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Taylor, Douglas A.; Clayton, Roger B. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1986
The author describes the testing program designed to determine awarding of the Green Certificate to farming trainees in Alberta, Canada. The three parts of the test include (1) job-site testing, (2) regional test center testing, and (3) written examination. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Skills, Evaluation Methods, Farm Occupations

Elliot, David – Scottish Educational Review, 1984
Discusses the authority, composition, and duties of the Scottish Examination Board, which examines students for secondary certification and advises the government on secondary education. Discusses the structure and duties of five Board committees and numerous subject panels. Describes the examination process. Explains the executive workings and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Certificates, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Batson, Trent – Syllabus, 2002
Discusses the use of electronic portfolios in higher education. Highlights include availability of the Web and databases; the growth of vendors in this area; benefits to students, faculty, and administrators, including statistics for accreditation; data storage; data security; certification issues; and a list of ePortfolio tools and resources.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Databases, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

Ojerinde, Dibu – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Nigeria will discontinue the use of the school leaving certificate examination and will instead rely on continuous assessment of students which is systematic, comprehensive, cumulative, and guidance-oriented. Eight evaluation criteria are suggested: achievement; personal qualities; interests; attitudes; physical health; and cocurricular, outdoor,…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education

O'Hagan, Maureen – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Describes the impact of the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in the United Kingdom on the field of child care and education. Explains the structure of NVQs; how to get an NVQ accreditation; Child Care and Education NVQs; the NVQ assessment process; the roles of assessors and verifiers; how the NVQ system works; and the…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Competency Based Education, Educational Certificates
Sansregret, Marthe – 1986
In view of the importance of recognizing and documenting the prior learning of adult students returning to higher education, a project was undertaken to research, construct a system, and write materials for use in assessing the experiential learning acquired by students seeking access to higher education. An extensive research effort was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Gordon, Jean – 1993
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) commissioned 12 experts in the vocational training (VT) systems of the individual member states of the European Community (EC) to develop monographs describing the EC members' VT systems and procedures/systems for certifying vocational qualifications. The 12 national studies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis
Calder, Judith, Ed. – 1993
This book identifies the major new developments in the provision of education and training for adults and examines the ideas, developments, and strategies currently being used in the light of the particular needs of disaffected adult learners. (Disaffection refers to feelings of estrangement, lack of trust, feelings of inadequacy, anger, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Ruiz, Santi; Earl, Richard; Ruiz, Julie; van den Broeke, Pam – 2001
Australia's new information technology training package emphasizes assessment occurring in the workplace or in a simulated work environment. The options available to Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) institutes in delivering institutionalized training to meet this requirement were explored. The following four options were…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Context Effect, Conventional Instruction
Sanderson, Kay; Pearce, Ron – 2001
Performance level assessment (PLA) is a type of supplementary evidence system for competency-based assessment that is being pilot tested at five technical and further education (TAFE) institutes throughout Queensland, Australia. The PLA system uses the following three levels of performance: competency achieved; competency achieved with credit; and…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Planning, Criterion Referenced Tests
Visser, Karel – 1994
This document presents an overview of the systems and procedures in place for certifying vocational qualifications in the Netherlands. Chapter 1 describes the following components of the Dutch education system: primary and special education; first phase of secondary education; second phase of secondary education; higher education; adult education;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Competence