Disability policies target a large and heterogeneous group of persons. According to an OECD study in the twenty countries studied, on average about 14% of the working-age population classify themselves as disabled. About one-third of the group of working-age disabled people are severely disabled. Persons with congenital disabilities form a minority of usually less than 10% of the entire group o...

In this paper we analyse individual vocational rehabilitation clients’ decisions to enter active training or not. Although the Government pays the direct costs of training, the composition of the total costs of training may be decisive for individual choices. Based on labour market theory, we relate background characteristics of the clients to monetary opportunity costs and non-monetary costs o...

Over the past decade, there has been growth in the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services globally, as countries seek to control disability-related expenditure, yet there has been minimal research outside the United States on competencies required to work in this area. This study reports on research conducted in Australia to determine current job function and knowledge areas in terms of...

A study of the content and methods of medical interview teaching is reported and proposals made for conducting this training in vocational training schemes for general practice.

BACKGROUND Facing the upcoming shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs), medical and governmental organizations have recently made major investments to foster vocational training programs in Switzerland, designed to provide context-specific training for trainees in primary care practices. Less is known about the impact of these programs on the skills and specific knowledge of trainees. We aim...

In this paper we provide reliability and validity data on the German language version of the Trait-Self-Regulation Questionnaire and report on the use of self-regulation as an outcome variable in training. The notion of self-regulation defines a comprehensive field of research and of theory development within educational psychology (Bandura; Deci & Ryan). A major area of interest is self-direct...

BACKGROUND The Remote Vocational Training Scheme trains doctors in remote communities using distance education and supervision. AIMS To document the training location, outcomes of training, current location and services provided by program graduates and assess the effectiveness of their training. RESULTS Twenty-four doctors graduated from the Remote Vocational Training Scheme program. Regis...

At the age of 16, many young people in the UK decide to leave school and enter vocational education or training, either at a Further Education (FE) college, or on a Government training scheme. In spite of the size and importance of this group, the current debate about education and training standards has tended to focus more on how to improve schools, largely neglecting the potential contributi...

OBJECTIVE To identify the financial costs and benefits associated with teaching in private general practice. DESIGN Cost-benefit analysis of teaching in private general practice across three levels of training--undergraduate medical training, prevocational training and general practice vocational training--using data from a 2007 survey of general practitioners in South Australia. SETTING AN...