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Significance of work-integrated learning on ethical perception: implications to business students International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-04-05 Saleh Alwahaishi
ABSTRACT The first interaction of students in tertiary education with the work-integrated learning environment happens often through cooperative education or internships, where students, as emerging professionals, develop technical abilities and practice critical ethical decision-making and professional values. Accordingly, this study aims at assessing the impact of cooperative education on students’
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Relationship between the cognitive factors of trainees reaction to training and their learning self-efficacy International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-04-05 Kamila Ludwikowska
ABSTRACT The study examines an important aspect of the training evaluation, namely trainee reaction to training. In particular, the author aimed to analyse the relationship between learning self-efficacy during the training and identified factors of trainee reaction to training: trainee perception of the training content, design, and trainer performance. The results of the study confirmed that hypothesised
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Understanding student decision-making about VET as a pathway: an Australian study International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-04-05 Sarojni Choy, Darryl Dymock, Leah Le, Stephen Billett
ABSTRACT Although vocational education and training (VET) can lead to lucrative and fulfilling careers and plays a vital role in skilling workers for contemporary workplaces, it continues to have a low status in schools, among parents, and in the wider community. Many countries are now seeking to enhance the status of VET to increase its uptake by school leavers. The study reported here investigated
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White spaces for innovation in tertiary education: Australian public provider perspectives International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-03-30 Genevieve Mosely, Cara Wrigley, Tom Key
ABSTRACT Over the last twenty years, tertiary education in Australia has radically changed. Major growth in the sector and federal government policy and funding changes have resulted in an increase of providers and a diversification of the quality of education available on the market, particularly in vocational education. Although change presents insecurity and ambiguity for education providers, it
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Perceived training needs assessment of librarians in Tanzanian academic libraries aimed at introducing microlearning intervention to training International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-03-15 Irene Shubi Isibika, Chang Zhu, Egbert De Smet, Albogast K. Musabila
ABSTRACT The constant change in technology, its impact on the electronic information environment and complex library users are forcing academic librarians to majorly change their skill set. Patrons no longer request for physical information but are accessing and retrieving information electronically. This study investigated the current training needs of librarians in Tanzanian academic libraries with
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Barriers to skills development in India’s informal economy International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-02-01 Joel Mullan, Caine Rolleston
ABSTRACT India’s informal economy accounts for more than half the country’s GDP but is characterised by low levels of skills, and considerable barriers to skills development for workers. The Government of India has implemented ambitious policy initiatives for upskilling, designed to catalyse ‘formalisation’ of the economy, and improve productivity. However, evidence on skills development remains weak
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Studying the influences of organizational learning on turnover intentions, absenteeism, and organizational performance among employees working in a French-Canadian hospital International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Jean-François Labre, Martin Lauzier
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the interrelationships among organizational learning (OL) facilitators, OL itself, and three organizational outcomes: employee intention to leave the organization, absenteeism, and perceived organizational performance. It also investigates how OL mediates the relationship between OL facilitators and organizational outcomes. 145 employees (113 women) working in a French-Canadian
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Mature students’ experiences of undertaking higher education in English vocational institutions: employability and academic capital International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Kate Lavender
ABSTRACT Understanding the role of higher education in a system of high participation is becoming more important to providers and policymakers internationally. In this system, whereby increasingly higher education is taking place in vocational institutions, there has been renewed focus on the distinct nature of this provision, and the benefits it may hold for participants. This paper explores the experiences
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Using technology integration frameworks in vocational education and training International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Ann Reich, Donna Rooney, Amanda L. Lizier
ABSTRACT Technology-enhanced learning and blended learning delivery have been growing in popularity in vocational education and training contexts. Different technology integration frameworks have been developed to assess the extent and nature of this technology integration for learning, using frameworks primarily developed in school and higher education contexts. This article explores the usefulness
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Vocational education of owners and SME employment growth: evidence from Israel International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Eli Gimmon, Yanay Farja, Zeevik Greenberg
ABSTRACT OECD data show that in some countries the earnings of workers with tertiary vocational education are lower than those of workers with secondary education, in particular for the 25–34 years age group. Israel is one of those countries, and in this study we extend the analysis of this apparent anomaly using a quantitative methodology of multiple regression analysis and a survey of 699 SMEs through
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How training at work influences employees’ job satisfaction: roles of affective commitment and job performance International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Shazia Nauman, Sabeen Bhatti, Faryal Jalil, Madiha Bint E Riaz
ABSTRACT Considerable research on training and employee job satisfaction has been conducted, but many questions remain unanswered. In particular, research has yet to explain the underlying mechanism that leads to job satisfaction. This research investigated how training influences job satisfaction via employees’ commitment and performance. To test the proposed hypotheses, a time-lagged two-wave study
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Understanding student decision-making about VET as a pathway: an Australian study International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Sarojni Choy, Darryl Dymock, Anh Hai Le, Stephen Billett
ABSTRACT Although vocational education and training (VET) can lead to lucrative and fulfilling careers and plays a vital role in skilling workers for contemporary workplaces, it continues to have a low status in schools, among parents and in the wider community. Many countries are now seeking to enhance the status of VET to increase its uptake by school-leavers. The study reported here investigated
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Preparing for skill transfer: a decision tree tool for curriculum design and assessment of virtual offshore emergency egress training International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Jennifer Smith, Mashrura Musharraf, Allison Blundon, Brian Veitch
ABSTRACT To prepare personnel for offshore emergencies, safety training should focus on transferability. Virtual environment (VE) training is designed to support the transfer of acquired egress skills to novel offshore emergencies. Decision trees (DT) are useful tools to evaluate training transfer. DTs use performance data collected during VE training to model participants’ behavioural patterns. A
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Was the training effective? Evaluation of managers’ behavior after a leader development program in Indonesia’s best corporate university International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Donald Crestofel Lantu, Haifa Labdhagati, Muhammad Wafi Razanaufal, Felicia Dwirahma Sumarli
ABSTRACT Investing in human capital, especially in leadership development programs, has become the focus of many corporations. However, due to a lack of proper training evaluation, many companies fail to measure the impact of the training. Through evaluation, companies can also identify part of the training which still lacks and subsequently improve it. This study sought to evaluate a leadership development
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Dual-task training to offset technologically induced human error: justification and call for further research International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Oriana Pittman Caines, Elizabeth A. Sanli
ABSTRACT There is a lack of published research examining ways to mitigate the effects of attention on human error prevalence in the marine setting. Evidence from the aviation industry, a very similar field, shows that attention does impact performance, especially when more than one task is to be completed at the same time. Much like pilots, mariners are constantly completing tasks concurrently, and
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Afterword: a fresh look at workplace learning for VET teachers International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-06-18 Erica Smith
ABSTRACT The expertise and professionalism of teachers is vital in vocational education and training (VET), as it is in any other education sector. As ‘dual professionals’, VET teachers need to keep abreast of their industry or discipline area as well as maintaining and improving their pedagogical skills and knowledge. VET workplaces (colleges and vocational schools) are important sites of learning
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Vocational teacher students’ critical reflections in site-based education International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-04-13 Ingrid Berglund, Susanne Gustavsson, Ingela Andersson
ABSTRACT Critical reflection is an essential element in the professional teacher’s practice. This article investigates vocational teacher education (VTE) students´ ability to reflect when engaged in site-based education and considers how arrangements in vocational teacher education enable or constrain this ability. The study was conducted at one Swedish university, where 78 VTE students’ written self-evaluation
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VET teachers’ learning in feminised vocations- a comparative study of Swedish floristry and hairdressing teachers International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-04-13 Camilla Gåfvels
ABSTRACT This article explores the continuing professional learning of Swedish hairdressing and floristry teachers, based on semi-structured interviews with six experienced female teachers. The research question that guided the work asks what continuing professional learning do experienced floristry and hairdressing teachers undertake in relation to their vocational field and to pedagogy. The analysis
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The site-based learning of vocational education and training teachers International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-04-07 Susanne Francisco, Ingrid Henning Loeb
(2020). The site-based learning of vocational education and training teachers. International Journal of Training Research: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1-7.
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Continuously developing and learning while teaching second language students. Four storied narratives of accomplished VET teachers International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-04-06 Ingrid Henning Loeb
ABSTRACT This article builds on studies that analyze how accomplished teachers in VET in Sweden undertake educational challenges and develop their teaching and support of second language learners. Two overarching research questions informed the study: How are educational challenges described by the teachers and what pedagogy and methods are they developing in their teaching practice, in order to face
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In-service teachers’ practice of learning to teach, the theory of practice architectures and further education-based teacher education classes in England International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-04-03 David Powell
ABSTRACT This paper uses the theories of practice architectures and learning to teach to study in-service teachers’ practice of learning to teaching within a further education (FE)-based initial teacher education (ITE) classes at one further education college (FEC) in England. It seeks to answer two research questions: How do in-service teachers learn how to teach within a teacher education classes
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What novice vocational education and training teachers learn in the teaching workplace International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2020-04-02 Susanne Francisco
ABSTRACT Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers often begin teaching with limited or no teaching qualifications, and necessarily much of their learning to be a teacher takes place in the teaching workplace. This paper considers what novice VET teachers learn in the workplace and what enables and constrains that learning. We argue that teachers learn to undertake their teaching role primarily
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Alignment between theory and practice in group development processes in the workplace: an experiential perspective International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-09-02 Calvin Gwandure, Estelle Boshoff
ABSTRACT The study examined the alignment between group processes theory and practice from an experiential perspective in a South African work context. Training and development programmes focus on groups and teams to improve performance. The perspective of this study was that training and development programmes should develop teams within a life paradigm. Participants were 13 university graduates who
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TVET in Sudan: government negligence, employers’ response and challenges of reform under cluttered socio-economic conditions International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-09-02 Abbas Abdelkarim
ABSTRACT While TVET literature focuses on the potential role of the sector in socio-economic development, seldom is attention given to how socio-economic conditions and policies affect the development of the sector. This paper endeavours to contribute to filling this gap. It argues that examining the factors that influence access, equity and outcomes of TVET and education may not be possible without
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Learning to prepare hauling systems for rope rescue International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-09-02 Brenna McWilliams, Linda Rohr, Elizabeth Sanli, Heather Carnahan
ABSTRACT Correct rope rescue techniques are critical for safey. These tasks can be anxiety provoking yet it is not clear how anxiety affects learning. An anxious environment was created by practising difficult skills at height. Participants practised preparing rope rescue hauling systems in a general classroom setting (Low practice group) or trained at a 14m height (High practice group). Retention
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Exploring agricultural vocational pedagogy in Uganda: students’ experiences International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-09-02 Robert Jjuuko, Cuthbert Tukundane, Jacques Zeelen
ABSTRACT Increasingly studies claim that building young people’s vocational interest in agriculture, as a sector of meaningful employment, is a central dilemma of Africa’s education and labour market systems. With Ugandan students’ voices, this article examines some of the methodological dilemmas of agricultural education and training. The article draws from evidence generated through a qualitative
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New strategies for strengthening VET: challenges and opportunities International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-09-02 Berwyn Clayton, Roger Harris
There can be little doubt that demands for skilling, re-skilling and upskilling are currently central in policy-makers’ thinking in many nation states. Such demands are generated by a relentless stream of technological advancements, demographic shifts and the need to be competitive in a global market. Within this constantly changing environment, work and workplaces are transforming and while some occupations
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The rise of technology and impact on skills International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Sungsup Ra, Unika Shrestha, Sameer Khatiwada, Seung Won Yoon, Kibum Kwon
ABSTRACT The fourth industrial revolution will bring extensive changes in the nature of work. While automation is likely to displace workers, new occupations will be created. Emerging occupations are likely to be disproportionately concentrated in the nonroutine and cognitive category, and require skills that cannot be easily automated. This paper argues that meeting the skill demands of the fourth
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Reconceptualizing skills development for achieving inclusive growth: the horizon of a new generation of skills policy International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Akiko Sakamoto
ABSTRACT Asia is known as an economic success story but for many people growth has not been inclusive. The increased mechanization of work and other trends are likely to deepen existing social inequalities. Skills can help address these challenges, but a new and broader perspective is needed in skills development policy. This article argues that while efforts to improve access and the quality of skills
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Dominant recent trends impacting on jobs and labor markets - An Overview International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Shanti Jagannathan, Sungsup Ra, Rupert Maclean
ABSTRACT This special double issue of the International Journal of Training Research with the theme ‘emerging labor markets of the future—reimagining skills development and training’ contains 13 articles that provide a comprehensive overview of global and regional trends that impact on emerging jobs and labor markets of the future. With particular reference to Asia, the papers examine promising strategies
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Infrastructure investments, technologies and jobs in Asia International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Yasuyuki Sawada
ABSTRACT Development economists have considered physical infrastructure to be a precondition for industrialization and economic development. Infrastructure investments play a particularly important role in expanding overall employment opportunities either directly by absorbing workers or indirectly by crowding in private investments, technology adoption, and production activities through which new
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Emerging smart community concept and microgrid technology - a study of lagging skill development in Pakistan International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 S. R. Sheikh, H. Sheikh, Z. U. Koreshi
ABSTRACT Pakistan is among the emerging economies of South Asia. Despite the current progress and ambitious future goals set by the government, the nation faces many challenges, foremost being poverty and unemployment. Pakistan a nation of 210 million people with 60% of the population under 30 years of age, has a dire need for training its burgeoning young population and provide them the skills needed
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Skill development for accelerating the manufacturing sector: the role of ‘new-age’ skills for ‘Make in India’ International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Dilip Chenoy, Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Shiv Kumar Shukla
ABSTRACT India is one of the fastest growing major economies and has a burgeoning young workforce. The average age in India will be 29 years by 2020. Given the limitations of absorbing growing labor force– especially the unskilled and semi-skilled– in service sector, focus has to be on spurring manufacturing growth to take advantage of this large pool of manpower. The ‘Make in India’ has a grand vision
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The effects and challenges of vocational training in Korea International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Jong-Wha Lee, Jong-Suk Han, Eunbi Song
ABSTRACT This paper explores whether training programs were effective in improving labor market performance of individuals, in particular wages and employment probability, in South Korea. The regression analyses using the data from Korean respondents in the Program for the International Assessment of Adults Competencies (PIAAC) survey show the strong positive effects of vocational training programs
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A regional approach for the development of TVET systems in the light of the 4th industrial revolution: the regional association of vocational and technical education in Asia International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Thomas Schröder
ABSTRACT This article discusses changes in the labor market in reference to industrial development and outlines perspectives for a set of competencies as an overall objective for technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Essential steps toward achieving this objective include a praxis-oriented approach in vocational didactics and its alignment with outcome-oriented qualification frameworks
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TVET and decent work in Palestine: lessons learned for fragile states International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-07-05 Randa Hilal
ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Palestine through an economic and social development lens, and identifies the lessons learned. The paper discusses the effect of TVET on employment within the notion of decent work, poverty reduction, and empowerment of youth, within a context of marginalization, extracting lessons learned and policy
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Students’ self-reported learning outcomes after a business start-up education program International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 Kati Laine, Päivi Tynjälä, Anneli Eteläpelto, Raija Hämäläinen
ABSTRACT The aim of the present study is to examine the breadth of influence of a business plan-based entrepreneurship education. This task is implemented by examining students’ (n = 227) self-reported learning outcomes concerning entrepreneurial skills, attitudes and abilities after education. In addition to proposing a classification of the self-reported learning outcomes, this study explores how
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The current emphasis on learning outcomes International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 Roger Harris, Berwyn Clayton
Arguably the trend that has had the greatest impact upon education, especially vocational education and training, but also, perhaps to a lesser degree, general schooling and higher education, has been the heavy emphasis on learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are defined as ‘statements of what a learner knows, understands and is able to do after completion of learning’ (Cedefop, 2009). This emphasis
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Using control-value theory to predict completion intentions in vocational education students International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 E. A. Hutton, J. L. Skues, L. Z. Wise
ABSTRACT This study used Control-Value Theory to examine the extent to which appraisals of control and value predicted students’ intentions to complete their studies and whether the effects of these appraisals on completion intentions are mediated by the achievement emotions of enjoyment, frustration, anger and boredom. A sample of 158 Australian vocational education students completed a survey measuring
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Evaluation of the “Basic Training Course for Physicians on the Assessment and Management of Drug Dependence”, 2013-2017 International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 Carl Abelardo T. Antonio, Chelseah Denise H. Torres, Jonathan P. Guevarra, Lolita L. Cavinta, Eleanor C. Castillo, Mariano S. Hembra, Clara H. Fuderanan, Ma. Lourdes Reyes-Sare, Salvador Benjamin D. Vista
ABSTRACT This paper documents and evaluates the Philippine training course for physicians on the assessment and management of drug dependence to provide a model by which other groups may approach capacity development for drug-dependence rehabilitation. Using a case study approach, training-related documents and records for all training activities conducted between 2013 and 2017 were retrieved and reviewed
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Informal learning and skill formation within the Indian informal tailoring sector International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 Imke Julia Regel, Matthias Pilz
ABSTRACT The informal economy in India provides more than 90 per cent of the labour force. This leads to the largest number of people in informal settings being trained informally and their skills are considered to be low. Previous research findings, however, have not supported this general assumption about low skill levels. The current study is concerned with the sub-sector of urban tailoring that
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The Philippine experience on the ‘basic training course for rehabilitation workers on the assessment and management of drug dependence’, 2013–2016 International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 Carl Abelardo T. Antonio, Jonathan P. Guevarra, Lolita L. Cavinta, Patrik James D. L. Cabrera, Eleanor C. Castillo, Mariano S. Hembra, Clara H. Fuderanan, Ma. Lourdes Reyes-Sare, Salvador Benjamin D. Vista
ABSTRACT Rehabilitation for persons who use drugs in the Philippines is premised on a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment, where delivery of services is collaboratively undertaken by physicians and rehabilitation practitioners. In 2013, a government-academe-civil society collaborative developed a customized training program for nurses, psychologists, social workers and other personnel involved
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Cross-sector investigation into simulator-based training for maternity emergency management: competence-based issues International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-05-04 Timothy J. Mavin, Sarah Janssens, Yoriko Kikkawa, Steven Hodge, Robyn Dickie
ABSTRACT This paper reports a cross-sector reflection on a current, simulation-based program for maternity emergency management in an Australian healthcare site. It aims to develop our understandings of how learning can be enhanced through simulation and debriefing practices. It discovers how the healthcare and aviation sectors, which have seen increasing collaboration in areas of human factors and
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Slicing VET data differently: tropical seasonality and evidence-based commencement and completion policies International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Don Zoellner
ABSTRACT This paper explores the results that arise from asking different, cross-disciplinary questions of vocational education and training data. Commencement and completion results from the Australian National Apprentice and Trainee Collection from a two decade-long period of time were geographically categorised into the tropical north and temperate south. Statistical analyses identified a clear
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Addressing the challenge of building teacher expertise in vocational education and training International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Berwyn Clayton, Roger Harris
In this issue of the journal, five of the six articles are by Australian authors and their publication coincides with the release of Strengthening skills – the report of the expert review of Australia’s vocational education and training system undertaken by the Honourable Steven Joyce from New Zealand. The 192 submissions to the review make for very interesting reading as they clearly demonstrate the
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Maintaining industry and pedagogical currency in VET: practitioners’ voices International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Mark Tyler, Darryl Dymock
ABSTRACT An effective vocational education and training (VET) workforce that manages the learning of adults for the vocational demands of the twenty-first century requires teachers and trainers with current industry and pedagogical expertise. Research has found that approaches to maintaining industry currency and extending pedagogical expertise for VET practitioners are ad hoc and vary in effectiveness
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Improvement needs of Nigerian technical college teachers in teaching vocational and technical subjects International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie, Elisha Nwonu Elom, Catherine Uchechukwu Osuji, Paul Agu Igwe
This study examined key areas the Nigerian technical college (TC) teachers need improvements to effectively teach vocational and technical subjects to foster skills acquisition and improve the quality of graduates. The study was conducted in nine TCs in the south-eastern region of Nigeria. It adopted a mixed methods approach and data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to
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Impact of ethical dilemmas on well-being of teachers in vocational education and training in Queensland, Australia International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Sonal Nakar
ABSTRACT Vocational education and training (VET) in Australia has been subject to a range of major policy reforms aimed at making it more effective and competitive in response to global pressures. Those reforms have raised significant ethical challenges for teachers in the sector. A recent study of ethical dilemmas faced by vocational trainers in Australia investigated the experiences of Australian
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Transforming practice in long day care: an action research project International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Tracy Foulkes, Vivienne St John Robb
ABSTRACT Responding to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Early Years Workforce Strategy 2012–2016 and significant early childhood education and care sector reforms in the last decade, TAFE SA created a new model of long-term support and engagement with the early childhood and schooling sectors across the state. Existing vocational education and training (VET) expertise was utilized to build
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A model for developing competent and self-directed tradespeople International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Damien Pearce
ABSTRACT Recent research has linked the development of self-directed learning of building and construction apprentices to the quality of relationship between the apprentice and their sponsor. This relationship was found to be critical for the apprentice to develop the capacity for self-directed learning. The sponsor as a more confident or experienced other possessed both a personal and professional
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Skills, employability and lifelong learning in the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 labour market International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Paul John Comyn
ABSTRACT This paper considers the inclusion of TVET and skills in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and analyses the key changes likely to impact on TVET and skill systems from now until 2030. It argues that despite SDG implementation and monitoring challenges, the new emphasis on TVET, skills and lifelong learning will reinforce efforts of international, bilateral and multi-lateral organizations
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Editorial: the importance of skills – but which skills? International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Roger Harris, Berwyn Clayton
There has recently been a plethora of reports highlighting the transformational changes affecting the ways we work and live. They analyse how the nature of work is being changed through a variety of national factors and global trends. A recent notification about research commissioned by Pearson and conducted by Oxford University and innovation foundation, Nesta, identifies seven major trends that will
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Rapidly increasing employment search self-confidence in unemployed clientele International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Donald R. Hillman, Courtney Knill
ABSTRACT Researchers examined 49 unemployed subjects enrolled in a one-week employability skills training program in the mid-east region of the U.S. for a period of about one year. Classroom size was about four to five clients taught by two professional instructors. Subjects were administered a Job Search Self-Confidence Survey utilising a pre-test/post-test format. The survey measured the employment
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Trainers’ knowledge and skills from the perspective of trainers, trainees and human resource development practitioners International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Susanne Wisshak, Sabine Hochholdinger
ABSTRACT This study focused on trainers’ professional knowledge and skills. Forty-one aspects of trainer knowledge were identified from the empirical research literature and presented in an online questionnaire to 200 trainers, 253 trainees and 93 human resource development practitioners. The respondents rated the importance of each knowledge aspect for the professional activities of a trainer on a
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University-government collaboration model to improve school teacher competence in North Sumatra, Indonesia International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Manihar Situmorang, Syawal Gultom, Abdul Hamid K, Abil Mansyur Panjaitan, Winsyahputra Ritonga
ABSTRACT This study aims to improve the competence of school teachers in the Province of North Sumatra, Indonesia, through collaboration between the Universitas Negeri Medan and local governments. It introduced a training program model to school teachers in 33 regencies and cities, comprising activities as agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding. The training program in 2016 was implemented with 3
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Skills for women tradies in regional Australia: a global future International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Stacey Jenkins, Larissa Bamberry, Donna Bridges, Branka Krivokapic-Skoko
ABSTRACT To date, there has been little examination of those who complete training in male-dominated sectors and continue to work in these sectors within regional Australia. Therefore, in this preliminary qualitative study, we examine the attraction and retention issues of women entering male-dominated trades within regional NSW. This paper reports on findings from our initial industry consultation
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Misconceptions in the knowledge of tertiary exercise science and vocational fitness students International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-09-02 Daniel Jolley, Melissa Davis, Andrew P. Lavender
ABSTRACT Misconceptions are persistent beliefs that contradict the accepted scientific views, impacting how subsequent information is interpreted. Research to date has not examined the sources, or prevalence of, fundamental exercise science misconceptions in higher education (HE) or vocational education (VET) students. Both HE and VET educators were interviewed regarding common misconceptions, and
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Understanding VET teacher attitudes to student support in a major public VET provider International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-05-04 Allyson Dutschke
Abstract In the ever-changing environment of vocational education and training (VET), an individual teacher can create a learning environment which can inhibit or promote the success of a student. Their encouragement of small successes, acknowledgement of study challenges and practical guidance can assist students to push forward to achieve their goal. Conversely, an unsupportive teacher’s actions
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Recent reforms in vocational education and training International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-05-04 Berwyn Clayton, Roger Harris
For quite a few years editorials and papers within this journal have highlighted the broad-ranging demands being placed upon technical and vocational education to better meet the increasingly complex training needs of industry, individual learners and other key stakeholders. Given the rapidity of technological and social change that has continually impacted on countries and economies across the world
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Towards an adaptive enterprise training facility International Journal of Training Research Pub Date : 2018-05-04 Cornelis Van Sebille
ABSTRACTAdelaide College of the Arts is a 20 year old, purpose-built hub of technical performing arts training in South Australia. Its performing arts training is made up of specialisations in technical theatre and design, dance and acting practicums. They represent an example of a learning ecology whereby emergent cultural products and processes are rapidly incubated, developed and presented. But
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