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Brown, Mark; Mhichil, Mairéad Nic Giolla; Beirne, Elaine; Mac Lochlainn, Conchúr – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
This article offers a global overview of the burgeoning field of micro-credentials and their relationship to lifelong learning, employability and new models of digital education. Although there is no globally accepted definition of micro-credentials, the term indicates smaller units of study, which are usually shorter than traditional forms of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Lifelong Learning, Employment Potential, Models
World Education Services, 2017
When seeking entry to a profession or employment in Ontario, Canada, internationally trained professionals may face multiple challenges. One of the most serious challenges to labour market success, as identified by immigrants themselves, is a lack of recognition of the academic credentials earned outside of Canada. International credential…
Descriptors: Best Practices, International Education, Foreign Countries, Employment Qualifications
Palameta, Boris; Gyarmati, David; Leckie, Norm; Kankesan, Tharsni; Dowie, Michael – Centre for Literacy, 2013
"The Measures of Success" (MoS) project set out to develop, implement, and present the results of an evaluation model that could assess longer-term outcomes of workplace education programs for increasing literacy and Essential Skills. The model was tested at 18 work sites in Manitoba and Nova Scotia and included training programs that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Goho, James; Webb, Ken – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2004
Globalization, new technology, and the knowledge economy are transforming the role of community colleges in learning. In an increasingly competitive and global education market community colleges in Canada and the USA are responding by changing their missions, culture, curricula, program delivery models, and organizational structures. This…
Descriptors: Credentials, Global Education, Community Colleges, Educational Strategies
Campbell, Sally – Zero to Three (J), 2005
Healthy Families America is a national, voluntary, home visiting program model designed to help expectant and new parents get their children off to a safe and healthy start. Since 1992, it has been successfully replicated in over 440 communities in the U.S. and Canada. This article describes the program's reflective, relationship-based model and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Caregivers, Home Programs