What Indigenous employees value in a business training programme: implications for training design and government policies

Ceric, Arnela; Small, Felicity; Morrison, Michael A.

doi:10.1080/13636820.2020.1754886

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“…Whilst an extensive literature regarding policy design for VET exists (e.g. Gillis, 2023;Ceric et al, 2022;Dumbrell and Smith, 2013), most of the existing literature on implementation processes in VET consist of case studies that analyse the implementation of new programmes (e.g. Schmees, 2020;Brodie et al, 1995), practices (e.g.…”

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Drivers and barriers of implementing a dual VET programme in Nepal

Bolli

Kemper

Parajuli

et al. 2023

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PurposeThe authors analyse drivers and barriers of implementing and scaling-up a pilot project of a dual vocational and education programme in Nepal.Design/methodology/approachThe 5C protocol distinguishes five categories of drivers and barriers of education reforms: commitment, capacity, clients, content and context. The authors build on the 5C protocol to develop a qualitative empirical framework based on semi-structured interviews amongst stakeholders.FindingsThe results show that involved actors are committed. Capacity in terms of available resources also represents an implementation driver, but companies lack information about the programme. Consequently, industry associations should receive a more prominent role in the motivation of companies to provide training places. The content category is the most challenging implementation barrier because the programme represents a substantial change, compared to the current vocational education and training (VET) programmes in Nepal.Originality/valueFirst, the authors propose a framework for a qualitative content analysis to analyse the drivers and barriers of implementing and scaling-up education reforms. Second, the authors provide novel information about drivers and barriers of an education reform in Nepal.

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Section: Implementing a Dual Vet Programme In Nepal 195mentioning

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Drivers and barriers of implementing a dual VET programme in Nepal

Bolli

Kemper

Parajuli

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“…The importance and effectiveness of on-the-job training have been consistently emphasized in eastern cultures (e.g., Ng and Norihiko, 2004). Training programs for employees should be designed and delivered considering their preferred ways of learning [77].…”

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Relationship between Organizational Climate and Service Performance in South Korea and China

2023

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Both South Korea and China have collective cultures; however, there are significant differences in employee behavior due to cultural, economic, and environmental factors. This study explores the influence of organizational climate on employee innovative behavior and service performance using a competitive value model, as well as the mediating effects of social capital and organizational silence. Adopting the interpersonal relationship, rational goal, and internal process approaches, it focuses on three aspects: supervisory support, pressure to produce, and formalization. A total of 773 valid questionnaires were collected from four- and five-star hotels in South Korea and China, and the data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. The results showed that supervisory support and pressure to produce positively affected employee social capital, thereby affecting their service performance. Formalization positively affected organizational silence and negatively affected employees’ innovative behaviors. This study confirmed the mediating effects of social capital and organizational silence in the organizational environment. The positive effects of supervisory support and pressure to produce on social capital were similar in South Korea and China. However, among the effects of organizational silence, Korean employees were more likely to benefit from formalization. This study identified the differences in organizational climate and organizational performance between South Korea and China and provides implications for enterprises’ sustainable development.

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“…Although VET is a special case of education policy, it is the majority program at the uppersecondary level in numerous countries 1 . Evidence-based implementation is particularly challenging in this field given the limited research on VET reform implementation (Caves et al, 2021;Fluitman, 1999;Holmes, 2009) compared to the more extensive evidence supporting reform and policy design (e.g., Ceric et al, 2020;Dumbrell & Smith, 2013;Gillis, 2020). Therefore, this study sets out to investigate whether key factors from the literature related to VET reform implementation apply in practice.…”

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An Empirical Case of Education Policy Implementation in Serbian VET

Caves

Oswald-Egg

2023

IJRVET

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Purpose: Education policy implementation is as important as policy design. This study applies a literature-based, multi-dimensional framework for success factors and barriers to vocational education and training (VET) reform implementation in the case of a new dual VET law in Serbia. We use the framework to assess factors related to implementation, then relate these factors to actual implementation progress to determine how factors relate to progress. In this application of the framework, we examine whether implementation success requires high scores in every dimension. Methods: This is a mixed methods study. We conduct document analysis of key resources related to the structure and intention of the reform. We also statistically analyze a dataset of two rounds of interviews conducted during the pre- and early-implementation phases. These interviews include key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, and from national, regional, and local-level actors. We examine how the framework's dimensions and determinants relate to implementation progress. Results: The implementation of the law is moving forward in Serbia, making this a successful case of progress in policy implementation. Despite this progress, the factors for implementation are not all strong. We find that the content dimension of the framework is a barrier, capacity is unclear, and context, commitment, and clients—actors' engagement— drive implementation progress. Thus, although the implementation process is imperfect in its determinants, it is successfully progressing and already forming the new system. Conclusions: Based on our results we argue that—even if the framework describes factors that affect VET reform implementation—not all elements are necessary for VET reform implementation to progress. Policymakers can start without perfect implementation conditions and may benefit from striving for "good enough" across dimensions rather than perfect in any one dimension. We discuss potential mechanisms and identify pathways for future research, including moving in the direction of causal research.

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What Indigenous employees value in a business training programme: implications for training design and government policies

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

Drivers and barriers of implementing a dual VET programme in Nepal

Drivers and barriers of implementing a dual VET programme in Nepal

Relationship between Organizational Climate and Service Performance in South Korea and China

An Empirical Case of Education Policy Implementation in Serbian VET

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