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Miranda Lai; Erika Gonzalez – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2025
Quality interpreting in courts and tribunals requires high competence in language and contextual knowledge, as well as interactional management and ethical reasoning skills. But a cohort of the interpreting workforce in Australia -- particularly those from the so-called "new and emerging" language backgrounds -- has been disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Mentors, Translation, Professional Personnel, National Standards
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Hunter, Jane Louise – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
Connected learning using video conferencing, the interactive whiteboard and Web 2.0 tools is possible in the new "interactive classroom" more than 2,240 New South Wales public schools will receive over the next four years. In Australia the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (NSWDET) is delivering $AUS 158 million of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Learning, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Goldsmith, Sharon M. – Higher Education in Europe, 2002
Presents a case example of the "Millennium Intent," an effort to create an agreement between non-governmental national certification agencies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States for the mutual recognition of the professional education and credentials of speech/language pathologists. (EV)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
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Ebbeck, Marjory – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1993
Discusses provisions of early childhood teacher education in Australia. Focuses on aspects of the early childhood awards offered; the structure and main component of early childhood teacher education programs; national accreditation of long-day child care services; and teacher registration. (BB)
Descriptors: Day Care, Degrees (Academic), Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Reubens, Beatrice G. – 1979
This report, prepared by the Education Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), analyzes current trends and issues in apprenticeship and in policies for apprenticeship in member countries. Apprenticeship is analyzed in countries where it is the most important activity of young people after leaving compulsory…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Apprenticeships, Certification, Educational Policy
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Armstrong, Helen L. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
Lack of accessibility in the design of e-learning courses continues to hinder students with vision impairment. E-learning materials are predominantly vision-centric, incorporating images, animation, and interactive media, and as a result students with acute vision impairment do not have equal opportunity to gain tertiary qualifications or skills…
Descriptors: Industry, Distance Education, Pilot Projects, Educational Environment
Bradshaw, Delia, Ed. – 1995
These 15 papers cover a wide range of topics and perspectives on the work of Adult Literacy and Basic Education (ALBE) practitioners in Victoria, Australia, in the contemporary ideological and political context. A preface (John Wilson) and introduction (Delia Bradshaw) begin the anthology. The papers are as follows: "...A…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Australian Tertiary Education Commission, Canberra. – 1978
A study of the education and training of nurses in Australia by the Tertiary Education Commission of Australia is presented. In September 1977 the Minister for Education appointed a committee to advise the Commission on possible developments and changes in nurse education and training. Data were collected from visits and consultations with…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification, Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship