Impacted by educational debt and stagnant salaries, the financial viability of a career in veterinary medicine is a growing concern for many within the veterinary profession. Many veterinarians are small business owners, which requires them to learn and practice good business and practice management skills. Despite the recognized importance of business skills to the success of the veterinary pr...

This article describes the communication skills programme of the International Medical University, which adopts an integrated medical curriculum. The programme, implemented in February 2005, is based on a systematic framework aimed at teaching students basic interpersonal communication skills progressively and continuously throughout the pre-clinical phase.

BACKGROUND The ability to respond quickly and effectively to a cardiac arrest situation rests on nurses being competent, prepared and up-to-date in the emergency life-saving procedure of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study aimed to determine the extent to which nurses acquire and retain CPR cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills following CPR training courses. METHODS A quasi-...

Recent advances in industrial production and manufacturing processes as well as the rapidly increasing global competition are key drivers in a growing demand for improving personnel competences in maintenance management. Most employees in the manufacturing sector are beyond the typical age of standard education, thus traditional teaching methods are not sufficient. Vocational Education and Trai...

SKB Purwokerto is a nonformal educational institution organizing Courses and Skills Program activities which one of its important objectives to instill entrepreneurial spirit in students. This form planting done the management or courses skills. Its carried out through five activities: (1) planning determining objectives, learners course training conducted; (2) shall be conducted incorporating ...

Curriculum Evaluation of Teacher Training Courses in Education G. Ahmadi, Ph. D. The two year teacher training programs in Iran include courses in education that form the very foundation of the professional performance of the future teachers. As such, the curricula of these courses need to be evaluated in order to determine their probable shortcomings and take the necessary remedial steps...