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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Conceptual framework for addressing the software industry skills expectation gap in South Africa.

Dioka, Tebogo C. January 2013 (has links)
M. Tech. Business Information Systems / This mini-dissertation explored the e-Skills expectation gap between academia and the software industry where there are high numbers of unemployed graduate in the face of ICT skills shortage. This study looked at the following factors: government participation in the industry, academia course offering, course design and processes, and individuals as e-Skill contributors to the software industry. The present study conceptualises a framework that may help bridge the gap between academia and the software industry. The study sought to analyse the ICT curriculum, student e-Skills and the software industry, in order to address the present e-Skills gap.
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The effects of podcasts of STEM professionals on middle school science students interests in STEM careers / Title on signature form: Use of podcasts of STEM professionals on middle school students and its effects on students interest in STEM careers / Effects of podcasts of science technology engineering mathematics professionals on middle school science students interests in science technology engineering mathematics careers

Huelskamp, Diane M. 18 December 2010 (has links)
Job vacancies in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields are expected to rise to 2.5 million between 2004 and 2014 (BLS, 2005). To help fill this need, STEM professionals were podcasted to middle school students, exposing them to the potential job opportunities which exist, and possibly increasing their interest in STEM careers. To investigate whether STEM professional podcasts to middle school students increased their interest in STEM careers, a quasi-experimental pretest/midtest/posttest control group design was analyzed with ANCOVA to determine differences in interest between those students who viewed the podcasts and those who did not. Grade level and gender were also studied to determine differences in interest in pursuing a STEM career. The findings were that the podcast group had significantly higher midtest and posttest scores compared to the control group, when the pretest was the covariate. Posttest scores were not significant between the two treatment groups when midtest scores were used as the covariate. Findings for gender suggested that there is no difference in males and females for interest in pursuing a STEM career when treatment group and grade level were controlled. Grade level comparisons between the two treatment groups found no significant difference in grade level for interest in pursuing a STEM career, when group and gender were controlled. The incorporation of STEM professional podcasts into the classroom could stimulate class discussions on current issues in science, potential careers in STEM and preparatory subjects needed for a particular career which may lead future STEM career pursuits. / Access to thesis and accompanying PDF permanently restricted to Ball State community only / Department of Biology
353

Learnerships and transformation in the insurance industry.

Stemmers, Jacqueline Veraness January 2005 (has links)
This case study explored the lessons arising from the implementation of the Insurance Preparedness Project. This was a pilot project funded by the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority as part of a strategy for transforming the insurance industry and to establish a model for learnership implementation.Financial services industry.
354

The employability skills of analytical chemistry graduates from an institution of higher learning: An investigation of their relevance to potential employers in the Western Cape

Nofemela, Fundisa Regina January 2013 (has links)
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Technology: Business Administration in the Faculty of Business at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2013 / The shift in the employability skills required by employers has meant that, over and above their qualifications, graduates now need to have a set of specific skills that will enable them to be productive in the workplace. The basis for this study stems from the hypothesis that the intense competition for employment among graduates has meant that prospective employers now have a say in the attributes that are needed for potential employment. It is now no longer adequate for graduates to have a qualification, but to have, over and above the degree, specific employability skills that will enable them to be productive in the workplace. This study investigates the employability skills of analytical chemistry graduates at a university of technology for potential employers in the Western Cape. This was determined through a mixed-method approach, using both qualitative and quantitative research, and conducted amongst employers of analytical chemistry graduates in the chemical, cosmetic, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. In order to investigate the relevance of the employability skills, the following questions were asked: a. What skills are employers of new analytical chemistry graduates looking for in potential employees? b. What are the skills that past and current employers of analytical chemistry students, and graduates from the university of technology under investigation, have identified as important in these students and graduates? c. Is there congruence between the skills required by potential employers and those demonstrated by analytical chemistry graduates from the university of technology under investigation? This study was the basis for a potential further investigation into the development of a curriculum that will enable students to acquire the skills required by industry.
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Experiential learning within the tourism and hospitalty sector in South Africa with reference to industry requirements for non-technical skills

Kruger, Philippus Stephanes January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (DTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Technikon, 2003. / Many scholars in the social sciences, especially in the Hospitality industry have seen many changes over the years, based on research conducted in the workplace. Skills seem to be a popular research agenda. The literature is rich on how changes have occurred overtime in the hospitality industry workplace. With such a competitive environment this industry is functioning, it is important that entry level employees or current employees in the workplace possess a variety of non-technical skills. Once attained, these employees, will benefit the Hospitality industry, as happy clients / guests, will return, which will create a profitable workplace. It is vitally important that tertiary institutions pay specific attention to students and graduates, that they obtain non-technical skills, via co-operative education programmes, with a focus on the real employment world outside of education. This will equip them to find a job that could be satisfying and rewarding. Industry on the other hand should identify important non-technical skills and conduct on the job training, inducing such skills. The researcher found that the need for willingness to adapt and eagerness to learn was a consistent theme. The non-technical skills of communication, teamwork, initiative, problem solving and decision making were also highly valued. Respondents were dissatisfied with the quality of entry-level employees beginning their careers, especially graduates who lack non-technical skills. A need was seen for a long-term view of preparation of young people for work, beginning with parents and guardians, who should lay the foundations. Alongside them, educators should be fostering good attitudes and a love for learning, as well as lecturing verbal, numerical and other specific skills. Successful co-operative education programmes often could involve three key role-players, that of employers (managers / supervisors), students / graduates in this context and the tertiary institution they are studying at Technikon’s providing vocationally orientated co-operative education programmes, therefore need to continually examine what skills employers (managers / supervisors) consider to be important with regard to the skills required by students, entering the workplace. This research study revealed that there is a gap between the skills that students acquire in their formal studies and what employers (managers / supervisors) require. If this need is not recognised, the programmes, institution and students will suffer. The study is aimed at making a contribution towards co-operative education programmes in Hospitality and Tourism at technikons by identifying what non-technical skills the Border Technikon is not addressing. It was found that the skills not being adequately addressed fall in the non-technical skills category. The study identifies the non-technical skills required by employers (managers / supervisors) of Border Technikon Hospitality and Tourism students undertaking experiential learning.
356

Validation of a predictor battery for engineering technicians

Taylor, Jonathan Maclaren January 1980 (has links)
From summary: This study describes a procedure for predicting course success for certain first term engineering technicians. The aim of the study is to reduce the high attrition rate of trainee engineering technicians through the early identification of candidates who are likely to fail their first term of study. This identification is done by testing all applicants to the courses on a battery of psychological tests, and from this information estimating the applicants' first term course results. It is suggested that the student counsellors attached to the various Technikons integrate the suggested procedure into a flexible vocational guidance service for engineering technicians. It should be borne in mind that no validation study can predict future success with a hundred percent accuracy, and that the sample used in this study may be specific to the Witwatersrand Technikon.
357

Occupational Opportunities for the Woman College Graduate in Specialized Business Fields

Long, Ruth 08 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the opportunities in the business world for the woman college graduate. Attention has been given to the general status of women workers, the training given by colleges in business administration, and the opportunities for the employment and advancement in the business world.
358

Career trajectory and goal attainment : the restaurant/bar service industry

Royer Douglas, Nicole Marie 01 April 2002 (has links)
No description available.
359

School-to-career curriculum

Brenana, Stacy Lyn, McTee, Deborah Gayle 01 January 1999 (has links)
The mission of this project is to develop a school-to-career curriculum that can be utilized by all middle school students. It is designed to help educate these students in the skills they will need to become successful in their future careers.
360

A program of farm management for extension

Love, Harold Clyde. January 1952 (has links)
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1952 L6 / Master of Science

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