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International Workforce Education


Course Description

Workforce education systems and international applications. Analysis of factors affecting international work and the planning of international workforce programs are emphasized.


Athena Title

INTERNTL WORKFRC ED


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in EOCS 8020


Semester Course Offered

Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

1. Develop an international perspective on workforce education 2. Identify and describe factors impacting work on the international setting 3. Describe career development in the international arena 4. Describe systems of international education and training in selected countries 5. Choose one foreign country and describe its workforce education system 6. Identify and describe ethical and behavioral considerations in providing foreign work 7. Describe America's effort at internationalizing U.S. educational programs 8. Describe and predict changes that are occurring and may occur in the nature of work on a global setting 9. Compare and contrast a given career and technical program area in the U.S. with one in a foreign country 10. Describe a system for program planning and evaluation for international education


Topical Outline

The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary. 1. International perspectives on workforce education 2. Factors impacting on work in the international setting 3. Career development in the international arena 4. Systems of international education and training 5. Factors affecting national workforce education 6. Changes in the nature of work in global settings 7. Needs assessment for workforce education programs in international settings 8. Evaluation of international programs 9. Ethical considerations in international work 10. Internationalizing U.S. educational programs 11. Innovative approaches to workforce education for international settings 12. Program planning for international workforce education