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Mullin, Teresa – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
There is an assumption that e-learning is considered as a valued resource with great potential. This research explores how hairdressing apprentices experience vocational e-learning and makes recommendations on how good practice can be shared. An estimated 35,000 hairdressing and barber salons account for a quarter of a million UK workers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Cosmetology, Apprenticeships
Safford, Kimberly; Cooper, Deborah; Wolfenden, Freda; Chitsulo, Joyce – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Apprenticeship in developed and industrialised nations is increasingly understood and practised as learning which connects workplace activity and formal study. The concept of "expansive apprenticeship" defines frameworks for workforce development where participants acquire knowledge and skills which will help them in the future as well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Females, Apprenticeships
Poortman, Cindy Louise; Illeris, Knud; Nieuwenhuis, Loek – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
To meet the requirements of an increasingly innovative and competitive environment, workers need to continuously develop and maintain competence. Consequently, initial vocational education and training should prepare (future) workers by providing a basis for lifelong learning in developing both routine and flexible competence. The question is…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Learning Theories, Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning
Lassnigg, Lorenz – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
This article analyses the structure and development of Austrian apprenticeship in the context of the country's wider vocational education and training (VET) system. In doing so, it draws on official data and survey results as well as the available, related literature on historical institutionalism. It begins with an analysis of the basic structure…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Development
Filliettaz, Laurent – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
This article focuses on pedagogical aspects of initial vocational training in the context of the Swiss VET system. Even though apprentices are usually the responsibility of one main supervisor within companies, a number of other colleagues, experts and fellow apprentices interact with them as they engage in productive tasks. In that context, the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Work Experience, Vocational Education, Apprenticeships
Smith, Erica; Comyn, Paul; Brennan Kemmis, Ros; Smith, Andy – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
Traineeships are apprenticeship-like training arrangements that were initiated in Australia in 1985. They were designed to introduce apprenticeship training to a broader range of industries, occupations and individuals; they are available in occupations outside the traditional trades and crafts. Many companies use them on a large scale, some…
Descriptors: Industry, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Monks, Alan – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2010
Use was made of adapted problem-based learning (PBL) practical exercises to address the disengagement of apprentices with the existing assembly-style electronic laboratory programme. Apprentices perceived the traditional routines as having little real-world relevance. This detracted from the value and benefit to them of the practical component of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Methodology, Problem Based Learning, Learning Experience