Title :
Distance education for the lift industry
Author_Institution :
Dept. Lift Eng., Univ. Coll. Northampton, UK
Abstract :
This paper outlines current and future education and training provision in the lift making industry, tracing its development from the inception of the Technician Education Council in the 1970s and highlighting emerging initiatives such as Foundation Degrees due to commence delivery in 2001.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; distance learning; lifts; notebook computers; Foundation Degrees; Internet; NVQ; National framework for Vocational Qualifications; Technician Education Council; distance education; distance teaching; education provision; electronic books; hand-held personal digital assistants; lift making industry; managed learning environments; training provision;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Education 2002: Professional Engineering Scenarios (Ref. No. 2002/056), IEE
DOI :
10.1049/ic:20020108
