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UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2016
The Biennial Report presents a selection of UNESCO-UNEVOC's activities during 2014 and 2015. The activities contributed to UNESCO's sectoral priorities and programmatic objectives and assisted Member States to provide equitable, inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning for sustainable development. Importantly, the selected…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Guidelines, Administrative Principles, Network Analysis
Manalo, Emmanuel; Leader, Debbie – College Student Journal, 2007
Developing statistical skills and obtaining credit in statistics courses are common requirements that many college students have to contend with. However, not all students succeed in meeting these requirements--often despite their best effort and that of their instructors. This paper describes an instruction and support program that a university…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Statistics, Introductory Courses, Skill Development
Shepherd, C. David; Eastman, Jacqueline K. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2008
The authors describe the multiple benefits a university selling center offers to students, faculty members, administrators, and the general business community. The seven essential steps in first establishing a university selling center are addressed: find a champion, obtain the support of administration, find a white knight, establish a board of…
Descriptors: Universities, Retailing, Program Development, Program Descriptions

Knight, Carolyn M.; Mowforth, Gill M. – Nurse Education Today, 1998
A literature review and a survey indicated that nursing students had difficulty developing psychomotor skills. A British college established a skills center with a structured learning approach to remedy the problem. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Nursing Education

Hersey, Paul W. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Describes an assessment center that not only identifies strong candidates for administrative positions but also helps participants improve weak skills. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Inservice Education, Management Development
Campbell, Martha – 1983
According to Benjamin Bloom's (1981) concept of of mastery learning, most students--given the appropriate instruction and learning resources, adequate time spent learning, and perseverance--can learn a particular academic skill. Because a classroom often does not provide enough time or resources for developmental students to master necessary basic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories, Learning Strategies

Twining, John; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses the Resourced Open Learning Facility (ROLF), which was developed by the U.K. Skills Training Agency (STA) as a means of delivering off-the-job skill training for the unemployed. Employment training is discussed and an evaluation of ROLF is described, including management issues and types of trainees. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, National Programs

Adnett, N. J.; Tennant, A. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
To relieve the increasing shortage of skilled workers in the United Kingdom, the government established boards to stimulate and regulate private industry's training efforts and also provided direct training services in Skillcentres (formerly Government Training Centres). The article describes the Skillcentres program, training objectives, program…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries, Government Role

American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1983
The Cortland College Skills Center at the State University of New York, Cortland, helps students learn how they learn best, providing assistance in reading, writing, researching, listening, speaking, vocabulary, study skills, math, and standardized test preparation. Services are offered for learning disabled (LD) and handicapped students, and the…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Disabilities