Journal Articles

Progress in Education

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

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"We Are Teaching and Learning with Each Other": Improving mentoring in higher education through ongoing training

Book chapter
This article examined ongoing mentoring training. This qualitative study analyzed interview responses from 20 mentors from 13 international locations in a global higher education initiative to determine how ongoing training affects mentors' abilities to assist higher education students in achieving …

Understanding transferable skills as a part of career adaptability

Book chapter
Each individual adapts in all domains of life to grow and survive. Adapting to the job domain requires an ability called career adaptability. Transferable skills are also needed to adapt to various life contexts, including work settings. The concept of transferable skills has developed in higher edu…

Post-COVID vocational reconstruction and the green industrial revolution

Book chapter
The current COVID-19 pandemic which has affected over 373 million people globally and resulted in over 5.6 million deaths has disrupted just about every aspect of social, economic and political life over the few years. Young people in particular - though mostly escaping the brunt of infections of co…

The responsiveness of national certificate (vocational) civil engineering and building construction curricula against industrial skills demand: A south African perspective of technical and vocational education and training colleges

Book chapter
The goal of the department of higher education and training (DHET) in South Africa is to ensure that the future of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is realised by offering occupational programmes that are responsive and relevant to industrial skills demand. An occupational prog…