Transforming Education and Training in the Post-Apartheid Period: Revisiting the Education, Training and Labour Market Axis

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-138
Author(s):  
Nisaar Mahomed
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Education Training ◽  
And Training

Reshaping Education for the New Labour Market in Sub-Saharan African Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-176
Author(s):  
Richard H. Afedzie ◽  
James Aller ◽  
Joseph Nketia
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
New Labour ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Technical Competency ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Workforce Productivity ◽  
And Training

This chapter examines the vital role of education and training in the new labour market. It explores the relative importance of technical education and computer literacy for all able working citizens in sub-Saharan African countries. It states that heavy investment in education and training has a great return on productivity and has the potential to change societies for all citizens. The literature on new labour market documents that sub-Saharan African countries that have changed their educational system to reflect technical competency have been able to develop their workforce productivity and national economic development. It asserts that government policies on education and training should be of utmost priority to governance in order to enhance the labour market in the 21st century.

Reshaping Education for the New Labour Market in Sub-Saharan African Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 403-417
Author(s):  
Richard H. Afedzie ◽  
James Aller ◽  
Joseph Nketia
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
New Labour ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Technical Competency ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Workforce Productivity ◽  
And Training

This chapter examines the vital role of education and training in the new labour market. It explores the relative importance of technical education and computer literacy for all able working citizens in sub-Saharan African countries. It states that heavy investment in education and training has a great return on productivity and has the potential to change societies for all citizens. The literature on new labour market documents that sub-Saharan African countries that have changed their educational system to reflect technical competency have been able to develop their workforce productivity and national economic development. It asserts that government policies on education and training should be of utmost priority to governance in order to enhance the labour market in the 21st century.

scholarly journals Professional practices of education/training of nurses in an intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-328
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Morais de Carvalho Macedo ◽  
Katia Grillo Padilha ◽  
Vilanice Alves de Araújo Püschel
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Final Consideration ◽  
Education Training ◽  
And Training

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the education/training of nurses working in an intensive care unit. Method: Case study with qualitative approach, with an intentional sample. Data collection and analysis used different research techniques, mainly document analysis, interview and field observation. Results: The data highlights feelings of well-being, satisfaction and motivation as important for education and training in a work context. Some organizational practices seem to promote interpersonal relationships and, consequently, increase the willingness of these professionals to adopt a reward perspective regarding continuing education and training, establishing a close relationship between the formal, the non-formal and the informal. Final Consideration: The attractiveness of this organization is related to the valorization and recognition that it can offer to the professionals. There is a reciprocity between a hospital that endorses up-to-date care and professionals who seek scientific evidence.

scholarly journals The European networks of research, education and training stakeholders in agroecology

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 537-552
Author(s):  
Rose Nicot ◽  
Stéphane Bellon ◽  
Allison Loconto ◽  
Guillaume Ollivier
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Research Education ◽  
The Core ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
And Training

Abstract In Europe, agroecology has become the center of many debates that animate political and professional arenas, particularly regarding the definition and scope of the concept itself. This paper attempts to understand the ways that the term agroecology is conceptualized by different participantsparticipants and how these concepts circulate so as to explore the interests at stake in the institutionalization of agroecology within the research and education institutions of Europe. We address the core research question of: what dynamics emerge in the networks of European stakeholders of agroecology? By combining different approaches of institutionalization based on network and discourse analysis, we study the dynamics of research, education and training organizations. We identify 10 different concepts of agroecology, distributed among 103 organizations. The significant difference that has been observed between the agroecological concepts in research and those in education/training emphasizes the gap between these two disciplines. The latter support a more political, transdisciplinary and holistic view of agroecology when compared to the former. Moreover, collaboration among European agroecology stakeholders is limited in both research and education/training. We also found that in most cases, collaboration between scholars does not guarantee a shared notion of agroecology, and conversely, sharing the same notion of agroecology does not assure collaboration. This led us to question the feasibility of institutionalizing agroecology and the missing link between a shared vision and the collective mobilization of stakeholders around a strong agroecology programme.

Economic competencies and situation-specific commercial competencies: Reflections on conceptualization and measurement

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Seeber
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
And Training

From a societal perspective, vocational education and training must enable young adults to meet the challenges of the labour market in a globalized world, reduce the mismatch of supply and demand of qualifications (e.g. youth unemployment leading to disadvantages for individuals, society and national economies) and improve social cohesion. From an individual perspective, vocational education and training should develop young adults’ vocational competencies, support their individual personality development and their integration into the labour market and society, help secure their livelihood and enable them to lead self-determined lives as citizens. Therefore, the assessment of competencies obtained in vocational education and training programmes has emerged as a critical issue to develop workforces and the capacity for life-long learning and to foster civic participation as a responsible citizen. This article provides some insights into the modelling and measurement of competencies in vocational education and training, where occupational and cross-occupational competencies are necessary to cope with the requirements of workplaces, as a responsible citizen and in private life. In this article, cross-occupational economic competencies and occupation-specific commercial competencies in the area of business and administration are discussed. Both constructs are based on economic theories, concepts and central terms; nevertheless, the situation-specific context and requirements may vary substantially. Thus, different approaches to define and measure both constructs seem to be necessary.

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