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Peter C. Knight; Claudia C. Mich; Karen M. Peesker – Journal of Marketing Education, 2024
Several studies show that while collegiate sales programs effectively prepare students for sales careers, there are various opportunities to improve. In this research, we look at how sales education impacts the career preparedness of recent 4-year college graduates. We focus specifically on the development of self-leadership and sales-related…
Descriptors: Job Training, College Graduates, Entry Workers, Skill Development
Murray, Mike; Pytharouli, Stella; Douglas, John – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Employability and skills development are contemporary issues in higher education. For vocational-professional disciplines, such as engineering, the signature pedagogy directs teaching and learning towards acquiring scientific knowledge. Engineering employers have called for graduates to be more work-ready and trained in team-working, communication…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Professional Development, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Ramasamy, Muthuveeran; Pilz, Matthias – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Context: Vocational training is viewed as a significant tool that increases employment outcomes and provides potential career advancement opportunities for individuals. Many countries are witnessing a shift from supply-driven to demand-driven approaches. The demand-driven approach in vocational training is often explored at the macro level and is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Rural Areas, Employment Potential
Straw, Suzanne; Bradley, Eleanor – UK Department for Education, 2022
The T Level Transition Programme is a study programme targeted at students aged 16 to 19 years (or young people with Education and Healthcare Plans to age 24) who are not ready to start a T Level but have the potential to progress onto one following a tailored preparation programme. The Transition Programme is expected to be a full-time study…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Late Adolescents, Skill Development, Student Recruitment
Iipinge, Selma M.; Batholmeus, Petrina N.; Pop, Carva – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
This article explores Namibian students' perception of work-integrated learning (WIL) readiness skills developed from an offline and online business simulation course, pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the use of simulations to prepare students for WIL placements. The findings indicate that both versions of the business simulation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Job Skills
Giust, Amanda M.; Valle-Riestra, Diana M. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Project Panther LIFE is an inclusive postsecondary transition program for students with intellectual disabilities providing university access and participation with the primary goal of employment at program completion. Students in the program receive support from their academic mentors and peer coaches during the academic year. This study examines…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Intellectual Disability, Mentors, Peer Teaching
Education Scotland, 2015
Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), published in November 2004, states that all young people should be "successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society and at work". These are commonly referred to as the 4 capacities of CfE. CfE also recommends that the curriculum should be designed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Equal Education, Student Diversity

Seale, Clive – Educational Review, 1985
A survey of 954 trainees on YTS (Youth Training Scheme) courses wholly or partly provided by further education colleges in 1983/84 is reported. Trainees reported enjoyment and learning from work experience more than from college and valued practical training sessions in college more than other college offerings. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation
Miller, Debra G.; Smith, Denise M. – 2002
This paper discusses a study that investigated whether competencies identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) could be used to document job skills of students with mild disabilities. Participants in the study were 17 teachers, job coaches, and parents associated with a high school special education department…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Qualifications
Simpson, Mary; Lane, Joanna – 1998
This document describes the experiences of 13 unemployed adults who participated in job training that was provided by the Croydon Continuing Education and Training Service in the London borough of Croydon with funding from the European Social Fund from 1995-1997. The document begins with an overview of the two projects: the New Addington NOW (New…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, Continuing Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
The mission of the Student Training at Retail Stores (STARS) project was to develop and implement, with the collaboration of local business and the New York City Board of Education, a 3-semester program (January 1989 through June 1990) of intense occupational, vocational, and career education. Its purpose was to enhance job skills and secure…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Boyd, Aimee M.; Jackson, Melinda L. – 2002
The EnterTech Project was a collaboration of over 80 coalition members (employers, educators, community-based organizations, government entities) whose purpose was to develop a training program to prepare unskilled workers for employment opportunities in Texas high-tech industries. Development of the EnterTech curriculum and instructional design…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
Shepherd, Jan; Saxby-Smith, Sue – 2001
A 2-year project examined the effectiveness of courses for returning workers in enabling women to make a sustained return to paid employment in the following countries: France; Spain; Ireland; and the United Kingdom. In each country, a short foundation-level program and a longer accredited return-to-work program were selected for evaluation.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Harvey, E. B.; Masemann, Vandra L. – 1975
The follow-up study of 2,101 students from occupational programs in Ontario secondary schools reported in this document is retrospective and longitudinal in nature. The study was intended to ascertain the effectiveness of the occupational program in enabling graduates to secure employment and to hold a job, and to assess the relation to and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Experience
Hershey, Alan M.; Silverberg, Marsha K.; Haimson, Joshua; Hudis, Paula; Jackson, Russell – 1999
A comprehensive evaluation of state and local progress in implementing school-to-work (STW) programs focused on the following: whether states and local partnerships have created coherent STW systems of connected, sustainable practices and programs; how STW systems have changed students' experiences at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning