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Direct linkRohit Raj; Arpit Singh; Vimal Kumar; Pratima Verma – International Journal of Educational Management, 2024
Purpose: This study examined the factors impeding the implementation of micro-credentials and accepting it as a credible source of earning professional qualifications and certifications necessary for pursuing higher education or other career goals. Design/methodology/approach: The factors were identified by reflecting on the recent literature and…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education, Program Implementation
Download full textRachel Rosen; Emma Alterman; Louisa Treskon; Leigh Parise; Michelle Dixon; Cassie Wuest – MDRC, 2023
The New York City P-TECH 9-14 schools are an educational model that ties together the secondary, higher education, and workforce systems to improve outcomes across domains. The distinguishing feature of the model is a partnership among a high school, a community college, and one or more employer partners that focuses on preparing students for both…
Descriptors: High Schools, Community Colleges, Employers, Partnerships in Education
UK Department for Education, 2024
Skills Bootcamps were introduced to support the 2019 UK Government's manifesto commitment to giving adults the opportunity to build sector-specific skills and to help employers by giving people the skills they need to move into jobs in sectors with skills shortages. Skills Bootcamps are short, flexible courses, co-designed with employers and run…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Job Skills, Minicourses, Career and Technical Education
Mwelwa, Kapambwe; Mawela, Ailwei S. – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2021
To explore their role in enhancing graduate employability, the study investigated the effectiveness of student internships as pedagogical practices in promoting employability skills amongst graduating students in four Social Science Degree programmes of selected universities in Zambia. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 162…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Barriers
Jansen, Anika; Pineda-Herrero, Pilar – Vocations and Learning, 2019
This article analyzes the motives for firms providing apprenticeship training in Catalonia and the reasons why other firms do not provide such training. In light of the recent introduction of dual apprenticeships in the formal education system in Spain, a country with a traditionally school-based vocational education and training (VET) system,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Employer Attitudes
Thi Ngoc Ha, Nguyen; Dakich, Eva; Grieshaber, Susan – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: This article explores factors influencing the participation of industry professionals in Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in three Vietnamese public universities. The impact of the unique socio-cultural background of Vietnam on WIL is also addressed. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach that included three focus groups and 15…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Professional Personnel, Workplace Learning, State Universities
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Taketa, Jessica – MDRC, 2019
Despite increased national attention on work-based learning opportunities, internship programs vary markedly from college to college, and very few mechanisms exist for evaluating the quality of the experiences they offer students. Hoping to overcome these challenges, Ascendium Education Group established the Career Readiness Internship (CRI)…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Internship Programs, Work Experience Programs, College Students
Liyanagunawardena, Tharindu R.; Scalzavara, Sandra; Williams, Shirley A. – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2017
Open badges are a digital representation of skills or accomplishments recorded in a visual symbol that is embedded with verifiable data and evidence. They are created following a defined open standard, so that they can be shared online. Open badges have gained popularity around the world in recent years and have become a standard feature of many…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Information Storage, Evaluation Methods, Electronic Learning
Gaponova, O. S.; Korshunov, I. A. – Russian Education & Society, 2018
The article discusses an empirical study that was conducted by the authors, in which they surveyed focus groups of young innovative entrepreneurs who are at different stages of creating their own projects. The authors devote particular attention to how training programs for the founders and staff should be implemented as the startup develops from…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Focus Groups, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Buzzeo, Jonathan; Patel, Rakhee; Byford, Morwenna; Takala, Helena; Gay, Robert – UK Department for Education, 2020
In May 2016, Government funding of £80 million was awarded to establish five employer-led National Colleges in key growth sectors -- Creative and Cultural (NCCI), Digital Skills (Ada), Nuclear (NCfN), High Speed Rail (NCHSR) and Oil and Gas. This was alongside substantial investment from Local Authorities (LAs), Local Enterprise Partnerships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Federal Aid
Asfar, Taghrid; McClure, Laura A.; Arheart, Kristopher L.; Ruano-Herreria, Estefania C.; Gilford, Clark G.; Moore, Kevin; Dietz, Noella A.; Ward, Kenneth D.; Lee, David J.; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Smoking prevalence among Hispanic/Latino construction workers in the United States is very high (31%). Aims: To investigate tobacco use profiles in these minority workers and explore their management's views about implementing sustainable worksite smoking cessation services. Methods: Analysis of baseline data from a smoking cessation…
Descriptors: Smoking, Construction Industry, Building Trades, Incidence
Scekic, Dragutin – European Training Foundation, 2021
The pilot of SELFIE for work-based learning (SELFIE WBL) in Montenegro is part of a multi-country initiative. SELFIE WBL is a self-reflection tool for schools seeking to improve their digital capacity. It has been developed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). The JRC has organised the overall pan-European pilot of SELFIE WBL,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Program Descriptions
Skemer, Melanie; Sherman, Arielle; Williams, Sonya; Cummings, Danielle – Administration for Children & Families, 2017
This report presents implementation and early impact results from a random assignment evaluation of the Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP), a subsidized employment program for young people in New York City who have become disconnected from school and work. Operated by various provider agencies, YAIP offers disconnected youth between the ages of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Young Adults, Internship Programs, Youth Programs
Hanson, Devlin; Lerman, Robert I. – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: Apprenticeships in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, which operate under the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP), now account for about 20 percent of all registered apprentices in the USA. The purpose of this paper is to draw on interviews and focus groups to examine the strengths and limitations of USMAP,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Military Training, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Labadze, Merab – European Training Foundation, 2021
The Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering the use of Innovative Educational technologies (SELFIE) tool has been implemented in Georgia since 2018. In 2020 the Ministry of Education, Science, (MoES) expressed its interest in piloting the SELFIE Work-Based Learning (WBL) tool designed specifically for the WBL context in Vocational…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Pilot Projects, Workplace Learning, Vocational Education
