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Download full textMezera, Danielle; Suffren, Quentin – Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2018
In its first Career and Technical Education (CTE) playbook, "Putting Career and Technical Education to Work for Students" (see ED609912), ExcelinEd examined the need and rationale for strengthening statewide CTE programs and provided a process that state policymakers can undertake to do just that. Serious efforts to develop and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Business
Three Different Conceptions of Know-How and Their Relevance to Professional and Vocational Education
Direct linkWinch, Christopher – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2013
This article discusses three related aspects of know-how: skill, transversal abilities and project management abilities, which are often not distinguished within either the educational or the philosophical literature. Skill or the ability to perform tasks is distinguished from possession of technique which is a necessary but not sufficient…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Vocational Education, Skill Development, Professional Education
Retnowati, Endah, Ed.; Suprapto, Ed.; Jerusalem, Mohammad Adam, Ed.; Sugiyarto, Kristian, Ed.; Wagiran, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
This proceedings volume of InCoTEPD 2018 covers many ideas for handling a wide variety of challenging issues in the field of education. The outstanding ideas dealing with these issues result in innovation of the system. There are many innovation strategies resulting from recent research that are discussed in this book. These strategies will become…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Knowledge Level, Skill Development, Vocational Education
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1990
Communication, mathematics, science, and vocational skills are critical to an individual's career progression, but they do not guarantee job success. Many employers believe that employability skills are of primary importance. Because of the changing nature of today's employment picture, employers need creative, flexible workers who have a broad…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Employment Potential, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedMorton, L. L.; And Others – Guidance & Counselling, 1993
Grade 12 students participated in a 1-semester cooperative education program and were monitored using the Personal Skills Map by Nelson & Law. Results indicate greater improvement in scores for the scales related to Interpersonal skills than for those in the areas of Career and Life-effectiveness skills. (LKS)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Emotional Development
PDF pending restorationCareer Resources Development Center, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Project EXCEL is a federally-funded workplace literacy program involving hotel enterprises in the San Francisco (California) Bay area. Its focus is on identification and instruction of literacy skills essential to job success for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. Training is intended to enable employees to understand written work orders,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Course Content
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2007
This evaluation of the pilot phase of "Skills for Work" courses demonstrates many strengths. The report includes many examples of innovative good practice, which HMIE will disseminate and promote through events and a range of media. It is particularly encouraging that almost all learners had a very positive experience and gained…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Self Esteem, Adolescents
Career Resources Development Center, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Project EXCEL is a federally-funded workplace literacy program involving hotel enterprises in the San Francisco (California) Bay area. Its focus is on identification and instruction of literacy skills essential to job success for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. Training is intended to enable employees to understand written work orders,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Course Content
McNamara, Gerry; Mulcahy, Carmel; O'Hara, Joe – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
This article examines the training needs of educators working in the further education (FE), adult education, and Second Chance sectors in the Republic of Ireland. The research on which it is based was funded jointly by the European Union Leonardo da Vinci Programme and the Department of Education and Science of Ireland and took place from 1998 to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Faculty Development, Adult Education
Career Resources Development Center, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Project EXCEL is a federally-funded workplace literacy program involving hotel enterprises in the San Francisco (California) Bay area. Its focus is on identification and instruction of literacy skills essential to job success for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. Training is intended to enable employees to understand written work orders,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Chinese, Cleaning
Career Resources Development Center, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Project EXCEL is a federally-funded workplace literacy program involving hotel enterprises in the San Francisco (California) Bay area. Its focus is on identification and instruction of literacy skills essential to job success for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. Training is intended to enable employees to understand written work orders,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Mingkwan, Brigitte – 1995
The guide was designed to help immigrants and refugees, learners of English as a Second Language, prepare for employment in the United States. While the focus is on development of job search, application, and work environment skills, development of appropriate vocabulary, some grammar, and communication skills are also emphasized. The materials…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language), Employer Employee Relationship
Career Resources Development Center, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Project EXCEL is a federally-funded workplace literacy program involving hotel enterprises in the San Francisco (California) Bay area. Its focus is on identification and instruction of literacy skills essential to job success for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. Training is intended to enable employees to understand written work orders,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Body Language, Communication Skills
Moss, Jerome, Jr.; And Others – 1994
This document is a 2-volume set of instructional materials for a 90-hour leadership development program for vocational educators that places special emphasis on underrepresented groups in vocational education. The two volumes of materials (here combined) are organized into three major sections as follows: introduction to the leadership development…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
