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Rogers, Ethan A. – Adult Learning, 2013
Purdue University--Mechanical, Engineering, and Technology (MET) faculty and Purdue Technical Assistance Program (TAP) staff partnered with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) to create a new workforce training program and certificate exam in the field of green manufacturing. This article describes how the body of knowledge for the…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Industry, Training Objectives
Farrell, Glen M. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2009
Results-based management (RBM) is an approach to programme planning and management that integrates strategy, people, resources, processes and measurements to improve decision-making, transparency and accountability. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) began the adoption of a RBM model with its 2003-2006 Three-Year Plan. This led to a significantly…
Descriptors: Models, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning, Guides
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Karcher, Michael J.; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Portwood, Sharon G.; Sipe, Cynthia L.; Taylor, Andrea S. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
As mentoring programs have proliferated, considerable variation in approaches to programmatic mentoring has emerged. Concomitant confusion exists about the context, structure, and goals that constitute mentoring as a distinct intervention. This article presents a brief summary of what is currently known about different approaches to mentoring and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Intervention
Peace Corps, 2004
"Community Content-Based Instruction" grew out of several development initiatives and field needs. It began to take shape in a Gender and Public Health Education for Teachers Workshop and an In-Service Education Workshop for Volunteers and their counterparts, in the spring of 1996 in Eritrea. Since that time, the concept has been further…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Workshops, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods