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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Profiles, Statistical Data
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Profiles, Statistical Data
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Profiles, Statistical Data
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Profiles, Statistical Data
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Profiles, Statistical Data
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Profiles, Statistical Data
Alvarado, Irene – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2017
The virtual conference took place from 05 to 11 June 2017 on the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, and shed light on how countries in Latin America are responding to climate-change policy developments, and the role TVET can play in this regard. The synthesis report gives an overview how participants discussed: (1) the links between economic, social and…
Descriptors: Teleconferencing, Vocational Education, Sustainable Development, Economic Factors
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Odhiambo, George – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2018
The contribution of university education to sustainable development of society has become one of the most important activities of higher education institutions. After 55 years of independence, it is time to take a critical look at the role of university education in nation building in Kenya. Since independence, access and difficulties of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, School Role, Developing Nations
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles are an online service. They aim to provide concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide, including key statistical data which can be compared across countries, major TVET policy documents, and information on governance of TVET. Dynamic diagrams illustrate education systems at a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Profiles, Foreign Countries, Statistical Data
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Rosenfeld, Stuart – Community College Journal, 2012
Given today's always-on information economy, few professional tracks are as consistently overlooked as agriculture. Decades of mechanization, industrialization, and consolidation have reduced the number of people employed in farming from 16 percent of the total U.S. workforce in 1945 to less than 2 percent in 2000. Those that do opt to pursue…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Agricultural Education, Gardening, College Role
Kazis, Richard – Brookings Institution, 2011
Employers need a pipeline of quality workers with different levels of skill and desired earnings. Almost half of U.S. jobs today can be defined as "middle skill" jobs, requiring less than a four-year degree but more than a high school diploma. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) occupational projections indicate that job categories for…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Supply, Community Colleges, Associate Degrees
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Githens, Rod; Sauer, Timothy – Community College Journal, 2010
President Barack Obama has touted the development of a new green economy as a tool to rebuild the American economy while creating new jobs. This new economy requires entrepreneurs and innovators to create new businesses and invent new technologies. It also requires technicians with specialized skills to build wind farms, operate renewable fuels…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development
Ramey, Alice – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2009
Green is often used as a synonym for environmental or ecological, especially as it relates to products and activities aimed at minimizing damage to the planet. Scientists and engineers have long had important roles in the environmental movement. Their expertise is focused on a variety of issues, including increasing energy efficiency, improving…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Sanitation, Environmental Education, Energy Conservation