Outcomes: Nvqs And The Emerging Model Of Education And Training / Edition 1

by Gilbert Jessup

Overview

Jessup's widely acclaimed book provides explanations of the many facets of National Vocational Qualifications: who they are for, why they have been developed, how they work, and the benefits they confer. The author explains how NVQs relate to a wide range of issues in education and training.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781850009726
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/07/1991
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 New approaches methods and instruments: learning and individuals; national needs and problems; national vocational qualifications; the concept of competence; statements of competence and standards; the programme to develop standards and NVQs; assessment; the accreditation of prior learning; credit accumulation and transfer; the national curriculum; core skills; linking education and training. Part 2 The model and its implications: the emerging model; implications for employers; implications for futher education and training; implications for general education; implications for higher education; implications for individuals; the autonomous learner. Part 3 Outstanding issues: the problem of knowledge; issues for the future. Appendices: the new training initiative - technical implictions Jessup, 1985; towards a skills revolution - summary and action points CBI, 1989; classification of competence NCVQ, 1990; review of validity and reliability in assessment Jessup, 1989.