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Open learning system for the high-tech era: a quality assurance for technical and vocational education

In the high-tech era, technicians are required to have specific competencies with a broad technical background. Schools and institutes must re-engineer their curricula to meet these needs. To keep up with technological advancement, technicians must participate in lifelong learning. This means that technical and vocational education must incorporate the concept of becoming boundless, borderless and endless. The authors discuss the necessity of developing a worldwide curriculum and the establishment of a global standard for certification and qualifications.

In the high-tech era, technicians are required to have specific competencies with a broad technical background. Schools and ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Yoshio, Jiro; Fukasaku, Sadao
Conference name: APEC Education Forum: 21st Century Challenge: Technological and Vocational Education Curriculum and Instruction
Date: 1997
Geographic subjects: Asia; Hong Kong (China)
Resource type: Conference
Subjects: Qualifications; Quality; Lifelong learning;
Workforce development; Skills and knowledge; Teaching and learning; Vocational education and training; Governance show more

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