CVA / English Web Watch
Each month, the Canadian Vocational Association presents a survey of relevant links and documents on various specializations and topics related to the field. Please don't hesitate to send your comments and suggestions to info@cva-acfp.org.
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New Job Skills, Better Learning Vital for Students to Succeed in Global Economy The World Bank Group appealed to governments, donors, community leaders, and employers to focus more on education that prepares young people for the jobs market rather than on the time they spend in school. (World Bank) |
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Learning for All: Investing in People's Knowledge and Skills to Promote Development This note is a tool to provide policymakers and youth-serving organizations with a framework to better diagnose short-to medium-run constraints facing the stock of unemployed youth and to design evidence based youth employment interventions. (World Bank) |
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Advancing adult learning in Eastern Europe and Central Asia This report presents available evidence on adult education and training in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), differentiating two separate types: continuing vocational education and training (CVET) for the employed, sought either by employers or individuals, and retraining and second chance education for the non-employed. (World Bank) |
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Related Tool. Building Blocks for Competency Models Tool. The graphic shows competencies as 'building blocks' on a pyramid. (CareerOneStop) |
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Technical Assistance Guide for Developing and Using Competency Models – One Solution for a Demand-Driven Workforce System Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is serving as a broker of information in the area of competency models and skill development by promoting the use of, supporting development of, and disseminating competency information. (CareerOneStop) |
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The Why and How of Open Education - With lessons from the openSE and openED Projects This book is an introduction to Open Education (OE), giving practical guidance on the design and delivery of OE courses while wrestling with theoretical considerations of this new and emerging domain. (The German Practice Collection) |
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OECD Skills Strategy The OECD is preparing a Skills Strategy with the aim of fostering a cross-government, peer-learning approach towards improving the supply of, and anticipating the demand for, skilled workers. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD) |
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Conceptual evolution and policy developments in lifelong learning To help readers to navigate through the text, the papers are grouped into five thematic sections: (i) conceptual evolutions of lifelong learning; (ii) policy developments in promoting lifelong learning; (iii) distance education, new learning media and higher education in lifelong learning; (iv) Learning city and lifelong learning; (v) rural and industry development and lifelong learning. (UNESCO) |
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Getting Started with an eLearning Culture While various factors could affect the adoption of eLearning by employees in your organization, the single-most important one could be the culture of your organization. (CommLab) |
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Integrating Essential Skills into the Workplace CAF-FCA's series on the step-by-step approach to integrating Essential Skills into apprenticeship training at the workplace: Essential Skills workplace assessments and individual training needs analysis (Canadian Apprenticeship Forum) |
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Quality in education and training / La qualité dans l'enseignement et la formation The Glossary is intended for all stakeholders in education and VET, researchers; experts; those involved in improving learning curricula; and education and training providers. (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) |
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Briefing note - When defining learning outcomes in curricula, every learner matters Success of learning outcomes approaches to curricula in vocational education and training depends on design, delivery and assessment (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) |
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The anatomy of the wider benefits of VET in the workplace Employers only get the full benefits of training their staff if they integrate training within a wider frame of continuous professional development. (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) |
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The benefits of vocational education and training The review confirms the widespread economic and social benefits of vocational education and training. (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) |
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Learning while working Success stories on workplace learning in Europe (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) |
