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Download full textRyan, Chris; Sinning, Mathias – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This report comes from a three-year program of research, "Securing Their Future: Older Workers and the Role of VET." Previous work from the program looked at how well workers were matched to their jobs, based on their literacy and numeracy skills and the use of these skills in the workplace. In a continuation of that work, the research…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Skilled Workers, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy
Symes, Mark; Ranmuthugala, Dev; Chin, Christopher; Carew, Anna – Online Submission, 2011
In the past, engineering programmes were developed with separate technical learning outcomes supplemented by generic attributes. The latter were in most cases a standalone set of attributes developed by academic institutions or professional societies overseeing engineering accreditation processes. Although the technical learning outcomes were well…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Processes, Engineering, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedO'Brien, Molly Townes; Littrich, John – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2008
A comprehensive audit of the skills curriculum offered to students in a Bachelor of Laws program yielded important insights about the collective impact of assessment tasks on the hidden and operational skills curriculum. This qualitative case study supports the views (1) that assessment tasks provide significant skills practice and performance…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Legal Education (Professions)
Clark, Terry W. – 1990
Written for the Australian general reader who wants to understand important trends in vocational education and training, this document describes skills audits and provides an annotated list of publications for those who want more information. The first section defines skills audits as identification of the skills required and held by the work…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Industrial Structure
Foyster, John – 1990
Written for the Australian general reader who wants to understand important trends in vocational education and training, this document consists of a description of competency-based training (CBT) and assessment, a short test of readers' CBT understanding, and an annotated bibliography. The introduction states the aims of the document, lists five…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Cost Effectiveness
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2005
In 2005, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in ICT literacy. The 2005 ICT literacy assessment instrument consisted of seven discrete thematic modules. One module, the General Skills Test, included…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Technological Literacy, National Competency Tests
