The Role of Mobile Learning in Developing Employability and Job-Related Skills at VTET Programs

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-122
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mokhtar Abdelaziz
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
And Training ◽  
Area Of Study

This chapter focuses on the role of mobile learning in developing employability and job-related skills in vocational and technical education and training (VTET) contexts. It is hoped that this chapter will contribute to the academic discussion on this topic by identifying a list of skills and discussing how mobile technologies can play a role in developing them. This chapter will also provide some insights and practical examples for instructors and program designers on effective utilization of mobile technologies for developing both the technical and soft skills. Finally, this chapter will provide some insights on the future direction of research in this area of study.

scholarly journals The role of technical education and training In providing labor market needs In the field of modern technology: Applied Study on Technical Colleges in Gaza Strip

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Alla’a Khalil Al-ukosh ◽  
◽  
Wail Nassar Mahmoud Badah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
And Training

The study aims at identifying the role of technical education and training in meeting the labor market’s needs in the field of modern technology. It is an applied study on the technical colleges in Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive analytical approach on five technical colleges in Gaza by applying the questionnaire as the data collection tool. The stratified random sampling method was applied and the sample of the study included 324 respondents with a recovery rate of 76%. The data was analyzed using SPSS statistical program. One of the most important results was a statistically significant correlation between the dimensions of education and technical training: Technical trainee skill, technical trainer skill, the efficiency of the training curriculum, the modernity of the applied means used; and meeting the labor market needs in the field of modern technology in Gaza Strip technical colleges

scholarly journals Scoping review assessing the evidence used to support the adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies for the education and training of community health workers (CHWs) in low-income and middle-income countries

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. e019827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall Winters ◽  
Laurenz Langer ◽  
Anne Geniets
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
And Training ◽  
Formal Theories

ObjectivesUndertake a systematic scoping review to determine how a research evidence base, in the form of existing systematic reviews in the field of mobile health (mHealth), constitutes education and training for community health workers (CHWs) who use mobile technologies in everyday work. The review was informed by the following research questions: does educational theory inform the design of the education and training component of mHealth interventions? How is education and training with mobile technology by CHWs in low-income and middle-income countries categorised by existing systematic reviews? What is the basis for this categorisation?SettingThe review explored the literature from 2000 to 2017 to investigate how mHealth interventions have been positioned within the available evidence base in relation to their use of formal theories of learning.ResultsThe scoping review found 24 primary studies that were categorised by 16 systematic reviews as supporting CHWs’ education and training using mobile technologies. However, when formal theories of learning from educational research were used to recategorise these 24 primary studies, only four could be coded as such. This identifies a problem with how CHWs’ education and training using mobile technologies is understood and categorised within the existing evidence base. This is because there is no agreed on, theoretically informed understanding of what counts as learning.ConclusionThe claims made by mHealth researchers and practitioners regarding the learning benefits of mobile technology are not based on research results that are underpinned by formal theories of learning. mHealth suffers from a reductionist view of learning that underestimates the complexities of the relationship between pedagogy and technology. This has resulted in miscategorisations of what constitutes CHWs’ education and training within the existing evidence base. This can be overcome by informed collaboration between the health and education communities.

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