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Smith, Andrew; Oczkowski, Eddie; Hill, Mark – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Analysing data from the 2005 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Survey of Employer Use and Views of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) System, this report looks at the reasons why employers train their workers. Four different types of training are focused on: vocational qualifications; the employment of apprentices…
Descriptors: Employment, Qualifications, Vocational Education, Surveys
Smith, Andrew; Oczkowski, Eddie; Hill, Mark – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This report provides the technical details on the modelling aspects of identifying significant drivers for the reasons for using certain types of training and for the choice of training types. The employed data is from the 2005 Survey of Employer Use and Views of the VET system (SEUV). The data has previously been analysed in NCVER (2006). This…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Models, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Curry, Kath – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
To what extent do local governments use vocational education and training as a staff retention strategy? Human resources personnel from a selection of councils around Australia believed that a lack of career development or training opportunities might cause an employee to leave their organisation. They had some reservations about the quality and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Local Government, Data Analysis, Educational Opportunities
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McKay, Elspeth; Vilela, Cenie – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to outline government online training practice. We searched individual research domains of the human-dimensions of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), information and communications technologies (ICT) and instructional design for evidence of either corporate sector or government training practices. We overlapped these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Long, Lori; Dubois, Cathy; Faley, Robert – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
This article examines utilization of online training courses in a Midwest-based landscaping company in the United States. The company had implemented online training to facilitate employee development for their 5,000 employees who were in locations throughout the United States. The courses had been in place for about a decade before the…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Case Studies, Training Methods
Fernau, Curt N. – Labour Education, 1982
Discusses the educational program of the Textile Labour Association of Ahmedabad in India, which is designed to cope with the broad cultural, social, and economic problems facing workers and their families. The program focuses upon individual enrichment, cultural participation, and vocational mobility through the improvement of job skills. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Enrichment Activities, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Handy, Charles; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1994
"Foreword" (Handy); "Creda's Vocational Training Scheme" (Bradley); "IBM: Learning for Life" (Stevenson); "Personal Development at Sainsbury's" (Deaves); "Ford Employee Development and Assistance Programmes" (Moore); "Hotpoint North Wales" (Jones); "Derbyshire Employee Development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning
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Harris, Roger – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1982
Suggests several areas in Australian adult education and training where a competency-based educational model would have application. Areas include the professional development of staff in educational institutions and industrial training establishments, training of educational administrators, vocational training of college students, and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Education, College Students, Competency Based Education
Kaser, Joyce; And Others – 1978
The session outline and accompanying participant materials in this guide comprise one component of a multicomponent workshop developed to help implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, written to attain sex equity in schools. The guide includes an overview of the workshop package which consists of five three-hour sessions: three…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education, Nondiscriminatory Education, Nontraditional Occupations
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1993
This booklet is designed to assist General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ) coordinators, National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) coordinators, staff development managers, enterprise unit managers, and assessor training coordinators in ensuring that sufficient numbers of staff members at British further education colleges are trained and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Delivery Systems, Evaluators
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Hughes, Maria – 1995
This document, which is designed for managers responsible for human resource development (HRD) policy and planning in the United Kingdom's further education (FE) colleges, draws on evidence from a study of 10 FE colleges to illustrate good practices in developing and implementing college policies and strategies for HRD. Presented first are a brief…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, TX. – 1979
This course, developed from military curriculum materials for use in vocational and technical education, is designed to provide training in the skills and knowledge necessary to perform as a trainer in on-the-job training programs (OJT). The package includes information on the role of OJT, how to conduct training, evaluation techniques, and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Course Content, Instructional Materials, Job Training
Lowrie, Tom; Hill, Doug; Smith, Erica – 1999
The impact of competency-based training (CBT)on the role and responsibilities of instructors across Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector was examined. The study focused on the following: quality and nature of CBT instruction throughout Australia; ways VET instructors have adapted their practice to accommodate CBT; and staff…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Educational Practices
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM. – 1996
This learning module, which is part of a management and supervisor training program for managers and supervisors employed at the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Division, is designed to help trainees understand basic plant and industry waste management activities and issues. The following topics are covered in the module's individual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Coordination
Leonard, David; And Others – 1982
This training manual, the first volume in a four-volume series of curriculum guides for use in training Peace Corps agricultural development workers, is an orientation for trainers. The first chapter covers the philosophy and approach of the agricultural development training series as well as preparation for training and staff development.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Classroom Techniques, Educational Planning
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