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Doufexi, Theodora; Pampouri, Anastasia – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
In this study the effectiveness of the continuing professional education programmes of the Centre of Vocational Training (KEK INE GSEE) of the Region of Central Greece was evaluated in relation to the professional development of the participants. The programmes evaluated were implemented between 2012 and 2018. The survey followed a mixed…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Professional Development, Employees, Program Effectiveness
Fannoun, Sufian; Kerins, John – Learning Organization, 2019
Purpose: Issues surrounding knowledge management, knowledge transfer and learning within organisations challenge continuity and resilience in the face of changing environments. While initiatives are principally applied within large organisations, there is scope to assess how the processes are handled within small and medium enterprises and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Workplace Learning, Computer Software, Small Businesses
Susomrith, Pattanee; Coetzer, Alan; Ampofo, Emmanuel – European Journal of Training and Development, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to examine whether participation in training and development (T&D) events is associated with employees' affective commitment and propensity to enact innovative behaviours in small professional services firms. The study also investigates associations between both attitudes towards T&D and policy and practice…
Descriptors: Professional Services, Small Businesses, Employee Attitudes, Innovation
Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda – National Skills Coalition, 2020
When it comes to digital literacy, how do we know what kind of skills America's workers need for the workplace, how they can best acquire them, and what competencies or credentials can help them signal their preparedness to employers? Over the past four months, National Skills Coalition staff interviewed business, education, and workforce leaders…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Coker, Helen – Professional Development in Education, 2021
Technology is becoming ubiquitous in daily life and intertwined with professional practice. With the growing prevalence of online and digital technologies comes an expectation of connectivity but this is not yet consistent in rural areas. For professionals working in rural settings digital technology opens opportunities to connect with their wider…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Technological Literacy, Professional Development, Professional Personnel
Andruhina, Tatyana V.; Dorozhkin, Evgenij M.; Zaitseva, Ekaterina V.; Komleva, Svetlana V.; Sosnin, Alexander S.; Savinova, Valentina A. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of the research problem due to the needs of the labor market, terms of developing economy of micro-entrepreneurship in sport and recreation sector and the demands of the subject of labour activity to professional training without discontinuing work. The purpose of the article is to understand the current issues aspects of pedagogical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Recreation, Employees, Entrepreneurship
MacCrimmon, Kate; Lakind, Alexandra – Global Studies of Childhood, 2017
This article is based on research conducted during a semester-long professional development workshop series for Spanish-speaking family childcare providers in Wisconsin aimed at creating space for dialogue regarding the ways in which care and professionalism are intertwined. We examine the historical, economic, and political forces accompanying…
Descriptors: Commercialization, Neoliberalism, Rating Scales, Professional Development
Smith, Laurie – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2009
Action learning sets are used by Lancaster University Management School's Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development to provide business support to owner managers of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper compares the experiences of participants and facilitator of two programmes: one part of a wider programme of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Businesses, Mentors, Experiential Learning
Akkerman, Sanne; Petter, Christian; de Laat, Maarten – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The notion of communities of practice (CoP) has received great attention in educational and organisational practice and research. Although the concept originally refers to collaborative practices that emerge naturally, educational and HRD practitioners are increasingly searching for ways to create these practices intentionally in order to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Professional Development, Case Studies
Lardinois, Rocio – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2011
Cedefop's report "Learning while working: success stories on workplace learning in Europe" presents an overview of key trends in adult learning in the workplace. It takes stock of previous research carried out by Cedefop between 2003 and 2010 on key topics for adult learning: governance and the learning regions; social partner roles in…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Adult Students
Cornwell, Mona – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College's Small Business Center could aptly be called "the little economic engine that could." It has an innovative approach to rejuvenating the western North Carolina economy that has drawn the attention of everyone from North Carolina's lieutenant governor to the Maltese ambassador to the United…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development, School Business Relationship
Macpherson, Allan; Jayawarna, Dilani – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the influence of a range of contingent factors that moderate the approaches to training in manufacturing SMEs. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on a regression analysis of data from a survey of 198 manufacturing SMEs. Findings: The findings suggest that there will be times when formal training…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Training, Personnel Management, Professional Development
Jayawarna, Dilani; Macpherson, Allan; Wilson, Alison – Education & Training, 2006
Purpose: In this paper empirical research is presented that investigates managers' perceptions of a variety of component management skills and techniques. The aim is to identify which management development needs manufacturing SME managers perceive as most important for their continued development, and to consider contextual factors that might…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Management Development, Administrator Attitudes, Professional Development