Generic Skills

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Generic Skills in Vocational Education and Training: Research Readings
Edited by Jennifer Gibb

This volume of readings summarises some of the research undertaken into generic skills in 2001–02 as it relates to vocational education and training (VET).

Overview: Jennifer Gibb and Penelope Curtin
International perspectives on generic skills:
David D Curtis
Employability skills for the future: Penelope Curtin
VET teacher and student attitudes about generic skills: Victor Callan
Developing generic skills in training packages: Susan Dawe
Employability skills: Balancing the equation: Tess Julian
The development of employability skills in novice
workers through employment: Erica Smith and Paul Comyn
Making experience work: Displaced workers provide new insights into generic skills: Crina Virgona and Peter Waterhouse
‘Generic skills’ in a changing work environment: Geoff Hawke
The assessment of generic skills: David D Curtis
Assessing and certifying generic skills: Berwyn Clayton, Kaaren Blom, Dave Meyers and Andrea Bateman
Assessment of key competencies: The Torrens Valley TAFE approach: Rob Denton