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A survival guide to Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the UK. It provides answers to key questions such as: Why is VET such an important area How can European models be used to develop VET in the UK How is VET structured and provided And, what are the main issues facing VET

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Sweeping changes in work and academe are threatening placement centers with irrelevancy. Freeman presents specific ideas for invigorating old programs and creating dynamic new ones, offers a redefinition of the external relationships, applies process reengineering to strategy, and presents a vision of placement centers linked with learning.

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As the technological demands of a rapidly changing society impact the training needs of the industrial sector, mechanisms for identifying learner strengths as well as weaknesses are needed to optimize the training process.

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Through a series of conversations and case studies Maxine McKew documents the transformation that's now underway in classrooms around Australia and examines the strategies that are helping to lift academic performance. With its frank accounts of the joys and pitfalls of learning in the twenty-first century, this title will appeal to parents, teachers and policy-makers alike.

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Discusses the advantages of cross-training, tells how to set up a personalized workout program, and discusses equipment, competition, injury prevention, and nutrition.

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A guide covering issues in training. Issues addressed include the strategic linkage of training to business objectives, the determination of training needs, transfer training, training technologies, holistic training and development, and the multiple roles of the professional trainer.

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A study of work placement, this book looks at the experience of 50 short-term trainees in various Australian work settings. Based on interviews with trainees in business, education, engineering, IT and nursing, it reveals the issues, challenges and rewards for undergraduates beginning to make the transition to work in their chosen profession.

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Finally, the authors look at work as an exchange relation and demonstrate how work education can be used to foster self-assessment, help students in job search and salary negotiation processes, and prepare them for future work opportunities.

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Finally, the authors look at work as an exchange relation and demonstrate how work education can be used to foster self-assessment, help students in job search and salary negotiation processes, and prepare them for future work opportunities.

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The training and development function has made important contributions to the success of American corporations, but is it time now for an overhaul

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Vocational education is central to the plans of policy makers around the world; it underpins the development of the poorest economies, and the continued competitiveness of the richest. This title debates the key issues surrounding vocational education.

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Drawing on contemporary, internationally-significant case studies in water education, management education and education for sustainable development along with UNESCO's International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, this book debates the key issues surrounding vocational education.

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Offers a range of related perspectives on competence issues, which should be of interest to policy-makers, practitioners, academics and researchers in the fields of teaching, social work, and youth and community work. The book includes comparisons with vocational education initiatives in Europe.

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Focuses on how to maximise opportunities both at school and outside school. Covering areas from attitude and confidence building to getting along with parents and teachers, from goal setting and exam preparation to career investigation and landing a job, this book is aimed at teenagers grappling with the challenges of high school.

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Among the topics covered are STW implementation and participation, career academies, education and employment effects of STW participation, the role of STW programming in the new economy, the college for all movement, and STW pedagogy.

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Presents an analysis of how competence is measured in professional and vocational education, highlighting the fundamental flaws of the system and providing suggestions as to how they might be rectified. This book argues that strategies for vocational and professional education adopted by the UK are founded upon a number of fundamental errors.

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A rigorous analysis of how competence is measured in professional and vocational education, highlighting the fundamental flaws of the current system and providing innovative suggestions as to how they might be rectified.

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These essays describe the elements of successful group leadership. They show how to negotiate a basis for leadership, orchestrate questioning, listening and responding, encourage independent thinking, and guide participants towards useful interactive roles.