Special training programs for adolescents handicapped by asthma or allergic diseases are offered in the asthma center 'Asthmazentrum Buchenhohe'. The courses take one month for trying out one occupation, three months for five occupations and one year for those who are not yet mature for apprenticesh…
This paper describes the development of a BE program at the Northern Territory University (NTU), the electrical/electronic stream of which was offered in all four years for the first time in 1993. The development of an overall framework based on perceived worldwide developments in engineering educat…
The ability to manage change has become an essential skill for all managers, particularly those employed within the Health and Social Services. It is recognized that managers may have received an introduction to management concepts and skills within their professional education but require more spec…
While creativity of the order which produces paradigm shifts in a knowledge domain is usually the result of the efforts of creative experts, any novel outcome of the work of a problem solver can be referred to as “creative”, be it process or product. Any individual, regardless of level of expertise,…
The recent Smithers critique of the role of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) has opened up the debate about the effectiveness of this system for achieving the current goals of upgrading vocational studies and reforming the 14–19 curriculum. It is argued that, although Smithe…
This paper discusses modular strategies for integrating academic and vocational education, such as those advocated in proposals for a unified system of post-compulsory education and training. It focuses on the 'aggregative' strategy, which allows students to combine 'academic' and 'vocational' modul…
The expanding influence of competence-based education (CBE) through the activities of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) now extends to all levels of the system, including the work of higher education institutions. The NCVQ approach is, however, ill-equipped to deal with educa…
Three major elements in the Australian national workplace reform agenda are the introduction of key/generic workplace competencies, national occupational employment standards and a competency‐based education‐training system that recognises prior learning and assures development of identified compete…
Source:British Journal of In-Service Education
(1994)
It is currently proposed that National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) should be developed to replace existing teacher education qualifications. NVQs are based on profiles of ‘competent’ practice drawn from behavioural analyses of job roles. This paper argues that, while they may help to generate o…
