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Lamos, Erin; Simon, Martin; Waits, Mary Jo – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2010
This report presents a case study of the Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), which brings together auto manufacturers and community colleges across 12 states to identify and implement wide-ranging improvements in technical education for automotive manufacturing workers. A "Big Collaboration"--AMTEC…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Global Approach, Technical Education, Labor Force Development
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Kaufmann, Ken – Performance Improvement, 2005
While learning is often designed and executed as if it stood alone, it rarely exists in isolation. If more than one learning event is offered, a relationship between units exists and should be defined. This relationship calls for an architecture of curriculum that defines audience, content, and delivery within a context of performance. Curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Program Content
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Litwack, David M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article describes the procedure for developing skill-based ESP (English for Special Purposes) curricula for intensive, technology-oriented training programs. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Job Analysis
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1975
Based on papers and discussions of training experts at the UNESCO Seminar on Instructional Training Techniques for Broadcasters held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June, 1973, this report surveys in general terms the present situation of communications training, pinpoints deficiencies, and identifies potential trends. This is followed by other…
Descriptors: Communications, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Marlette, Julianne M. – 1981
In 1981, a project was undertaken by Wisconsin's Vocational Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) District 1 to determine the training and development needs of new small businesses and to establish vocational education linkages between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs and these businesses. The project involved: (1) a survey…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Programs
Baldwin, Robert D. – 1978
For more than twenty years controversy has existed in the Armed Forces over the kind of knowledge and training electronic maintenance technicians should have. The Navy and Air Force have conducted research projects in this area, and for the Army the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) has developed several methods to improve the…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories
Davis, Edward L.; Zelinko, Margaret A. – 1982
This planning guide is intended to assist program planners and curriculum developers in selecting entrepreneurship materials that are appropriate for students at the secondary, postsecondary, or adult levels. The guide suggests the following five essential steps necessary for developing training programs: assessing the status of the situation,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
STOKES, PAUL M. – 1966
DESIGNED TO AID FOREMEN AND OTHER SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL IN THE TASK OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND RETRAINING, THIS MANUAL DISCUSSES SUCH ASPECTS AS THE NATURE OF SKILL TRAINING, THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR, STAGES IN CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM PLANNING, TRAINEE SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT, ON THE JOB AND OFF THE JOB TRAINING, PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Development, Discipline Policy, Evaluation Methods
Boffy, Roy; Bailey, Pauline – 1985
This manual is intended to assist managers of Great Britain's Youth Training Scheme (YTS) programs in designing a coherent, integrated training program that is based on training methods that are (1) suited to the individual learning styles of trainees and (2) designed to help students understand the connections between different components of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Coordination
Platero, Dillon; And Others – 1978
Educational consultants, town residents, Navajo tribal chapters and councils, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Navajo Division of Education, and local public school districts in Navajo, New Mexico, worked together to design an effective vocational program for an unskilled labor force sparsely settled within a large geographic area. The concept of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Career Guidance, Community Schools
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1995
This annotated bibliography is intended as a resource for service providers and small and midsized companies seeking assistance on all aspects of workplace literacy programs. It contains more than 320 entries dealing with the following workplace literacy-related topics: assessment and evaluation (research supporting different types of learner…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies
Goldsmith, Steve – 2001
Dual diagnosis of comorbid substance abuse and mental disorder is currently presenting great difficulties across Australia's health and community service sectors. Historically, mental health professionals have received relatively little formal education or training in substance abuse issues. A new curriculum on dual diagnosis was developed and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training
Deakin Univ., Victoria (Australia). – 1994
This publication is part of the study materials for the distance education course, Curriculum and Competencies, in the Open Campus Program at Deakin University. It contains 39 papers on the nature, historical development, and delivery of competency-based training (CBT) and on the Australian and international debates surrounding CBT. The following…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competence
Boorman, Andrew – 2001
The impact of the transition to training packages (TPs) on institutionally based training in Australia was examined. Information was gathered from 14 case studies of registered trade organizations (RTOs) delivering qualifications to institutionally based students in TPs in the following areas: administration, beauty therapy, community services,…
Descriptors: Administration, Agricultural Occupations, Community Services, Competence
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 2001
This one-stop guide for trainers and educators of adults in industry, business, or the professions details a results-oriented instructional strategy that is based on the following principles for instructing adults effectively: (1) act as a leader, helper, guide, change agent, coordinator, and facilitator of learning; (2) promote active…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Attitude Change