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Direct linkGambescia, Stephen F.; Lysoby, Linda; Perko, Michael; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how one profession used an "experience documentation process" to grant advanced certification to qualified certified health education specialists. The competency validation process approved by the certifying organization serves as an example of an additional method, aside from traditional…
Descriptors: Health Education, Specialists, Work Experience, Certification
Harrington, Thomas; Long, Jennifer – Career Development Quarterly, 2013
Interest inventories and career assessments continue to be used to support practitioners as they work to uncover client interests, abilities, skills, motivations, values, and other personal factors that help individuals self-define and construct their career. The skilled use of career inventories and assessments remains a minimum competency of…
Descriptors: Minimum Competency Testing, Interest Inventories, Minimum Competencies, Career Counseling
Download full textACT, Inc., 2011
This paper outlines how the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) meets the definition of "credential" as defined by the US Department of Labor Employment (US DOL) and Training Administration's Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 15-10. The NCRC fits the US DOL definition of a credential both (a) in the context of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Definitions
Bohlinger, Sandra – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2008
The development and implementation of the EQF, as a meta-framework for the promotion of transparency, quality assurance, mobility and mutual recognition of qualifications, has given rise to some difficulties. These are due partly to different definitions of competences, skills and knowledge. Taking the German-speaking countries as an example, the…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Student Certification, German, Regional Characteristics
Schleicher, Andreas – International Review of Education, 2008
At a time when governments face the challenges of maintaining competitiveness in a global economy, it is necessary to have high-quality comparative information regarding the fundamental skills of the adult population. Such information can help governments to evaluate policies and design more effective interventions. This article describes a…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Basic Skills
Robinson, Greg – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2005
For most of the twentieth century, the goal in education was the generation and dissemination of information. With the rise of technology and unlimited access to information, it is the ability to apply knowledge and learn from experience that is the new priority for employee development. Action learning, with its emphasis on action and reflection,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Organizational Development
