Questions
1. Describe at least 4 environmental issues or factors1 and discuss how these have affected or could affect the Continuing Education and Training (CET) landscape in Singapore.
a. 4 environmental issues are
i. Labour market,
ii. State of employment,
iii. Government initiatives, and
iv. Challenges of workforce development
b. How these environmental issues affected Continuing Education and Training (CET) in Singapore (Write in General)
2. a. How can a Competency-based Training Approaches be applied to your workplace or any organisation that you have worked for (describe at least 3 approach)?
The CBT approaches are:
• identification of performance gaps;
• training and development; and
• contextualisation.
Use these three approaches to answer 2a
2 b. What features3 of the current Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) System (describe at least 4 features) are relevant to this approach you have outlined?
4 features of WSQ system relevant to CBT approaches in ECE Singapore
Types of Skills
Training Pathways
Assessment Pathways,
WSQ Levels
3. How can the WSQ system address emerging issues in the CET landscape? (Describe at least 2 issue)
2 emerging issues where WSQ system address in the CET landscape are:
1. Changing Face of the Workforce
2. Emergence of Transnational Qualifications Framework
4. Describe and justify how 1 non-WSQ competency-based training model can be applied to your workplace. Describe at least 3 operating principles4 that are relevant to the application.
The non-WSQ competency-based training model that can be applied in the Early Childhood Industry, Singapore is Professional Action Competency (Handlungskompetenz).
The 2 operating principle that are relevant to the application are:
Holistic development, reflective learning, and transfer of learning.
5. Describe at least 4 features5 of a non-WSQ National Training system and explain how they have helped in that country’s workforce development.
Germany’s Dual System
Explain the 4 features that help Germany’s workforce development
Conclusion
______________________
1 Environmental issues or factors include: Labour market, State of employment, Government initiatives, Challenges of workforce development etc.
2 CBT approaches include: Selection, Identification of performance gaps, Competency profiling, Training and development, Contextualization of learning etc.
3 Examples of features of WSQ include: 4 Principles of WSQ, Qualifications, Component Documents, Training &
Assessment Pathways, Training Providers, Quality Assurance, Validation etc.
4 Operating principles include: Holistic development, definition of the learner, adaptability, inclusion of context, reflective learning, and transfer of learning.
5 Features of National Training System include: Competency / Skills Standards, Credit accumulation and transfer system, Legislation, Training organisations, Legislations, Quality / accreditation agencies, Funding, Employment / career services, Apprenticeship.