Technical and vocational education and training at technical schools are major contributing factors in combating poverty, unemployment, and inequality. The primary purpose of technical and vocational education and training is to prepare students and learners for the world of work and for a smooth transition from education institutions into the workplace. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution continues to create more radical changes in the labor market, experts are calling for a reform of education, including vocational education and training and adult and professional education. New Models for Technical and Vocational Education and Training is an essential scholarly research book that examines TVET and CET colleges and programs that provide intermediate skills to enhance students’ chances of employability and entrepreneurship in Industry 4.0. The book explores knowledge in respect to workforce preparation, digital skills development, teaching and learning of TVET, flexibility and articulation of TVET to respond to work-integrated learning, and reskilling and upskilling to avoid skill mismatches. It is ideal for TVET schools, academicians, curriculum designers, managers, training officers, administrators, vocational professionals, researchers, and students.

Vocational Training and Assessment is a complete learning package for Certificate IV Training and Assessment. The book is written specifically for the TAE10 Training Package and is mapped directly to the relevant competencies, creating a cohesive and logical learning pathway. A simple and accessible writing style is used to create a book that is engaging and easy to understand. Scope: Vocational Training and Assessment is mapped to the relevant competencies of the TAE10 Training and Education Training Package.

"The new 3rd edition of Vocational Training and Assessment has been written to support delivery of the recently endorsed Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122).The text continues to be a valuable resource for new and existing VET practitioners, helping them to understand the VET framework that will guide them, whatever the industry they teach in. The text is written by a team of experienced VET trainers and assessors who strive for excellence in their own delivery of TAE. They understand the variety of backgrounds and subject areas VET practitioners come from, and present content and examples that can be applied to these varied contexts. This edition has a fresh, clean new design and uses illustrations to distill key concepts."-- Publisher's website.

If you’ve ever stopped to ask for directions, you will probably have noticed that many people have the basic instincts needed to teach and enjoy imparting their knowledge. Added to appropriate subject knowledge, this is where vocational training begins… Building on your subject knowledge and skills, The Nuts and Bolts of Vocational Training and Assessmentis an accessible and invaluable guide for vocational trainers. As someone who has always learned best through doing things, rather than academic study, author Eric Baker has made his book practical in a day-to-day way. Its authority comes from his past training experiences and personal development as a vocational trainer. Starting from the basic principles, it takes the reader through the intricacies of providing training courses in a step-by-step way and covers areas not usually addressed in educational textbooks. This book is primarily intended to be a companion for those studying to achieve an academic vocational qualification. As such, it provides support by being accessible, bringing a common-sense approach and using a sense of humour. The conversational style of traditional textbooks is combined with the modern exact approach expected today, resulting in an accessible and enjoyable read. Above all, it does what it says on the cover!

Vocational Training and Assessment: Vocational Training and Assessment is a complete learning package for Certificate IV Training and Assessment. The book is written specifically for the TAE10 Training Package and is mapped directly to the relevant competencies, creating a cohesive and logical learning pathway. Features : Blended learning and teaching options * Complete learning package for Certificate IV Training and Assessment with assessments mapped directly to performance critera * Fully mapped to the units of the TAE10 Training and Education Training Package * Clear diagrams and tables illustrate key concepts * Appropriate language level for student demographic * Diverse range of chapter activities to ensure retention of presented theory. Scope: Vocational Training and Assessment is mapped to the relevant competencies of the TAE10 Training and Education Training Package.

A collection of the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training written by international experts The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present an integrated analysis of the complex and dynamic field of VET. Drawing on the most recent research, thinking, and practice in the field, the book explores the key debates about the role of VET in the education and training systems of various nations. The Handbook reveals how expertise is developed in an age of considerable transformation in work processes, work organization, and occupational identities. The authors also examine many of the challenges of vocational education and training such as the impact of digital technologies on employment, the demand for (re)training in the context of extended working lives, the emergence of learning regions and skill ecosystems, and the professional development of vocational teachers and trainers. This important text: Offers an original view of VET’s role in both the initial and continuing development of expertise Examines the theories and concepts that underpin international perspectives and explores the differences about the purposes of VET Presents various models of learning used in VET, including apprenticeship, and their relationship with general education Explores how VET is shaped in different ways by the political economy of different countries Reviews how developments in digital technologies are changing VET practice Discusses the challenges for universities offering higher vocational education programs Draws on both recent research as well as historical accounts Written for students, researchers, and scholars in the fields of educational studies, human resource development, social policy, political economy, labor market economics, industrial relations, sociology, The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an international perspective on the topic of VET.

The transferability of vocational education and training qualifications across international borders is a live issue in this heterogeneous field. Key to this goal is defining a common methodology for measuring vocational competences. This publication sets out a proposal for just that, based on the results of a pilot project known as ‘COMET’ on competence diagnostics in the field of electrical engineering. The study deploys longitudinal analysis to explore issues of competence development, the development of vocational identity, and occupational commitment. It focuses on two discrete occupational profiles in electrical engineering in an ambitious test of a model currently applied to other professions as well. The model’s success in its first phase is detailed in the second part of the volume, where the authors show that the transfer of the competence framework into an empirical model was successful. They also demonstrate that the methodology can be applied to designing and evaluating vocational education and training processes, making the material relevant to VET teachers and trainers as well as academics. With its first section comprising a full description of the theoretical framework, this book is a significant step forward in an urgent task facing administrations, labor forces and employers around the world. The achievement is in proportion to the notorious complexities of a field whose diversity makes tough demands on large-scale methods of assessment.

Conventional apprenticeships and older methods of professional training are not providing enough skilled workers - governments, companies and colleges are now using open and distance learning to fill these gaps. Published in association with the Commonwealth of Learning, this unique review provides detailed analysis of worldwide experiences of vocational training and distance education. It looks at recent policy and practice at different levels - from transnational programmes and national policies to institutional and programme models. Offering guidance on how distance education and new technologies are being used to support vocational education and training, this book will help senior institutional managers and policy makers to understand and appreciate: * the role distance education can play in increasing skills levels in young people and the existing workforce * the challenges in using educational technologies, and distance education to deliver vocational education and training * how to devise effective policies to meet these challenges.