We present the Social Navigator, an open, Web-based learning platform supporting training of Social Media skills in vocational education. It provides access to a rich pool of resources that enable teachers to integrate Social Media education into the teaching process and offers information and training material to trainees. Designed in an interdisciplinary approach, the Social Navigator builds ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate current rheumatology education and skills during vocational training in general practice. METHODS A postal questionnaire survey was sent to all general practice trainees who were in United Kingdom training practices in June 1992. A second survey was made of general practice trainers in the UK. RESULTS Questionnaires were returned by 1624 trainees, representing 70% of a...

this study is performed in order to study the effect of technical- vocational training on trainee productivity in industrial sector of khorasan and preferring suitable solutions in this field. so labor productivity model was estimated for khorasan industry in period 1985 to 2004. in this model, effects of different variables were investigated on productivity of labor, variables such as: relatio...

Mechatronics is an area that merges multidisciplinary knowledge coming from mechanical engineering, electronics and computer technology. Vocational training in mechatronics requires the teaching of ‘multi-skills’ in various learning contexts, as well as a good blend of learning in the classroom and practical training in work surroundings. This paper presents the contribution of MARVEL to meet t...

This paper will summarize the potential use cases and impacts of competences and skills in the new area, often called "Digital Age": It will highlight the roles and benefits of standards and metadata for HR development and points out the special support that competence models can provide for the quality development in learning, education, and training. In this regard, the main characteristics o...

Currently recommended practice in supported work emphasizes training job skills to workers with severe disabilities while on the job. Early behavioral research indicated that skills needed in natural environments could also be trained in simulated settings. We compared job-site plus simulation training for teaching job skills to supported workers with autism to provision of training exclusively...

In many respects, the distinctions between community colleges and proprietary schools are few. Proprietary schools (also referred to as career colleges and for-profit colleges) feature an array of vocational, technical, and business programming, as well as provide opportunities to complete general education courses (Hittman, 1995). Similarly, given that the mission of community colleges is to p...

Intervention: Individual placement and support (IPS): employment specialists worked with case managers, psychiatrists and the client to integrate employment services with treatment. Services included vocational assessment and identifying job interests, job finding, and support, and were provided away from the mental health centre. Psychosocial rehabilitation programme (PSR): skills training was...

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction: The transformation of the system of nurse and midwife training is becoming the object of empirical research concerning the effectiveness of the teaching/learning process. Purpose: To know the expectations of a chosen group of students towards vocational teachers and vocational training envir...

the educational system is one of the important trends in every society in order to develop and promote individuals’ entrepreneurial skills. the purpose of this study is the contents of vocational training textbooks of middle school program based on the entrepreneurial components. the method of this study is descriptive with the content analysis type. the population includes the contents of thre...