... attributes of construction activities that pose challenges, educational initiatives, and potentially industry training, can be customized accordingly. This information will aid educators in identifying specific areas for improvement and defining innovative methods that effectively address these challenges...

... training that promotes using education-derived knowledge to address real-world issues and build career awareness. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on career training, effectuation, and design thinking, the program was implemented at five universities (N = 40). Its impact was assessed...

... analysis revealed that training, career choice, curriculum, self-employment, student psychology, better job opportunity, learning environment and innovation are the most discussed in the vocational education and entrepreneurship literature. Developed nation’s strong presence, indicated by the number...

...Mahima Anand; Sushmita Biswal Waraich Purpose Training has been an important tool for enhancing the skills and productivity of employees. Having productive employees helps organizations sustain themselves. Today, the authors organisations have an increasing number of employees on third-party...

.... Training delivered and adapted from “Active Digital Design” (ADD), was adopted to plan, teach and deliver all centre-based training from September 2021. Findings The article describes how the leaders across the university and within the teacher education department used this time and space...

... and efficiency of the industry. This could result in Ireland becoming a less attractive centre for foreign direct investment. Growing pressure to deliver successful construction projects has forced employers to subcontract out work to unskilled workers instead of training apprentices (Murphy, 2020). To counter...

...Celestin Mayombe Purpose The concern in this article is that there is low interest in adult education and training (AET) programmes of the unemployed adults in developing countries. The purpose of the article is to determine the effects of social marketing efforts in motivating adult learners...

... experience, skills and interactions with experts and work-based learning as most important. South African and global learners identify networking as the primary medium for identifying training and employment opportunities. South African and global learners also identify qualifications and work-based...

...Emily Gray; Kathleen Geraldine Farrell Purpose The relationship between the shortage of chefs for the hospitality industry in Ireland and the lack of uptake for chef apprenticeship is an underexplored topic. This study investigates attitudes to chef training and chef apprenticeship among industry...

.../approach The research for this paper includes an outline of the economic development structures in place in Tampa, FL, a description of the existing mandate(s) to improve workforce training; the review of a key recent, public record report on workforce skills; and, the results of a focus group developed...

...Srinath Perera; Solomon Olusola Babatunde; John Pearson; Damilola Ekundayo Purpose The education and training of construction graduates are highly influenced by the higher education institutions which produced them and the relevant professional bodies, which set the competencies that guide both...

... focus on raising the standard and quality of training and assessment, pursuing a more interventionist approach to growing the number of employers offering apprenticeships [2] and on increasing employer “ownership” of skills. The government describes this generation of apprenticeships as a means...

...Norman Crowther Edited by Paul Gibbs Learning, Work and Practice: New Understandings Springer 2013 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Learning Training Work-based learning In the preface to this collection Professor Jonathan...

...John Van der Merwe; Martyn Sloman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider some challenges involved in delivering a programme for the education of corporate trainers in the new South African economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the way in which training...

... experience and presents a case study of an apprenticeship programme specific to the author's organisation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United Kingdom Apprenticeships Skills Training Qualifications Higher level Employer related services Professionalism Skills...

.... Originality/value The paper is based on the author's own experience and research and employer consultation. It presents a case study of an apprenticeship programme specific to the author's organisation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United Kingdom Apprenticeships Employers Training...