A Disciplinary Perspective of Competency-Based Training on the Acquisition of Employability Skills

Autor/inn/en	Boahin, Peter; Hofman, Adriaan
Titel	A Disciplinary Perspective of Competency-Based Training on the Acquisition of Employability Skills
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 65 (2013) 3, S.385-401 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2013.834954
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Competency Based Education; Employment Potential; Job Skills; Student Characteristics; Intellectual Disciplines; Vocational Education; Competence; Gender Differences; On the Job Training; Prior Learning; Technical Education; Teaching Methods; College Students; College Graduates; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Regression (Statistics); Student Surveys; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Geisteswissenschaften; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kompetenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Training-on-the-Job; Vorkenntnisse; Technikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Collegestudent; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	In the changing global economy, employability skills increasingly are the focus of vocational education and training institutions. This paper explores the effect of academic disciplines, students' background characteristics and industry training on the acquisition of employability skills through competency-based training. A significant relationship emerges between academic disciplines and industry training on the acquisition of employability skills. Some partial evidence suggests an impact of pre-education on the acquisition of employability skills; however, no such relationship appeared between gender and the skill acquisition. The results demonstrate the need for academic disciplines to determine specific employability skills required for social and community practice, as a basis for enhancing the development of employability skills in training programmes. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10