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Download full textKarmel, Tom, Ed.; Maclean, Rupert, Ed. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
One of the most striking features of the modern world is its changing demographic profile. In almost any policy arena, the issue of demographic change (or ageing) sits alongside globalisation, climate change and the knowledge revolution as areas which are transforming societies, including the ways in which we organise and go about our work…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Retraining, Older Workers, Aging (Individuals)
Bazin, B.; Sellin, B. – CEDEFOP Flash, 1989
The November 1989 conference described in this document was about social dialogue in vocational education. An introduction summarizes the conference as a whole, pointing out that participants were able to hear reports of the situation in Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, and the European Community as a whole. Summaries of 10 individual presentations…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
de Wijs, Ruth, Ed.; Keijzer, Jose, Ed. – 1987
Presentations and presenters include "What Are the Effects of Courses with Unemployed Adults in Their Mid-Life Years?" (Weinberg); "Combining Education and Training of Unemployed Adults " (Sellin); "The Changing Role of Adult Education in the Post-Industrial Society" (Jocher); "The REPLAN Programme in England and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Comparative Education
Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1990
This book contains seven chapters on work and older workers based on an international symposium held at the University of South Florida in 1989. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: (1) "The Corporate Sector's Stake in Older Workers" (Daniel Knowles); (2) "A Seller's Market for Older Workers" (Audrey Freedman); (3) "Retirees' Reentry into…
Descriptors: Early Retirement, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1988
Studies were conducted in 10 countries of Asia and the Pacific (Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Thailand, and Turkey) to determine whether general education school leavers are able to meet the requirements of various occupational training programs. Each country…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Philosophy
Clarke, Peter; Shelton, William – 1982
Proceedings of the 1982 annual meeting of the Association of Vice Principals of Colleges in England are presented. In "The Future of Further and Higher Education," William Shelton discusses vocational preparation and the Manpower Services Commission (MSC), faculty development, the new 17+ Qualification or Certificate of Pre-Vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Career Development
Hollenbeck, Kevin, Ed.; And Others – 1984
This volume presents 19 papers and reactor comments from the third annual Policy Forum on Employability Development, which focused on the information and program options needed to prevent and ameliorate worker displacement. The first four papers describe and assess the context of the problem. Topics include national policy and local program…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Conference Proceedings, Dislocated Workers
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2001
This document contains 19 papers and case studies, in English and Korean, from a conference on national strategies for developing human resources through technical and vocational education and training. The following are representative: "The Need to Innovate and Optimize Resources [Keynote]" (Wataru Iwamoto); "School to Work…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Inkster, Robert P., Comp. – 1987
Selected authors and titles include: "Radical Adult Education" (Armstrong); "Learning Liberation: A Comparative Analysis of Feminist Consciousness Raising and Freire's Conscientization Method" (Butterwick); "The Aging Worker's Potential and Training Practices" (Chene); "The Interaction of Teaching Style and Learning Style on Traditional and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Guggenheim, Eric Fries, Ed. – 2003
This document contains the agenda and papers on work and training presented at the Agora VII meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece in October, 1999. The Foreword describes each session with a list of the topics and papers, along with a brief introduction to the topics. The three sessions are: Work and Training in Society in the 21st Century; Working…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Continuing Education
Mashaw, Jerry L., Ed.; And Others – 1996
This book contains 13 papers from a workshop convened to explore the causes of work disability and the types of interventions that might enable individuals to remain at work, return to work, or enter the work force for the first time, despite having chronic health conditions or impairments. Following an overview of the papers by editors Jerry L.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Smith, Janet, Ed. – 1987
The conference "People and Technology: Investing in Training for Europe's Future" was the largest combined conference and exhibition ever launched by the European Community in the field of vocational training. The major themes discussed during the course of the conference were the future of training and work in light of technological…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Commission des Communautes Europeennes (Luxembourg). – 1987
The following papers are included in this volume: "Technological Change: The Future of Training and Work" (Lord Young of Graffham); "L'Education, la Formation et l'Evolution Technologique dans l'Industrie" (Mathias Hinterscheid); "Education, Training, and Technological Change in Industry" (Philippe Meyer);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Economic Development, Employment Programs
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 2000
No longer is it possible for individuals to go through their working lives using only the skills and training they acquired during their initial schooling. Instead, they need to continually acquire new skills and re-think their career goals to meet changing job requirements and economic conditions. In order to help adults learn new skills and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Capitalism, Career Choice, Career Development
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2002
This document contains 13 papers from an international conference on new approaches to and implementation of lifelong vocational education and training (VET) and technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The document begins with two keynote speeches and five topic presentations, which are titled as follows: "Current Issues…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education
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