management of the education system. Each country tend to have own EMIS because of the differences in local systems of education and training. EMIS in the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), or TVET-MIS, is a consolidated EMIS for timely access to high quality information. The analysis showed that in all the countries under study the owner of EMIS in the field of vocational education is the Ministry of Education. Data is collected in the vast majority of countries, with exception of Brazil and Pakistan, from public vocational education institutions, and cover the formal education sector.
Indicators contained in EMIS for professional (vocational) education provide the possibility of international comparisons, methodological soundness and simplicity of making statistical reports; they provide the user with the opportunity to generate the necessary information independently (an example is Open EMIS Core – TVET-MIS), form the extended database of registers with wide possibilities for searching the necessary information, tracing the trajectory of employment of graduates of professional (vocational) education institutions. These systems are characterized by: the availability of indicators of the effectiveness of the system of professional (vocational) education (examples are MLDS, Maryland and TVET-MIS – Career Tech, Ohio, USA), the coverage of professional (vocational) education institutions in public and private sectors, the successful coordination of the system of professional (vocational) education with the stakeholders (an example is NEMIS system in Pakistan), a comprehensive electronic system for collecting, managing and analyzing data from the system of professional (vocational ) education, despite economic instability in a country (an example is TAALIM system, Afghanistan), coverage of the informal professional (vocational) education sector, self-contained computerized data collection system that uses a centralized procedure for extracting primary data on one date for all institutions (an example is SISTEC system, Brazil).
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Laih, Hueih-Lirng, and Ian Westbury. "Transformation of Taiwan's Upper Secondary Education System." education policy analysis archives 6 (September 8, 1998): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v6n18.1998.
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This paper explores the policy issues circling around the structural "transition" in upper secondary education implicit in the twenty-year increase in secondary and third-level school enrollment rates in Taiwan. This expansion has taken place within a secondary school system which is rigidly divided into both general, i.e., academic, and vocational tracks and into public and private sectors: the majority of students are enrolled in the private vocational sector which is only loosely articulated with the university sector. These features of the school system are analysed against the background of social and economic developments in Taiwan as well as public opinion. The analysis suggests that the present structures of school must be "reformed" in ways that will result in a more unified secondary system with both greater public funding and better articulation of all school types with the third level. The policy options that circle around the possibility of such reforms in the areas of curriculum, examination structures and second level-third level articulation are discussed and a policy framework for the reform of the Taiwan secondary education sector is outlined.
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Irawati, Diwi Acita, Ravik Karsidi, Widodo Muktiyo, and Sutrisno Hadi Saputro. "The Development of Vocational Higher Education in Livestock Sector." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 12 (December 1, 2018): 9599–601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.13086.
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Honingh, Marlies, and Sjoerd Karsten. "Marketization in the Dutch vocational education and training sector." Public Management Review 9, no. 1 (March 2007): 135–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719030601181274.
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Elzalitni, S. M. "Vocational education and training programmes in the Libyan higher education sector : an exploratory study." Thesis, University of Salford, 2008. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26663/.
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Libya traditionally suffers from a shortage of skilled manpower. In the 1990s a network of higher education institutions (HEIs) known as Public Higher Vocational Education and Training Colleges (PHVETCs), was introduced to enhance the supply of necessary qualified manpower. As in many other countries, HEIs in Libya have experienced massive expansion in terms of quantitative growth and geographic distribution in recent years. However, despite significant and positive impacts of this expansion on the society, a number of analysts argue that HEIs have increased in number and not in quality. The assumption behind this research is that HEIs in general and PHVETCs in particular suffer from a lack of appropriate planning mechanisms and procedures. Thus, the main problem of this research is formulated as: What determines the establishment and location of PHVETCs as an important public service in Libya? This study was exploratory and descriptive in nature and used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The research was conducted by collecting and analysing primary and secondary sources of documented material, as well as undertaking an empirical data collection. Some of the research key findings are: there is a substantial mismatch between the outcome of PHVETCs and the exact requirements of the society; most of the PHVETCs suffer from limited human and physical resources, and the unavailability of standard criteria for the establishment and development of PHVETCs. On the bases of the data analysis and the findings, a model based on a set of proposed criteria has been put forward to be used by educational planners in Libya in establishing or improving existing PHVETCs. Key words: Higher Education, Libya, Vocational Education and Training.
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Nicholson, Lindsay P. "Educational productivity of an open learning environment within the vocational education and training sector in Western Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1983.
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Rapid reform in the vocational education and training sector within Australia has driven the need for a more flexible approach to the delivery of education and training. One facet of such flexibility is Open Learning. Currently there is little research on Open Learning within the training sector on which planning decisions can be based.A model of educational productivity (Walberg,1981) has been proposed in the research literature to investigate relationships between key factors such a student antecedents, learning environments and learning outcomes. The Walberg model has been employed in this current study to explore how these factors may be studied in an Open Learning environment and a more Traditional Learning environment within the vocational education and training sector. The research design is a comparative description, utilising techniques from both quantitative and qualitative paradigms.A major aspect of this current study has been to investigate the constructs proposed by Walberg's Productivity Model and source appropriate instruments to measure these constructs. Where the appropriate instruments were not available, a process of instrument development and validation was conducted.The research has identified Walberg's model as being a valid frame of reference within the Vocational Education and Training sector. As expected, significant differences between the Open Learning environment and the Traditional Learning environment were apparent for the measures of Classroom Environment. Of interest, however, was that the productivity factor of Quantity, for students studying in both learning environments, was shown to have a negative relationship with achievement. While small differences were apparent for other factors, generally, the relationship between productivity factors and educational achievement was seen to be similar for both the Open Learning and the Traditional Learning environments.The findings of the study should be of significance to a range of people involved in the Open Learning environment, including decision makers in the areas of educational policy, curriculum design and implementation, administration and teaching.
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George, D. J. "Motivating students to achieve in a vocational services sector programme within further education." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2016. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24263/.
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This thesis explores learning motivation in a vocational further education setting, and investigates whether and why learners may not be achieving as highly as expected. The purpose of this study was to explore a learner’s transition into further education (FE) and the impact of their past educational and life experiences on their motivation to learn. A form of life course research was used to explore why some learners fail to reach their minimum expected grade profiles, as indicated by value added data, and appear to leave further education without achieving as highly as expected. A detailed study of what goes on in practice at programme level to enhance the progress made by the learner provides a rounded study of learning motivation. This study uses a qualitative case study methodology and a form of life course research. A desk based interrogation of policy literature and the construction of policy across macro (national), meso and micro levels sets the context of study. Semi-structured interviews with ten BTEC National Extended Public Services students were used to form partial life stories that were analysed using Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of ‘capital’, and ‘field’. Classroom observations of teaching and learning practices explore what is going on in practice. The findings detail a wide ranging number of factors that can attribute to learning motivation. These include ‘emotional factors’ such as the influence of peers, parents and teachers, the approach and personality of the teacher, and critical incidents at various points in a learner’s education. In addition, there are ‘cultural factors’ such as religion, perception of the value of qualifications, assessment preferences, and cultures associated with FE. Whilst the data highlighted sub-themes pertinent to the broader emotional and cultural factors that may impact learner motivation, these findings also present the diverse and individualistic nature of learning and learner motivation. The discussion illustrates the multifaceted and complex nature of learning motivation and highlights the importance of social structure in the development and maintenance of learning cultures. More specifically, the discussion highlights the importance of significant others and the reciprocal nature of emotional investment in education. A range of conceptual models are introduced to help teachers and managers understand the complex and multifaceted nature of learning motivation providing useful tools for curriculum design and intervention. These models can help teachers and managers to understand the key capital transactions and transubstantiations between learners, parents, teachers, and peers from a Bourdeusian perspective thus understanding the value of various capitals (namely cultural and emotional) and how they interact within the network of fields that are at play at the educational site.
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Nicholson, Lindsay P. "Educational productivity of an open learning environment within the vocational education and training sector in Western Australia." Curtin University of Technology, Faculty of Education, 1997. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=11060.
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Rapid reform in the vocational education and training sector within Australia has driven the need for a more flexible approach to the delivery of education and training. One facet of such flexibility is Open Learning. Currently there is little research on Open Learning within the training sector on which planning decisions can be based.A model of educational productivity (Walberg,1981) has been proposed in the research literature to investigate relationships between key factors such a student antecedents, learning environments and learning outcomes. The Walberg model has been employed in this current study to explore how these factors may be studied in an Open Learning environment and a more Traditional Learning environment within the vocational education and training sector. The research design is a comparative description, utilising techniques from both quantitative and qualitative paradigms.A major aspect of this current study has been to investigate the constructs proposed by Walberg's Productivity Model and source appropriate instruments to measure these constructs. Where the appropriate instruments were not available, a process of instrument development and validation was conducted.The research has identified Walberg's model as being a valid frame of reference within the Vocational Education and Training sector. As expected, significant differences between the Open Learning environment and the Traditional Learning environment were apparent for the measures of Classroom Environment. Of interest, however, was that the productivity factor of Quantity, for students studying in both learning environments, was shown to have a negative relationship with achievement. While small differences were apparent for other factors, generally, the relationship between productivity factors and educational achievement was seen to be similar for both the Open Learning and the ++Traditional Learning environments.The findings of the study should be of significance to a range of people involved in the Open Learning environment, including decision makers in the areas of educational policy, curriculum design and implementation, administration and teaching.
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Boonzaaier, Johannes Nicolaas. "Change in the South African education and vocational training with reference to the college sector." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53325.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Education and vocational training in South Africa are currently in the throes of various changes, especially with regard to the college sector. The process commenced after 1994's historic first democratic elections in South Africa. The rationale for these changes presently taking place regarding education and vocational training is the total transformation of this system inherited from the apartheid era. These changes will put South Africa in a position to prepare itself for the challenges of the twenty first century, especially in the context of globalisation. Subsequent to the apartheid era many more opportunities on international markets arose for the country than ever before. In this context of globalisation it is thus indispensable for the country to dispose of a well trained and skilled workforce. In this connection the need for training also becomes closely allied to the macro economic plan, GEAR, of the South African Government. For the purpose of this thesis the first and second phase of the changes in the education and vocational training system in South Africa were investigated. The first phase was the policy formulation that gave rise to the Act on Further Education and Training, Act 98 of 1998. This then provided the impetus behind the process of transformation in further education and training. The second phase is the implementation phase, currently being executed. In addition, the historical roots of the present changes in the relevant education sectors were discussed. Four strategic aims of the above changes in education and vocational training are highlighted: The South African Qualifications Authority is to take charge of quality control and standards in the new South African qualification system. The National Qualification Framework is to establish a structured qualification framework for the new Further Education and Training (FET) system. Learnerships, replacing apprenticeships, are being envisaged for the vocational and inservice training system. New ways of funding the FET system, with special reference to the sector education- and training authorities. Finally a description follows of the implementation of these on the national, provincial, and specifically the college level as FET institutional level. On the basis of research undertaken, various interim findings are elucidated concerning the implementation of the changes in the education and vocational training system.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Onderwys en beroepsopleiding in Suid-Afrika ondergaan tans verskeie veranderinge, veral ten opsigte van die kollegesektor. Die proses het in 1994 begin nadat die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika plaasgevind het. Die rasionaal vir hierdie veranderinge wat tans in die onderwys en beroepsopleiding plaasvind, is om die stelsel wat uit die Apartheidsera oorgeërf is, in sy geheel te transformeer. Sodoende kan Suid Afrika hom voorberei op die uitdagings van die een-en-twintigste eeu, veral in die konteks van globalisering. Na die einde van die Apartheidsera het veel meer internasionale markte as in die verlede vir Suid-Afrika oopgegaan. Dus is dit noodsaaklik dat die land in die konteks van globalisering oor' n behoorlik geskoolde werksmag behoort te beskik. In hierdie verband sluit die noodsaak vir opleiding ook verder aan by die Suid-Afrikaanse regering se makro-ekonomiese plan, GEAR. Vir die doeleindes van hierdie proefskrif is ondersoek ingestel na die eerste- en tweede fase van veranderings in die onderwys- en beroepsopleidingstelsel in Suid-Afrika. Die eerste fase was die beleidsformulering, wat gelei het tot die Wet op Verdere Onderwys en Opleiding, Wet 98 van 1998. Dit was dan ook die dryfkrag agter die proses van transformasie in verdere onderwys en beroepsopleiding. Die tweede fase is die implementeringsfase wat tans aan die gang is. Daarbenewens is 'n historiese perspektief en die wortels van die huidige veranderinge in onderwys en beroepsopleiding bespreek. Aandag word geskenk aan vier strategiese doelwitte om die bovermelde verandering in onderwys en beroepsopleiding te bewerkstellig. -Die SA Kwalifikasie-owerheid om gehaltebeheer en standaarde in die nuwe Suid- Afrikaanse kwalifikasiestelsel te bewerkstellig; -Die Nasionale Kwalifikasieraamwerk om 'n gestruktureerde kwalifikasieraamwerk in die nuwe Verdere Onderwys en Opleidingstelsel (VOO) daar te stel. -Leerlingskappe, in plaas van vakleerlingskappe, wat vir beroeps- en indiensopleiding beoog word. -Nuwe wyses om die VOO-stelsel te befonds, met spesifieke verwysing na die Sektorale Onderwys- en Opleidingsowerhede. Laastens volg 'n beskrywing van die implementering daarvan op nasionale-, provinsiale- en spesifiek op die kollegesektor as VOO instellingsvlak. Op grond van die navorsing wat onderneem is, word verskeie tussentydse bevindinge rakende die implementering van veranderinge in die onderwys- en beroepsopleidingstelsel onder die loep geneem.
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Jackson, Monica Elizabeth. "Factors Contributing to Burnout Levels Among Public Sector Rehabilitation Counselors." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7667.
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Burnout has led to turnover and poor counselor performance within public sector rehabilitation. Scholarly literature on burnout among mental health counselors and school counselors are abundant. However, few researchers have compiled studies to evaluate burnout among rehabilitation counselors. No research could be found that examined the relationships among job demand, control, support, and burnout among public sector rehabilitation counselors. The Job Demand Control- Support (JDC-S) model indicates that stress from work is developed based on work demands, perceptions of control, and the perceived support that is received. The purpose of this research study was to determine the extent of the prediction, if any, between burnout and job demand, job control, and job support for public sector rehabilitation counselors. This study examined the following research question through a multiple linear regression: Job demand, job control, and job support (as measured by subscales of the Karasek and Theorell Job Content Questionnaire) predicts burnout (as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory) among public sector rehabilitation counselors. Instruments used in the study included the Job Content Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. An electronic questionnaire was sent to 1,000 certified rehabilitation counselors throughout the United States;197 were returned. The results of this study suggest that there is a likelihood of a lower risk of stress because of high autonomy on the job. Moreover, there was a significant prediction between burnout (as described by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment) to job demand, job control, and job support. Results of the study may contribute to social change through increasing the wellness of counselors within the public rehabilitation counseling sector, which, in turn, could lead to improvement in the quality of services for clients.
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Jansen, van Rensburg Jandre. "Skills development in the agricultural sector : a multiple case study approach." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86157.
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Thesis (MComm (Psych))--Stellenbosch University, 2014.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Skills development is a crucial element in improving the effectiveness with which organisations operate in the current global arena. The level of skills of employees in any organisation should be of significant managerial concern. The principal aims of this study is firstly to investigate the success achieved in skills development initiatives in the agricultural sector in South Africa and secondly to develop a theoretical framework of important individual and organisational variables for skills development in agriculture. Management on farms need to develop the skills of their employees in order to ensure effective adaptation to changes in the sector. A strong need for development also exists among South Africans working in the agricultural environment, as the sector is rapidly modernising and the people employed in this sector often possess low skill and literacy levels. The key question is whether the skills development strategies and initiatives of farms are conducive to successful human resource development, in light of the specific individual and organisational context. A multiple case study research design was used, exploring the various ways in which six different farms approach skills development and the variables which impacted on the success thereof. These approaches and effects are compared to the literature and across cases to move towards the development of a skills development framework applicable to the unique agricultural context in South Africa. Data collection included primary (semi-structured interviews with employees and management) and secondary (background and administrative) information to comprehensively describe each case. Pattern matching was used to determine common trends between the cases and illustrate them in terms of a conceptual framework. General support was found across the six cases for the complex and extensive framework of variables. The following individual variables were found to have an impact on the effectiveness of skills development: ability to learn, motivation to engage in and transfer training, attitude to skills development, locus of control, and perceived ability to learn. Organisational variables which affected the effectiveness of skills development included the following: labour relations, organisational strategy, culture, climate, and systems. Many of these variables comprised a number of sub-variables, which were also shown to be relevant in the framework. Variables in the individual and organisational frameworks were also found to demonstrate interactive effects within and across framework boundaries. The results of the study serve as thought provoking reading for managers, which could stimulate critical thought and an inquisitive attitude to skills development on their farms. In general, training and development was approached in a very informal manner in terms of strategy, goals, and practice. Managers can surely benefit from adopting greater formalisation in these aspects as it would ease the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating training. In certain instances additional variables or interrelationships were identified for future study. The establishment of the framework of variables serves to inform future research: it represents a point of departure for research in a critical field where little recent research has been published.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontwikkeling van vaardighede is 'n kernbelangrike aspek om die doeltreffendheid waarmee organisasies in die huidige internasionale speelveld optree te verbeter. Die vaardigheidsvlakke van werknemers in enige organisasie behoort van kernbelang te wees vir bestuurders van sulke organisasies. Die hoofdoel van hierdie studie is dus eerstens om die mate van sukses met vaardigheidsontwikkelingsinisiatiewe in die landbousektor te ondersoek en tweedens om 'n teoretiese raamwerk van die belangrikste individuele en organisatoriese veranderlikes vir vaardigheidsontwikkeling in landbou te ontwikkel. Die vaardigheidsvlakke van werknemers in die landbousektor moet deur die werkgewer ontwikkel word om te verseker dat effektiewe veranderinge in hierdie sektor plaasvind. Daar is 'n besonder sterk behoefte aan vaardigheidsontwikkeling onder werknemers in die landbousektor van Suid-Afrika , aangesien die sektor 'n snelle moderniseringsproses ondergaan, maar die werknemers in baie gevalle oor besonder lae vaardigheids- en ontwikkelingsvlakke beskik. Die vraag bestaan of die strategieë en inisiatiewe wat deur die werkgewer geïmplementeer word wel aanleiding gee tot suksesvolle menslike hulpbronontwikkeling, gegewe die spesifieke individuele en organisatoriese konteks. Deur gebruik te maak van veelvoudige gevallestudies as navorsingsmetode, is daar gekyk na ses verskillende plase se benadering tot opleiding, asook die impak en sukses van hierdie opleiding. Hierdie benaderings en invloede word vergelyk met die literatuur en tussen gevallestudies met die oog op die ontwikkeling van 'n vaardigheidsontwikkelingsraamwerk spesifiek binne die unieke konteks van die Suid-Afrikaanse landbousektor. Data-insameling behels primêre inligting (semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude met werknemers en bestuur), en sekondêre inligting (agtergrond- en administratiewe) om elke geval omvattend te beskryf. Patroonpassing is gebruik om algemene tendense tussen die gevallestudies te identifiseer en vervolgens die gevallestudies met die konseptuele raamwerk te vergelyk. Die ses gevallestudies het die komplekse en omvattende raamwerk van veranderlikes in die geheel ondersteun. Resultate toon aan dat die volgende individuele veranderlikes 'n klaarblyklike impak gehad het op die doeltreffendheid van opleiding en ontwikkeling: die vermoë en motivering om te leer en vaardighede oor te dra; die houding teenoor opleiding ontwikkeling; die lokus van beheer; en die waargenome vermoë om te leer. Die doeltreffendheid van opleiding en ontwikkeling is ook deur die volgende organisatoriese veranderlikes beïnvloed: arbeidsverhoudinge, organisatoriese strategie, kultuur, omgewing en stelsels. Die sub-veranderlikes van die individuele en organisatoriese veranderlikes is ook as relevant binne die raamwerk aangedui. Verder is die voorgestelde verwantskappe tussen veranderlikes (binne sowel as oor die grense van die individuele en organisatoriese raamwerke) ook ondersteun. Die resultate van hierdie studie dien as insette vir bestuurders om kritiese denke en 'n ondersoekende ingesteldheid teenoor opleiding en ontwikkeling op hul plase te stimuleer. Opleiding en ontwikkeling is oor die algemeen op 'n baie informele wyse geïmplementeer ten opsigte van strategie, doelwitbepaling en uitvoering in die praktyk. Bestuurders kan baat vind by die formalisering van bestaande praktyke omdat dit die proses van beplanning, implementering en evaluering van opleiding en ontwikkeling kan vergemaklik. Addisionele veranderlikes en interverwantskappe is geïdentifiseer vir verdere navorsing. Die samestelling van die raamwerk van veranderlikes dien juis as uitgangspunt vir toekomstige navorsing in 'n kerngebied wat min aandag in navorsing geniet.
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Williams, Kim Marianne. "An investigation of the professional development practices of vocational education and training educators in the tourism and hospitality sector." full-text, 2008. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/2024/1/williams.pdf.
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This study investigated the practice of professional development (PD) within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) arena. The major focus of this study was to investigate how PD provision for a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector has equipped them with both the technical competence of their discipline and teacher/training competence. This research has direct practical relevance to the educators working in the VET tourism and hospitality sector. Identifying PD strategies that are consistent and effective could facilitate the development of PD at a national level thus providing benefit to the VET sector as a whole. The study was conducted utilising the qualitative research technique narrative inquiry. The investigation focused on a case study context of educators currently working within a department of tourism and hospitality at a VET registered training organisation. Interviews were conducted with 10 front-line teaching educators and 4 management Heads of Department. Interviews were transcribed and portrait narratives were developed from the interview data. The portraits were analysed to answer the study’s five objectives: • To gain the perceptions held by a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector of the technical competence needed to conduct effective teaching/training programs • To gain the perceptions held by a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector of the professional teaching/training competencies required for effective practice • To construct a detailed taxonomy of teaching/training competencies in VET tourism and hospitality sector • To determine the appropriate qualification for VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector • To propose specific recommendations for the improvement of PD practices for VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector. Results of the study indicated that educators and management are required to consider specific issues when designing PD. A set of recommendations arising from the research findings have been developed that focus on enhancing the PD for tourism and hospitality educators particularly in the following areas: • Increased relevance of the PD to the educators’ work • Development of a culture that supports lifelong learning • More transparent PD funding and budgetary arrangements • Access to PD for ongoing and sessional staff • Increased emphasis on professional learning arising from PD.
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Williams, Kim Marianne. "An investigation of the professional development practices of vocational education and training educators in the tourism and hospitality sector." Thesis, full-text, 2008. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/2024/.
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This study investigated the practice of professional development (PD) within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) arena. The major focus of this study was
to investigate how PD provision for a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector has equipped them with both the technical competence of their discipline and teacher/training competence.
This research has direct practical relevance to the educators working in the VET tourism and hospitality sector. Identifying PD strategies that are consistent and
effective could facilitate the development of PD at a national level thus providing benefit to the VET sector as a whole.
The study was conducted utilising the qualitative research technique narrative inquiry. The investigation focused on a case study context of educators currently working within a department of tourism and hospitality at a VET registered training organisation. Interviews were conducted with 10 front-line teaching educators and 4 management Heads of Department. Interviews were transcribed and portrait
narratives were developed from the interview data.
The portraits were analysed to answer the study’s five objectives:
• To gain the perceptions held by a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector of the technical competence needed to conduct effective teaching/training programs
• To gain the perceptions held by a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector of the professional teaching/training competencies required for effective practice
• To construct a detailed taxonomy of teaching/training competencies in VET tourism and hospitality sector
• To determine the appropriate qualification for VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector
• To propose specific recommendations for the improvement of PD practices for VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector.
Results of the study indicated that educators and management are required to consider specific issues when designing PD. A set of recommendations arising from the research findings have been developed that focus on enhancing the PD for tourism and hospitality educators particularly in the following areas:
• Increased relevance of the PD to the educators’ work
• Development of a culture that supports lifelong learning
• More transparent PD funding and budgetary arrangements
• Access to PD for ongoing and sessional staff
• Increased emphasis on professional learning arising from PD.
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Davidson-Sofair, Jan. "An evaluation of the key skills 2000 curriculum in the further education sector and its effects on students' motivation for learning at foundation level." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2008. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/1597/.
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Key Skills (KS), a component of Curriculum 2000 (C2000) was introduced by government in September 2000 as a range of essential generic, transferable skills that underpin success in education, employment, lifelong learning and personal development. C2000 was introduced into Further Education (FE) colleges to replace the core skills (CS) which had, up to then, been integrated or attached to vocational course structures. KS are different in nature from CS. KS are evidenced, assessed and examined separately from vocational courses and therefore, because of their standalone nature, are attached to the vocational students, not to their courses. This research is an evaluation of the conceptual coherence and practical viability of the KS curriculum (KS2000), as introduced and implemented within the further education sector. The study investigates issues for tutors delivering KS and its effects on their foundation students’ motivation for learning. Eleven case-studies were carried out across one academic year within seven FE colleges in Southern England. The nature, provenance and purpose of KS2000 are explored, and the origin and rationale for KS are examined through an analysis of the concept of the ‘skills’ component on which it is founded. The framework of illuminative evaluation was adopted and ethnographic methods of interviews and observations employed. Progressive focussing, used in conjunction with a grounded theory approach of treating the literature as part of the collection of data, gave some capacity for theory-building. The thesis found that all college staffs, both KS and vocational, whilst agreeing that KS were remedial in nature, held different opinions as to what KS were and of what value the KS2000 was to the foundation students. KS tutors believed they provided students with a basis for opportunities to acquire important ‘skills’ for their future, but most vocational staff did not and were even opposed to their being delivered in the context of FE. KS managers agreed that KS should not have to be provided by the FE sector. Members from all groups of participants reported having large numbers of school-leavers entering their colleges with poor levels of basic maths and English. Supplying adequate tutoring and support for such students was demanding for management and stressful for many KS tutors. The students were socialised into accepting that their future employment depended on KS and a majority were positive in their belief that they could achieve them. However, in spite of government funding to provide KS2000, great effort from all staffs to implement the curriculum and students’ apparent motivation and self-belief, many students were observed behaving badly in class and KS qualification rates generally remained poor
Books on the topic "Vocational education sector"
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Development, Australian Agency for International. Study of the vocational and technical education sector in Tonga: Sector review study. Canberra]: AusAID, 1998.
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Masego, Gwaila, and Thekiso Ezekiel, eds. Baseline survey of the vocational training sector in Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Botswana Training Authority, 2006.
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McGrath, Simon A. Education and training for the informal sector. London: Overseas Development Administration, 1995.
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Parsons, Pam. Strengthening the links: Education and the private sector. Helena: Montana Council on Vocational Education, 1993.
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Human resource needs and the tertiary education sector response in the Caribbean. Kingston: I. Randle Publishers, 2009.
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Ireland. Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Non-commercial state sponsored bodies, health sector bodies, vocational education committees. Dublin: Stationery Office, 2008.
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Ltd, PEER (Pty). Report on the structure of the informal sector: A national training policy study. Gaborone: PEER Consultants, 1997.
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Jassat, E. M. The informal sector and its implications for vocational training and job creation. Harare: Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1990.
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Council, Further Education Funding. National Vocational Qualifications in the further education sector in England: National survey report. Coventry: FEFC, 1994.
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Auditor-General, Victoria Office of the. Teaching equipment in the Technical and Further Education sector. [Melbourne]: Govt. Printer, 2001.
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Billett, Stephen. "Vocational Education: A Field and Sector of Education." In Vocational Education, 1–20. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1954-5_1.
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Leite, Elenice Monteiro, Marinilzes Moradillo Mello, and Nacim Walter Chieco. "Vocational Education in the Private Sector in Brazil." In International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work, 1271–83. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5281-1_84.
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Gonzalez-Martinez, Ana Rosa, and Ben Gardiner. "Financing Skills for Work in Post-2015: Mobilizing the Private Sector." In Handbook of Vocational Education and Training, 1–18. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49789-1_93-1.
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Gonzalez-Martinez, Ana Rosa, and Ben Gardiner. "Financing Skills for Work in Post-2015: Mobilizing the Private Sector." In Handbook of Vocational Education and Training, 585–602. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94532-3_93.
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Sarfo, Abraham, and Caroline Mutepfa. "Transformative technical and vocational training in tertiary agricultural education in Africa." In Transforming tertiary agricultural education in Africa, 212–26. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789246544.0013.
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Abstract This chapter deals with the role of technical and vocation training in African tertiary agricultural education, pointing out the vital contribution of agricultural technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions in preparing youth both for employment and for further studies. The chapter discusses: the challenges to agricultural TVET; the current status of agricultural training centres; the goals identified for reforming agricultural TVET in Africa; innovative approaches for improving teaching and learning systems; the role of the private sector in the successful development of agricultural TVET; and the linkages between agricultural TVET and tertiary agricultural education.
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Scott, Susan. "Ireland: Access to Guidance Provision for Migrant Groups within Youth Information and the Further Education Sector." In Vocational Guidance in Europe, 113–39. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06592-7_6.
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Kuhlee, Dina. "Teacher education for the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Germany." In Quality in Teacher Education and Professional Development, 226–37. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003197973-15.
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Wildschut, Angelique, and Glenda Kruss. "Challenges to Agency in Workplaces and Implications for VET: Mechatronics Artisans in the Automotive Sector in South Africa." In Handbook of Vocational Education and Training, 1–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49789-1_11-1.
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Wildschut, Angelique, and Glenda Kruss. "Challenges to Agency in Workplaces and Implications for VET: Mechatronics Artisans in the Automotive Sector in South Africa." In Handbook of Vocational Education and Training, 139–57. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94532-3_11.
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Maclean, Rupert, Shanti Jagannathan, and Brajesh Panth. "Case Study of a Private Sector Firm in Indonesia." In Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 83–97. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6559-0_4.
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Al-Abdulwahed, Khalid, and Nouf Al-Ashwan. "Female Vocational Training." In SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/204528-ms.
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Abstract The development of any country lies in all members of society in a country, the old generation to the younger and new ones. After launching the vision of 2030 pillars, the circle of women barriers becomes wider and unlimited in the field of employment. In order to merge women in the oil and gas industry, the first milestone must be considered is creating opportunities in the labour market alongside educating and training them to acquire great learning and hone skills that qualify the women to be in the industrial workforce. It will widely contribute to the socio-economic change in a country. The female has individual skills and capabilities that the companies’ needs to achieve its business objectives. The institutes which are fundamentally structured; can open another facility which is targeted the female vocational and technical training based on the same assets (strategies & policies). Another way to do so is through collaboration with international vocational institutions, local female universities and colleges. These days there is no doubt that the oil and gas companies are critically needed for the local talents and diversity of its range. As an example, SPSP has planned to inaugurate a new female vocational & technical center, in the meantime will offer a major source of job opportunities for well trained and qualified young Saudi women that how we encourage and retain more Saudi female to the petroleum energy sector. The training programs will include Health & Safety, and Electrical Diploma. There is a lack of trained and qualified Saudi female technical workforce at the industry sector. To solve this problem, the education and the labour sectors must work simultaneously to empower the female in this field. Many companies need to retool the female candidates from functional roles such as HR or Finance to target them into practice hands-on roles. To sum up, as Vision 2030 of rewarding opportunities to the women stated, ‘’ we are directing significant investment toward unlocking their talents and supporting their contribution to the Kingdom’s economic growth.’’ Business leaders should call for an action to increase female’s opportunity at the energy sector side by side the government’s efforts in the female vocational training programs.
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Eren, Ilke. "Human resources, vocational education and Vocational Standards in Turkish health industry: A self-evaluation of the sector." In 2009 14th National Biomedical Engineering Meeting. IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/biyomut.2009.5130353.
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Yu, Fang. "Empirical Analysis of RSI Based on Vocational Education Sector of Listed Companies." In 2017 International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering(ICCSE 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/iccse-17.2017.42.
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Wilson, Paul. "Alternative Strategies for Higher Education Provision at TAFE Queensland." In Sixth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head20.2020.11160.
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Australia’s tertiary education and training sector consists of Higher Education, predominantly funded and controlled by the Federal Government, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) where both the Federal and State Governments have policy and funding responsibilities. While there has been increasing funding and stable policy in Higher Education over the past decade there has been significant change in the Australian VET sector in policy and reduced funding at the Federal and State levels. TAFE Queensland, the public VET provider in the state of Queensland, has undergone a huge transformation of its own over this period of extensive policy change. As a result of policy and organisational changes TAFE Queensland has had to seek alternatives to ensure that students who choose to study at this public provider are able to access higher education courses. This paper outlines various policy change impacts over the past decade and TAFE Queensland’s innovative approach to ensuring that quality applied degrees are available to interested students who prefer to study with this major public vocational education provider.
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García, Clara, Frank Bertelmann-Angenendt, Caroline Bricteux, Natacha Chpiliotoff, Christian Frey, Valentina Kuzma, Vinciane Laroche, et al. "GREEN GROWTH: TOWARDS THE DECARBONISATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR THROUGH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING." In 15th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. IATED, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2022.0385.
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Esser, Ilona, Kristina Hochreuther, Amelie Reichwald, Katja Sanen, Bjoern Paape, Iwona Kiereta, and Christoph Maus. "An Analysis of Learners’ Self-Assessments in Comparison With Their Actual Performances in the Subject of Economics." In Organizations at Innovation and Digital Transformation Roundabout: Conference Proceedings. University of Maribor Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-388-3.13.
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This study compares vocational college learners’ selfassessments of their abilities and their performances with their actual examination results. Until now, the ability to self-assess has principally only been addressed in the primary school sector. However, it is of central importance specifically in the vocational college sector, where the focus is on career choice. We hypothesize that 1. Students with a lower level of education self-assess themselves more incorrectly or they overestimate their abili-ties and that 2. Female students self-assess themselves more realistically than male students do. Our hypotheses are tested and confirmed in different vocational colleges and classes. This study, then, is an important first contribution to indicating the risk of an inappropriate career choice particularly for weaker students. Furthermore, our study can provide a starting point for examining whether the focus on support and assistance for female students in their career choices mean that appropriate measures in the planning of school and educational careers for male students have been neglected.
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Na’am, Muh Fakhrihun, Taofan Ali Achmadi, and Qori Zakiyyatussa’diyyah. "Learning Improvement of Wood Carving Skills in SMK for Preservation of Local Wisdom and Its Contribution in Furniture Industrial Sector in Jepara." In Proceedings of the 1st Vocational Education International Conference (VEIC 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.191217.045.
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Totaram, Sanjana Devi. "Tech or Teach or Both? A Case Study of Digitalisation of Vocational Education and Training in Mauritius." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.646.
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This paper aims at filling the gap of lack of research on the use of digital tools to teach in the vocational sector. It presents the findings of the application of the Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) project for the digitalisation of the vocational education and training at the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD). Implementation of C-DELTA is in line with the Technology Acceptance Model (Davis et al., 1989) and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) (Venkatesh et al.,2012). Action research has been used. The data collected has been analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. A significant improvement in performance has been noted among those who adopted the digital shift. The learners were motivated to learn differently. This paper proves that the digital shift is possible in vocational training for the benefit of the students provided that the key ingredients are in place like an effective training of the trainers, a robust online platform, and active participation of the learners.
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Shyafary, Darius, Heldina Pristanti, and Dwi Cahyadi. "Implementation of the Role of Higher Education in the Vocational Sector in the Penta Helix Model." In Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. EAI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311686.
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Shabaya, Anne. "Building Resilience in Non-formal Education: The Case of Kenya." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.9598.
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Building resilience in the Non-formal Educational Sector Non-formal education refers to organized educational activities (Unesco, 2022) which are experiential in nature and foster developmental skills and knowledge (dothegap, 2018), but they do not have an elaborate curriculum, syllabus, accreditation, and the certification similar to that associated with formal learning (Khasnabis et al, 2010). Educational disruption is a phenomenon that may resonate with many, but it is always eschewed from non-formal education. In Kenya, non-formal education comprises of individuals from poor street families or those living in informal settlements. These are individuals who never got a chance to undergo formal schooling. To alleviate the situation, in 2002, the Kenyan government instituted Free Education for All (FEA), but a decade later, the problem still lingers. Street families are still thriving in the slums and other informal settlements in urban centers. They become fertile grounds for those who wish to prey on the marginalized such as organized crime syndicates, drug peddlers, child prostitutes, human traffickers, and all manner of forms of human dehumanization gangs. The government of Kenya instituted TVET (technical and vocational education and training) in 2013 (Wakiaga, 2022) to equip these individuals with markatable skills. Resilience in the non-formal educational sector is far reaching. It begins with identifying populations these poor populations, and then followed by an intertwined duality of rehabilitation and counseling. Street families never got any formal education, and they shun formal society and all its trimmings; furthermore, they believe that formal education is outside their reach. A way to remedy this is to offer them non-formal education through an apprentice system where they can learn and develop a skill or a craft which they can develop into an enterprise. Such skills may include masonry, carpentry, welding, painting, brick laying, stone dressing, cookery, car washing, and general cleaning, to mention, but a few. These skills are sellable since they are in demand in both formal and informal sectors of business in society. Since non-formal training is expensive, an apprentice system can ensure an income as they train. // This paper highlights the plight of these individuals and source by showing that through non-formal education and resilience; they can be rehabilitated and transformed to become productive members of society. Non-formal education is indeed an education like any other. Its consideration, and inclusion in the national educational budgets, streamlining it by having its curriculum developed, and trainers identified then trained, is vital.
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Mayfield, Colin. Higher Education in the Water Sector: A Global Overview. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, May 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.53328/guxy9244.
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Higher education related to water is a critical component of capacity development necessary to support countries’ progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) overall, and towards the SDG6 water and sanitation goal in particular. Although the precise number is unknown, there are at least 28,000 higher education institutions in the world. The actual number is likely higher and constantly changing. Water education programmes are very diverse and complex and can include components of engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, hydrology, hydrogeology, ecology, geography, earth sciences, public health, sociology, law, and political sciences, to mention a few areas. In addition, various levels of qualifications are offered, ranging from certificate, diploma, baccalaureate, to the master’s and doctorate (or equivalent) levels. The percentage of universities offering programmes in ‘water’ ranges from 40% in the USA and Europe to 1% in subSaharan Africa. There are no specific data sets available for the extent or quality of teaching ‘water’ in universities. Consequently, insights on this have to be drawn or inferred from data sources on overall research and teaching excellence such as Scopus, the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Times Higher Education, the Ranking Web of Universities, the Our World in Data website and the UN Statistics Division data. Using a combination of measures of research excellence in water resources and related topics, and overall rankings of university teaching excellence, universities with representation in both categories were identified. Very few universities are represented in both categories. Countries that have at least three universities in the list of the top 50 include USA, Australia, China, UK, Netherlands and Canada. There are universities that have excellent reputations for both teaching excellence and for excellent and diverse research activities in water-related topics. They are mainly in the USA, Europe, Australia and China. Other universities scored well on research in water resources but did not in teaching excellence. The approach proposed in this report has potential to guide the development of comprehensive programmes in water. No specific comparative data on the quality of teaching in water-related topics has been identified. This report further shows the variety of pathways which most water education programmes are associated with or built in – through science, technology and engineering post-secondary and professional education systems. The multitude of possible institutions and pathways to acquire a qualification in water means that a better ‘roadmap’ is needed to chart the programmes. A global database with details on programme curricula, qualifications offered, duration, prerequisites, cost, transfer opportunities and other programme parameters would be ideal for this purpose, showing country-level, regional and global search capabilities. Cooperation between institutions in preparing or presenting water programmes is currently rather limited. Regional consortia of institutions may facilitate cooperation. A similar process could be used for technical and vocational education and training, although a more local approach would be better since conditions, regulations and technologies vary between relatively small areas. Finally, this report examines various factors affecting the future availability of water professionals. This includes the availability of suitable education and training programmes, choices that students make to pursue different areas of study, employment prospects, increasing gender equity, costs of education, and students’ and graduates’ mobility, especially between developing and developed countries. This report aims to inform and open a conversation with educators and administrators in higher education especially those engaged in water education or preparing to enter that field. It will also benefit students intending to enter the water resources field, professionals seeking an overview of educational activities for continuing education on water and government officials and politicians responsible for educational activities
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Groeneveld, Caspar, Elia Kibga, and Tom Kaye. Deploying an e-Learning Environment in Zanzibar: Feasibility Assessment. EdTech Hub, July 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.53832/edtechhub.0028.
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The Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) and the World Bank (the Bank) approached the EdTech Hub (the Hub) in April 2020 to explore the feasibility of implementing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The Hub was requested to focus primarily on the deployment of a VLE in lower secondary education, and this report consequently focuses primarily on this group. The report is structured in four sections: An introduction to provide the background and guiding principles for the engagement with a short overview of the methodology applied. An analysis of the Zanzibar education system with a particular focus on elements relevant to deploying a VLE. This includes the status of ICT infrastructure, and a summary of the stakeholders who will play a role in using or implementing a VLE. A third section that discusses types of VLEs and content organisation, and their applicability to the Zanzibar ecosystem. A conclusion with recommendations for Zanzibar, including short- and long-term steps. In this collaboration with Zanzibar’s MoEVT, the Hub team sought to understand the purpose of the proposed VLE. Based on discussions and user scenarios, we identified two main education challenges a VLE may help to resolve. In the short term, students cannot go to school during the COVID-19 crisis, but need access to educational content. There is content, but no flexible and versatile platform to disseminate content to all students. In the long term, a mechanism to provide students with access to quality, curriculum-aligned content in school, or remotely, is required.
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Viet Nam Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector Assessment. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, January 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs200002-2.
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