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An Evaluation of Competency Development in Accounting Trainees
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Chaffer, Caroline; Webb, Jill – Accounting Education, 2017
Studies consistently report that accounting graduates and graduates more generally do not have the generic skills expected by employers. This study considers the perspective of UK graduates and non-graduates training for the Certified Institute of Management Accounting professional accountancy qualification. The study uses questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accounting, Student Attitudes, Job Skills
University versus Practice: A Pilot Study to Identify Skills Shortages That Exist in First-Year Trainee Accountants in South Africa
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van Romburgh, Henriëtte; van der Merwe, Nico – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
This study aims to determine the skills shortages in first-year trainee accountants entering practice in South Africa and to recommend ways to address and overcome those shortages. Questionnaires were administered to registered audit firms in Gauteng Province to gather the perceptions of senior trainees, managers and partners on the skills…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Occupational Surveys, Questionnaires
Enabling Labour Market Entry for Adults through Non-Formal Education and Training for Employment in South Africa
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Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
Adult non-formal education and training (NFET) in South Africa was adopted in 1990 to address the problem of unemployment of non-educated and unskilled adults. Public and private NFET centres aim to meet the training needs of adults who were deprived of formal education that would foster access to opportunities for employment. The paper reports on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Nonformal Education, Employment Programs
Communication Skills Training in Trainee Primary School Teachers in Spain
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Ortega, José Luis Gallego; Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2015
Research on teacher training often focuses on learners' perceptions of that training. The focus of this paper, which uses a research-to-practice approach, is instead on the views of the trainers. It evaluates the perceptions of university lecturers teaching classes as part of primary teachers' training degrees and assesses their views of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Skills, Trainees, Participant Satisfaction
Virtual Reality Simulator Developed Welding Technology Skills
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Yunus, Faizal Amin Nur; Baser, Jamil Abd; Masran, Saiful Hadi; Razali, Nizamuddin; Rahim, Bekri – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify the suitability of VR welding simulator application towards CBT in developing welding skills upon new trainees at the Centre of Instructor and Advanced Skills Training (CIAST) Shah Alam Selangor and National Youth Skills Institute (IKBN) Pagoh Johor. The significance of the study was to create a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Computer Simulation, Virtual Classrooms
Correlating Trainee Attributes to Performance in 3D CAD Training
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Hamade, Ramsey F.; Artail, Hassan A.; Sikstrom, Sverker – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory study is to identify trainee attributes relevant for development of skills in 3D computer-aided design (CAD). Design/methodology/approach: Participants were trained to perform cognitive tasks of comparable complexity over time. Performance data were collected on the time needed to construct test models, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Correlation, Methods, Trainees