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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