Vocational education and training workforce
This article describes the history and development of the vocational education and training (VET) workforce. It examines faculty preparation and experience, including the historical roots and development of vocational or workforce education and its practitioners. It also looks at the characteristics of VET faculty from a variety of cultural and national perspectives. Faculty qualifications and credentials are examined. The role of adjunct or part-time (casual) faculty in VET is reviewed. Various types of professional development aimed at maintaining vocational competency and currency are discu ... Show more
Authors: Wallin, Desna L.
Published: Oxford, England, Elsevier, 2010
Resource type: Book chapter
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