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Download full textJemeljanova, Irina – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2013
This publication is based on the outcomes of a Cedefop study on certification processes and competence requirements supporting the professionalisation of in-company trainers. It also builds on Cedefop's work on the changing roles and professional development of VET teachers and trainers (Cedefop, 2010b; Volmari et al., 2009) and the studies…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Recognition
Nadler, Leonard – Training and Development Journal, 1980
Describes a three-dimensional model for human resource development (HRD) professionals. The dimensions are HRD roles (learning specialist, administrator, consultant), practitioner categories (professionally identified, organizationally identified, collateral), and competency levels (basic, middle, advanced). Discusses the model's usefulness for…
Descriptors: Competence, Consultants, Models, Professional Development
Roles, Competences and Outputs of HRD Practitioners--A Comparative Study in Four European Countries.
Peer reviewedNijhof, Wim J.; de Rijk, Robina N. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1997
A survey of human resource development practitioners received responses from Belgium (n=53, 26.5%), England (n=228, 13.1%), Northern Ireland (n=37, 11.2%), and Italy (n=105, 15%). Responses were compiled into a profile of roles and competencies that was then compared with similar surveys in the United States. (SK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Foreign Countries, Job Analysis
Peer reviewedLeach, James A. – Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 1986
This study was designed to determine potential professional development needs of individuals working in the training and development field. More specifically, the intent was to assess the perceptions of training and development professionals regarding the importance of a variety of competencies to the performance of their jobs. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Competence, Job Performance, Needs Assessment, Professional Development
Peer reviewedHarteis, Christian; Prenzel, Manfred – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1998
Attempts to reveal the qualifications that will become important, due to technological change and growing internationalization of competition, for trainers (educational staff) in industrial enterprises. Indicates that the results lead to a view of further education within firms as a service that is subject to competition on the open market. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competence, Competition, Industrial Personnel
Summers, Judith; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Includes "Part-time Teachers of Adults: Some Professional Issues" (Summers); "The Competence Approach" (Sims); and "Training the Trainers" (Daines, Graham). (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Competence, Foreign Countries
Business and Technology Education Council, London (England). – 1995
Britain's National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are work qualifications that measure what an employee or potential employee can do as well as how much he or she knows and understands about a particular job. Used as written proof of usable workplace skills that can be put to profitable use by an employer, NVQs range from basic Level 1, for…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Administration, Certification, Competence
Roger, Margerit; Nichol, Louise – 1999
A forum was conducted to give workplace education practitioners (WEPs) from across Canada the opportunity to have an initial discussion on WEP development and recognition. The forum included presentations by forum participants, forum discussions, and brainstorming sessions on the following and other topics: roles and working contexts of WEPs in…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Competence, Competency Based Education, Conferences
1998
This document contains four papers from a symposium on professional development of human resource development (HRD) professionals. "Lifelong Learning and Performance: The Role of Key Qualifications in Human Resource Development" (Simone J. van Zolingen, Wim J. Nijhof) argues that, besides being of interest to employers, key…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, College Programs, Competence
2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on the future of human resource development (HRD) and trends in HRD. "Searching for the Future of Human Resource Development" (Wendy E.A. Ruona, Susan A. Lynham, Tom Chermack) reports on a survey of 55 HRD and HRD-related practitioners and academics that examined trends in the HRD…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Competence, Developed Nations
1997
This document contains four papers from a symposium on university instruction in human resource development (HRD). "Comparison of Student Reactions in Traditional and Videoconferencing Courses in Training and Development " (Julie A. Furst-Bowe) finds few differences in student attitudes about the two types of courses. "The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Conventional Instruction
Shore, Sue; Searle, Jean; Falk, Ian; Johnston, Betty; Ovens, Carolyn; Riddell, Christine – 2002
In 2001-2002, the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium conducted 26 national investigations with findings in the following areas: (1) population competence; (2) linking literacy and numeracy into training; (3) professional support for educators and trainers; and (4) policy and systemic issues. All the projects were intended…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies
Holland, Chris, Ed.; Frank, Fiona, Ed.; Caunt, Jaine Chisholm, Ed. – 2001
This document is the course book of an accredited 3-day professional development course for qualified basic skills tutors in the United Kingdom who are interested in working in workplace settings. The course materials are organized into 17 sections grouped into 4 units as follows: (1) general concepts of workplace language, literacy, and numeracy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
