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Stakeholders' Perceptions of Occupational Competency Assessment and Certification Systems in Ethiopia's TVET Programs
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Ashebir Tekle; Solomon Areaya; Getachew Habtamu – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: This research aims to explore stakeholder perspectives on Ethiopia's occupational competency assessment and certification systems. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilized a mixed-methods strategy within a concurrent embedded design and adopted a pragmatic perspective. Data collection involved questionnaires, interviews, and focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Certification, Competency Based Education
Key Determinants of Successful Occupational Competency Assessment of TVET in Ethiopia
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Ashebir Tekle; Solomon Areaya; Getachew Habtamu – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: This study explores the key determinants and their impact on the effectiveness of successful occupational competency assessments in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach: The study used a mixed-methods approach with a concurrent embedded design, collecting data from various stakeholders, including candidates, trainers, assessors,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Career and Technical Education
Competency-Based Testing and Credentialing: Addressing Inequity in Adult Education via State Policy Reform
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Austin S. Jennings – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2025
Competency-based testing and credentialing (CBTC) initiatives aim to address inequity in adult education by fundamentally changing how states use GED®, HiSET®, and TASC™ test scores to award and withhold high school equivalency credentials. However, CBTC is inconsistent with how developers intend states to use those scores. Accordingly, it falls…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Credentials, Equal Education