Download or read book Distance Education and Training for Small Firms United Kingdom written by Ian Dey and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document on the United Kingdom (UK) is one of a series of five monographs published by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). The document includes seven chapters, three appendices, and a section of case studies. The first chapter describes small and medium-sized business enterprises in the UK. Vocational training options available in the UK are described in the second chapter. The third chapter provides a national context for distance education and training. The fourth chapter describes the objectives and methodology of the CEDEFOP study of distance education and training. A summary of the training needs and attitudes of small firms is provided in the fifth chapter. The sixth chapter discusses training provisions for small firms. Conclusions are reported in the seventh chapter. Appendix 1 provides the descriptive form sheets for five distance education and training projects. Appendix 2 identifies the organizations and persons contacted in the UK. Appendix 3 provides a 19-item bibliography. The concluding section of the report provides five case studies of UK distance education and training projects. (CML)
Download or read book Distance Learning and Training for Small Firms written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Distance Learning for Heads of Firms and Managerial Staff in the Small business Sector in France written by M. Rennard and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document on France is one of a series of five published by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). The document includes a general introduction, two major parts, and seven appendices. Part 1 includes two chapters. The first chapter describes the small business sector and employment in France and the inadequacy of training investment in the small business sector. The second chapter describes the law and the institutions of further training in France and the training needs of heads of small businesses and craft enterprises. Part 2 includes four chapters. The first chapter describes the aims and methodology of the CEDEFOP study and the specific factors of concern in France. The second chapter describes the National Centre for Distance Learning (CNED), the Association for Adult Education (AFPA), and the independent distance learning institutions of France. The third chapter describes the prospects for integrating new technologies into distance learning. Conclusions are provided in the fourth chapter. Appendix 1 provides the descriptive form sheets for five distance learning projects. Appendix 2 lists the persons and institutions contributing to the study. Appendix 3 provides interview extracts. Guidelines for interviews are identified in Appendix 4. Appendix 5 provides the questionnaire for independent distance learning institutions. Appendix 6 provides a cost comparison for file transfers between personal computers. Appendix 7 provides a 24-item bibliography (in English and French). (CML)
Download or read book Distance Training written by Desmond Keegan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the massive potential of distance learning on the internet, the field of distance training is little known or understood. This guide addresses this knowledge gap and: *presents research into four models of distance education, into which it is claimed nearly all provision world-wide falls *provides a global overview of distance education and training *examines case studies of distance education establishments providing insight into their structure and advantages *challenges the premise that distance training lacks academic exellence and status *appraises the role of distance education as a tool for employers to provide more effective and efficient training for employees. Born in the nineteenth century, distance training came of age in the twentieth century. Desmond Keegan presents an overview of distance training from its inception and looks forward to the innovations of the future.
Download or read book Open and Flexible Learning in Vocational Education and Training written by Judith Calder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text reviews the strategies adopted in a range of behaviourist approaches to the setting and realization of standards - identifying the background from which they emerged and ways in which they might be further developed.
Download or read book Vocational Education and Training Through Open and Distance Learning written by Louise Moran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventional apprenticeships and older methods of professional training are not providing enough skilled workers - governments, companies and colleges are now using open and distance learning to fill these gaps. Published in association with the Commonwealth of Learning, this unique review provides detailed analysis of worldwide experiences of vocational training and distance education. It looks at recent policy and practice at different levels - from transnational programmes and national policies to institutional and programme models. Offering guidance on how distance education and new technologies are being used to support vocational education and training, this book will help senior institutional managers and policy makers to understand and appreciate: * the role distance education can play in increasing skills levels in young people and the existing workforce * the challenges in using educational technologies, and distance education to deliver vocational education and training * how to devise effective policies to meet these challenges.
Download or read book OECD Small and Medium Enterprise Outlook 2002 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-12-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second biennial report covers SME policy trends in 28 OECD countries and presents findings of recent work undertaken on such themes as enterprise demography, taxation, SMEs and entrepreneurship, SMEs and environmental management, and the implications of global industrial restructuring for SMEs.
Download or read book Vocational Training in the United Kingdom written by Steve Sharples and published by Berlin : European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. This book was released on 1987 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report on vocational training in the United Kingdom (UK) contains a general introduction, eight chapters, and two appendices. Chapter 1 describes the population of the UK, including the labor force, unemployment, and youth employment. Chapter 2 describes the economy of the UK. Chapter 3 describes initial education and training in the UK, including compulsory education, postcompulsory education, higher education, and work-based training programs. Chapter 4 describes adult education and training. The historical development of the UK education and training system is described in Chapter 5. Roles and responsibilities in the UK's training system are identified in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 describes the financing of training. Chapter 8 provides future perspectives for the UK's system. Appendix 1 provides a 17-item bibliography. Appendix 2 provides a selected listing of organizations concerned with training. (CML)
Download or read book The Economics and Management of Small Business written by Graham Bannock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an international perspective on small business, and includes many useful pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case studies and empirical research.
Download or read book University for Industry written by Josh Hillman and published by Institute for Public Policy Research. This book was released on 1996 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines ways of improving government sponsored post-compulsory education and learning services.
Download or read book The Routledge Encyclopaedia of UK Education Training and Employment written by John P. Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to all the main labour market initiatives and agencies combining education and employment in the UK, this encyclopaedia presents an historical progression from the Guilds and Statute of Artifices in 1563 through to present day initiatives and changes. Fully cross-referenced throughout, with a full list of acronyms, bibliographic and internet resources, the encyclopaedia includes: Detailed descriptions of all major government initiatives connecting education, training and employment Documentation covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and initiatives in Ireland up to Irish independence A brief history of education and employment in the UK Chronological history of Government Departments Outlines of all major public agencies and qualifications An extensive glossary of acronyms Information on rarely recorded and inaccessible historical documents With over 1500 entries, this encyclopaedia crosses knowledge boundaries providing for the first time an integrated map of national human capital development. It addresses: preschool initiatives, primary, secondary, further and higher education; vocational education and training; labour market interventions including those designed to return people to employment; and, government strategies designed to enhance economic and technological competitiveness. The cross-referenced structure provides connections to associated items and a chronological tracing of agencies and initiatives. This encyclopaedia will appeal to those involved in all aspects of education, training, employment, careers information, advice and guidance; and policy making.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology written by Marshall, Stewart and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of concepts, technologies, policies, training, and applications of ICT in support of economic and regional developments around the globe"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Distance Learning for Heads of Firms and Managerial Staff in the Small business Sector in France written by European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The International Who s who in Distance Learning written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adult Education and Lifelong Learning written by Peter Jarvis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-03 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third edition of Peter Jarvis' classic textbook, Adult and Continuing Education, which established itself as the most widely used and respected book about education for adults today. In this new edition, the author has made extensive revisions and included substantial additional material to take account of the many changes that have occurred in the field of adult education. Additional and updated material in this much-anticipated new edition includes: a discussion on both globalisation and Europeanisation, indicating the pressures that have been exerted on the educational system to change a greater emphasis on lifelong education, lifelong learning and society an extended discussion on the theorists of distance education and introductory material on e-learning and on-line learning an updated look at changes in UK policy and European policy documents new material on the relationship between research, learning and the changing approaches to knowledge, with more emphasis placed on action learning and research.
