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Competecy-based training and assessment in the workplaceCurwood, Maurice Robert January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, a series of Federal Government papers and major reports called for changes and improvement in the skills formation of the Australian workforce, in an attempt to create a highly skilled and flexible workforce. Training reform was seen as a means of achieving the flexibility and skill levels required for general economic improvement. The Federal Government proposed increased investment in training by industry and government, and the transformation of the training system from a time-based approach to a competency-based approach. A National Training Board was established to assist in the implementation of the reform. The National Training Board perceived the national training reform agenda as a national response to increase the competitiveness and productivity of industry through the implementation of competency-based vocational education and training. (For complete abstract open document)
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Competecy-based training and assessment in the workplaceCurwood, Maurice Robert January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, a series of Federal Government papers and major reports called for changes and improvement in the skills formation of the Australian workforce, in an attempt to create a highly skilled and flexible workforce. Training reform was seen as a means of achieving the flexibility and skill levels required for general economic improvement. The Federal Government proposed increased investment in training by industry and government, and the transformation of the training system from a time-based approach to a competency-based approach. A National Training Board was established to assist in the implementation of the reform. The National Training Board perceived the national training reform agenda as a national response to increase the competitiveness and productivity of industry through the implementation of competency-based vocational education and training. (For complete abstract open document)
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Competency based training : a certain game of truthRobinson, Pauline, n/a January 1995 (has links)
This thesis develops a multi-faceted picture of competency based training
and the impact it is having on vocational education. The thesis is a personal
attempt to act agentically by deconstructing the discourse of vocational
education within which I am positioned in my working life. It is an attempt
to push back the boundaries of the discourse and to explore and create
spaces for contestation.
In order to do this I undertake three different readings of a set of texts. The
texts come from two sources. The first is a set of documents identified in the
Framework for the Implementation of Competency Based Training and which
represent the official government position on competency based training.
The second is a set of interviews I undertook with teachers at the Canberra Institute of Technology regarding their views about competency based
training. Details of the texts are provided in Section 2 of the thesis.
The body of the thesis is a set of three readings of these texts. The particular
view of 'reading' used in the thesis is a post structuralist one. Each of the
readings brings into play the understanding of the texts created within a
particular discourse. I draw on the work of Michel Foucault for the
understanding of discourse used in the thesis.
The first reading is from within the discourse. It is a reading which seeks to
understand competency based training in its own terms, and in relation to
the critical debates within the literature of vocational education. I argue in
this reading that competency based training emerges as a grand but flawed
vision for the future of vocational education.
The second reading takes the viewpoint of the work of Michel Foucault, and
in particular his book Discipline and Punish. It uses the metaphor of the
panopticon to explore the nature of power/knowledge within competency
based training and the regime of truth which it brings into being.
The final reading is from a feminist post structuralist position. I argue in this
reading that the discourse of competency based training is phallocentric. I
explore the liberatory claims of the discourse and conclude that the claims
are limited because they do not challenge the fundamental and powerful
dualisms through which competency based training is constituted.
Finally in the conclusion I briefly explore whether I have achieved the aim
of the thesis. I question what it means to act agentically and whether the
type of thesis I have undertaken constructs the possibility of doing so.
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Will New Standards for Pharmacy Technician Education Change Pharmacy Practice?Gray, Jeffrey A., Wheeler, James S., Gentry, Chad K., Farr, Glen E. 02 July 2019 (has links)
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Development and Evaluation of a Large-scale Pyramidal Staff Training Program for Behavior ManagementShivers, Audrey H. 08 1900 (has links)
Training and empirically evaluating caregivers’ implementation of behavior management skills is a particularly challenging task in large residential contexts. A pyramidal training approach provides an efficient and effective way to conduct large-scale competency-based behavior skills training. The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a large-scale pyramidal staff training program for behavior management skills. One hundred nine caregivers and 11 behavior service professionals at a large, residential care facility participated in this project. Interobserver agreement was utilized to develop and refine measurements systems to detect caregiver acquisition of skills, behavior service professionals’ ability to score caregiver performance and behavior service professionals’ ability to deliver a specified portion of the curriculum. Pre- and post-test probes were conducted utilizing standard role play scenarios and checklists to evaluate caregiver acquisition of three specific behavior management skills. The results supported the following conclusions: first, interobserver agreement measures were useful to develop a reliable measurement system, to refine some curriculum elements, and to evaluate measurement conducted by behavior service professionals. Second, behavior skills training (BST) resulted in caregiver acquisition of all three behavior management techniques. Third, the pyramidal training approach was effective to teach behavior service professionals to deliver BST and accurately measure the performances of trainees.
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Competency-Based assessment in Australia - does it work?Mhlongo, Nanikie Charity, n/a January 2002 (has links)
South Africa since the liberation in 1994 has faced a lot of changes. The changes
include being a member of the international community. As part of the international
community, South Africa is finding itself largely faced by the challenges associated
with this position. Looking at other countries South Africa is realizing that the world
is looking at better ways of educating their people and organizing their education and
training systems so that they might gain the edge in an increasingly competitive
economic global environment. Success and survival in such a world demands that
South Africa has a national education and training system that provides quality
learning and promotes the development of a nation that is committed to life-long
learning.
Institutions of higher education in South Africa are currently changing their present
education system to conform to a Competency-Based Training (CBT) system. This
system has only been planned but not implemented yet and it is not clear how CBT
will be implemented, especially how the learners are going to be assessed.
Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) is an integral part of CBT that needs
particular attention if the new system is to succeed.
The key aims of this thesis are to investigate the current assessment policy and
practice at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) underpinned by Competency-
Based Training system. The project will describe and analyze the Competency-Based
Assessment system used within CIT's CBT system. The project will focus on:
Observing classroom practice of CBA, analyzing students' and teachers' perceptions
of their involvement with CBA, and analyzing employers' perceptions of the
effectiveness of CBA.
The main aim of this thesis is to suggest recommendations for an assessment model
that will be suitable to implement within hospitality training institutions in South
Africa.
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The design of a new training and development system for lower level engineering employees at Boschmans CollieryDu Plessis, Johannes Benjamin 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / Boschmans Colliery is, as is the case in the rest of the mining
industry, heavily reliant on skilled persons in the Engineering
discipline to install and maintain the machinery and infrastructure
required for the production of a saleable product.
Historically, apprentices were recruited from the ranks of school
leavers and were given a good, albeit somewhat condensed training
to qualify them as artisans. Artisans on their own are however not
able to accomplish the tasks at hand and are therefore assisted by
artisan assistants.
Artisan assistants were historically recruited from the ranks of the
unskilled, and in many instances, illiterate masses and were reliant
on an unstructured process of on the job training while working
under the direct supervision of an artisan.
Given the complexities of modern coal mining machinery, the high
cost of labour and training, the inherent dangers associated with the
mining process and the requirements of the legislative framework,
the current approach whereby all the Engineering skills are
concentrated in a select few is no longer acceptable.
The current system of apprentice training
shortcomings are highlighted and a new system of training Engineering employees from the entry level onward is proposed.
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An investigation of library literacy levels of flexible learners at the Canberra Institute of Technology: a pilot studyZobec, Helena, helena.zobec@canberra.edu.au January 1998 (has links)
The present study attempted to measure library literacy levels of open or flexible
learners at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) during the 1995 academic year,
and to investigate to what extent the information skills component of TAFE open
learning modules influence adult learners' library literacy levels.
To address these issues, a quasi-experimental research methodology was used to
measure library literacy levels at the beginning and, again, on or near course
completion to ascertain whether any change had occurred, through the administration
of a questionnaire. A number of participants were then interviewed to further validate
the responses fiom the questionnaires.
The study attempted to show that though courses claim to address key competencies
in a vocational education and training environment, one component of the key
competencies, the ability to collect, analyse and organise information, was not being
met. That one component was the ability to locate (or collect) information.
No strong correlations resulted fiom the library literacy levels measured and the
degree to which the key competency was addressed within course modules. No
statistical measures were possible due to the small sample population that eventuated,
though it was almost half the original targeted population. No real gain was achieved
in library literacy levels between the pretest and posttest stages of the research for
either the Experimental or Control groups. Though a highly suitable research
methodology, the quasi-experimental research design did have some limitations in this
piece of research. The CIT flexible learning environment at the time of the study
contributed to the limitations of the study.
However, a number of recommendations were made on the basis of the research
results, advocating some strategies that might be implemented to improve the library
literacy levels of learners undertaking open or flexible delivery courses within CIT,
and suggestions to change the research environment to avoid many of the problems
experienced.
The CIT pilot study was the first known formally documented study of library literacy
levels in an Australian TAFE environment of its kind. The study reflects the literature
published at the time of the study. At that time, the research in this field was minimal.
Many publications and research have emerged since 1995 when this study was
conducted, indicating this is an area of great interest.
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Implementation of project based learning in a training package contextWright, Julie, j.wright@rmit.edu.au January 2008 (has links)
Training Packages form the basis upon which practitioners in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector in Australia develop their pedagogical processes. As workplaces adapt their practices to compete globally, demand for skilled and knowledgeable workers places pressure on institutional training providers such as TAFE to develop training programs that support the acquisition of higher order thinking skills in graduates. Using a competence based framework as a backdrop, the research centres on the notion of the place of Project Based Learning in a Training Package context. The research proposes that learning through projects is an effective means of integrating Training Package outcomes with an instructional model that engages learners in independent, flexible and reflective learning. The research was conducted retrospectively from a case study of an AQF Level 6 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Training Package Program at RMIT University TAFE. An Action Research approach underpins the investigation, resulting in the profiling of teaching, learning and assessment as areas in need of further examination. These defining themes are explored in the context of the Project Based Learning model developed at RMIT, with consideration given to the potential for broader application. The discussion concludes with a theoretical review of the new understandings of pedagogy. The study aims to establish that a constructive alignment exists between the behaviourist approach of Training Packages and the more constructivist theories behind Project Based Learning; rendering it a suitable instructional model that meets the needs of 21st century learners.
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Competency-Based Training Package to Teach Behavior Management Skills to Direct Support StaffHarris, Kellen-Jade S. 05 1900 (has links)
Cooper, Heron and Heward define maintenance as the extent to which a learner continues to perform a target behavior after the intervention has been terminated. Testing for maintenance allows the trainer to see if gains were sustained following the termination of a treatment program. In addition, once it is shown that a learner's skills have remained in the repertoire, assessment of generalization is possible. Previous literature in behavior skills training have assessed maintenance in a variety of settings for a variety of skills. Following maintenance assessments, booster sessions are commonly used to re-train skills that did not maintain at criterion levels. The current project assessed the maintenance of caregivers' skills following a training package used to teach three behavior management techniques (use reinforcement, pivot, protect-redirect) at a large, residential care facility. Procedures were developed to assess caregivers' maintenance of the three behavior management techniques using a pre-test- post-test design. If needed, skills were re-established using 5-20 minute booster sessions. The results showed that time between post-test and maintenance did not seem to have a strong effect on maintenance scores. In general, post-test scores were somewhat indicative of maintenance scores, and patterns were most apparent across tools.
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