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© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the training and development (T&D) of middle-level managers in the financial institutions of a sub-Saharan African country make any difference in the performances of the managers and the institutions in general. Design/methodology/approach – An empirical analysis of managers’ opinions based on a quantitative survey of 140 middle-level managers from four banking institutions in Ghana is...
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There is a paucity of research in the area of teaching group counseling within an African context. In this article we describe and reflect on our experiences teaching group counseling at an institution of higher learning in the country of Botswana. We discuss cultural traditions and strengths that support an environment of group work in Botswana, describe cross-cultural challenges we experienced along the way as we implemented Western-derived didactic and experiential components of group...
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This study has three broad objectives. Firstly, it seeks to compare experiences on the education and training of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers in South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania, and Cameroon. Secondly, it seeks to get input from inspiring practices from European Member States. Lastly, policy pointers should be proposed for further action. This study was commissioned as part of the South Africa - EU Strategic Partnership sectoral policy dialogue in...
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Full country policy reviews have been conducted, as part of the two OECD studies on VET, in Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (England and Wales), and the United States (with case studies of Florida, Maryland and Washington State) and also the U.S states of South Carolina and Texas.
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges have experienced considerable change in the past 20 years. Recently, these colleges have become the focal point of education and training, ever since the publication of the Green Paper on Post-School Education and Training in 2012, transferring the colleges to the higher education and training system. These colleges are expected to increase their enrolments from 650 000 to 2.5 million...
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This baseline study has been undertaken to describe and analyse the current situation with respect to TVET, in order to evaluate the needs and the viability of employing open and distance Learning (ODL), and in particular eLearning in a flexible and blended approach. The main focus of the study is directed to that part of the system that is under the responsibility of the National Directorate for Technical and Professional Education (DINET) – namely the pre-tertiary level public-sector TVET...
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TVET in sub-Saharan Africa (GOVET-BIBB-BMBF)
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- Chapter 03. Overview (1)
- Chapter 04. Conception (1)
- Chapter 05. TVET Actors (2)
- Chapter 06. Themes (3)
- Chapter 07. Systematic Review (2)
- Chapter 09. Inclusion (2)
- Chapter 10. State Authorities (1)
- Chapter 11. Non-state Providers (1)
- Chapter 12. Standards (3)
- Chapter 13. Policy Implementation (2)
- Appendix 1. Annotated Bibliography (2)
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