PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - School to Work Transitions, Continuing Education, Adult Training, Certifications for Jobs and Careers

ReSEARCH

NGO, Organisations and Associations for Continuing Education, Adult Training

1. International
   1. Association for Talent Development ATD or formally American Society for Training and Development ASTD) - https://www.td.org/
2. Singapore
   1. Ministry of Manpower - http://www.mom.gov.sg/
   2. Center for Employability Skills - http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/L215-ContactUs01/L315C-ContactCntr4EmpSkills.html
   3. Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) - http://www.ial.edu.sg/
   4. Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) - http://www.tafep.sg/
   5. Singapore Workforce Development Agency - http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite.html
      1. Centre for Employability Skills (CES) - http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/L215-ContactUs01/L315C-ContactCntr4EmpSkills.html
      2. WDA Career Centres
   6. Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) - https://e2i.com.sg/
   7. Lifelong Learning Institute - https://www.lli.sg/
      1. Lifelong Learning Exploration Centre (LLEC) - http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/L209-001About-Us/LLEC.html
      2. Learning for Life
         1. http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/L209-001About-Us/CET_Commemorative_Pub.html
      3. http://learningforlife.sg/

Frameworks for Continuing Education, Adult Training

1. National Frameworks
   1. Singapore
      1. MOM's Skills Training and Development - http://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/skills-training-and-development
         1. Skills Future
         2. Refreshed CET Masterplan
         3. Skills Upgrading
         4. National HR Capability
      2. WSQ: Workforce Skills Qualifications - http://www.ssg.gov.sg/wsq.html
         1. WSQ
         2. ES-WSQ Employability Skills WSQ
            1. Executive Development and Growth for Excellence (EDGE)
            2. Workplace Skills (WPS) Series
            3. The Workplace Literacy (WPL) and Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Series
      3. ESS
      4. Skills Future - http://www.skillsfuture.sg/
         1. Programmes and Initiatives for
            1. Students
            2. Employees (Early Career)
            3. Employees (Mid-Career Onwards)
            4. Employers
            5. Training Providers
            6. Learning Throughout Life
      5. Skills Connect - https://www.skillsconnect.gov.sg/web/guest/home
   2. Australia
      1. Australian Department of Education and Training - http://www.education.gov.au
   3. UK
   4. Malaysia:
      1. Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) created framework with 8 levels of qualification within higher education covering 3 sectors: Skills, Vocational & Technical, Academic
   5. European Commission
      1. European Qualifications Framework: Shift towards learning outcomes in primary and secondary schools throughout EU with lessons to have stronger link to employment through work-based Learning, with recognition of vocational training.
      2. Goals for learning foreign languages, teachers continued education, importance of using technology
   6. US:
      1. ATD Competency Model - https://www.td.org/Certification/Competency-Model
      2. Foundational Competencies
      3. Specific areas of expertise (AOEs)
2. Frameworks By Industry
   1. For Training Trainers
      1. TAEPCM: Training and Adult Education Professional Competency Models - http://www.ial.edu.sg/taepcm.aspx
      2. Adult Education
      3. Training Management
      4. HR Development
      5. Workforce Development

Tools and Resources

1. Governmental
   1. My Skills: Australia's Directory of Training - http://www.myskills.gov.au/courses/
2. Businesses/ Companies
   1. Creative Skillset (UK) - http://creativeskillset.org/creative_courses - Free online courses
   2. Langevin: The World's Largest Train-the-Trainer Company - http://www.langevin.com/
3. Individuals
   1. TPACK in Adult Learning - http://edt514tpack.wikispaces.com/TPACK+in+Adult+Learning
   2. About Adult Learners: TPACK with Adult Learners - http://edt514tpackf12.wikispaces.com/Adult+Learners
   3. Damian Education Research Links - http://damianeducationresearchlinks.wikispaces.com/ - Wiki on his educational research
4. NGOS
   1. How to Write Standards (ISO GUIDE) - http://www.iso.org/iso/how-to-write-standards.pdf
5. Articles
   1. "Soft Skills and Smiley Sheets: Evaluating the Words we use in training - http://www.langevin.com/blog/2009/05/14/soft-skills-smiley-sheets-evaluating-the-words-we-use-in-training/

Teacher Training

• Mimura Takao on Education, " Schools are facing a tough situation with the changes that are taking place in society and children's behavior, and hence teachers now need to be nurtured that can handle that situation through having advanced levels of qualifications and dynamism" - http://www.waseda.jp/ted/eng/