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Download full textTrutko, John; Copson, Elizabeth; Marotta, John; Kuehn, Daniel; Trutko, Alexander; Gardiner, Karen – Abt Associates, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) funded 46 grantees across the country to expand registered apprenticeship into new sectors, such as healthcare, and to populations historically underrepresented in apprenticeships. DOL commissioned an evaluation of the AAI grants to build evidence about the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employers, Program Development, Federal Aid
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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
Wilma A. Morales-Franco – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative case study is to provide a comprehensive understanding of what employers perceive their role to be in developing student learning and skills development. Employers who place and participate in an internship program for an undergraduate student will be interviewed to understand their perceptions and the…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Role, Skill Development, Undergraduate Students
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
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
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
Marjanovic, Ugljesa – European Training Foundation, 2021
The Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering the use of Innovative Educational technologies (SELFIE) tool was piloted in the Republic of Serbia (hereafter Serbia) in 2017 and scaled up in early 2019. At the beginning of 2020, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) developed a new version of SELFIE specifically focusing on…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Educational Policy, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Yildirim, Soner – European Training Foundation, 2021
The SELFIE WBL pilot project started in Turkey in July 2020. SELFIE WBL is a new SELFIE module for VET schools that involves in-company trainers. It provides a self-reflection tool for VET schools to improve their digital capacity. Aggregate data obtained from the tool can also be used to inform the Ministry of National Education's (MoNE's)…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Pilot Projects, Information Technology
