Improving Technical Vocational Education and Training in the Kurdistan Region &amp;mdash; Iraq

Constant, Louay; Culbertson, Shelly; Stasz, Cathy; Vernez, Georges

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“…In countries where industry determines the content of vocational programs, including qualification standards and assessments, VET better responds to industry needs and VET qualifications have currency in the labor market (Constant, Culbertson, Stasz, and Vernez 2014) The Belarusian VET system will be able to better meet labor market needs if employers and industry associations receive a formal role in defining strategic education priorities and have an incentive to participate. While formal mechanisms for the engagement of employers in VET exist, there is significant room for improvement to render them more effective.…”

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A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus

2021

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A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus

2021

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“…The program provides professional teachers with work-based guidance, especially to update knowledge during their training. Usually, professional training for vocational teachers is conducted in universities, and their coaches are university lecturers (Bunning et al, 2006;Constant et al, 2014). Regarding reflection and innovation, teachers are encouraged to give feedback on the content.…”

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Empirical Research on Leadership Capacity of Secondary Vocational Teachers in Yunnan Province of China

Yue¹,

Yang²

2020

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Teacher leadership continues to be a growing educational reform initiative across the world. With the rapid development of Chinese language education, the role of teacher leadership in education reform is becoming more and more prominent. Based on the survey data of 104 teachers in a secondary vocational school in Yuxi City, this study investigated the level of teacher leadership capacity and discussed their promotion strategies. Based on Lambert’s (2003a) theory of teacher leadership capacity, the author developed a research questionnaire that including four structures of teacher leadership capacity, which focus on the vision, reflection and innovation, shared governance, supervision, and response to student achievement. This study adopted the five-likert point scale. Data analysis shows that the average scores of 17 items does not exceed 4.00 points, while the highest and lowest score are from “focus on the vision.” To improve the teacher leadership capacity, the study suggests that leaders should concentrate on the school’s vision as well as establish collaborative culture and atmosphere among teachers.

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“…For example, the California Career Pathways Trust invests in such partnerships to better prepare California students for the 21st-century workplace. Internationally, European countries have enacted legislation to ensure that public and private sectors work collaboratively with schools to improve technical and vocational education and training (Constant et al, 2014).…”

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“…Educational institutions use a range of other techniques to gauge workforce demand. They may interview program alumni and analyze graduate placement rates (Constant et al, 2014;Karam et al, 2017). They may also track economic indicators such as "hot jobs," rapidly growing occupations, substantial wage changes, and vacancy rates (Goldman et al, 2015).…”

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“…They may also track economic indicators such as "hot jobs," rapidly growing occupations, substantial wage changes, and vacancy rates (Goldman et al, 2015). Moreover, institutions may analyze job advertisements (Constant et al, 2014). Finally, they may hire consulting companies to estimate workforce needs (Karam et al, 2017).…”

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Air Force Nonrated Technical Training: Selected Topics to Improve Efficiency

Reedy¹,

Harrington²,

Bennett³

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Improving Technical Vocational Education and Training in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq

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A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus

A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus

Empirical Research on Leadership Capacity of Secondary Vocational Teachers in Yunnan Province of China

Air Force Nonrated Technical Training: Selected Topics to Improve Efficiency

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