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Along with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, and RN circulators, surgical technologists are essential members of the perioperative team. Despite a partnership with a local community college that offered a surgical technologist degree program, Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, continued to experience a shortage of surgical technologists. To meet demands, the clinical educators at the facility developed an in‐house Surgical Technologist Apprentice Program (STAP). The STAP consists of six weeks of didactic learning and hands‐on training in an OR simulation laboratory, followed by a six‐month preceptorship in the OR. This program has proven invaluable, particularly as the COVID‐19 pandemic increased the need for personnel who are not only skilled in the OR but also can provide essential frontline patient care when needed. Together, the STAP and the college partnership offer a career‐building opportunity for those in entry‐level positions who may not otherwise be able to afford to train for this specialized role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Historically, clinical trialists developed DMC expertise and experience with "on the job training". Clinical trialists have recognized a large and growing gap between the demand and supply of trained DMC members due in part to the huge increase in ongoing clinical trials. A critical need exists to increase the supply of DMC trained clinicians and biostatisticians. Despite a rich collection of published training material, many have recommended a mentoring process to train clinical trialists and data scientists lacking DMC experience. We propose that academic, regulatory, industry and other leaders in clinical trials support including investigators lacking DMC experience as members of a DMC so that they can be trained to learn about the DMC processes during conduct of an actual trial". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Oregon's Highway Construction Workforce Development Program aims to improve the recruitment and retention of a diverse construction workforce, through pre-apprenticeships that provide alternative pathways into apprenticeship as well as financial and non-financial retention services that aim to help apprentices complete their apprenticeships. This evaluation research examines the impact of the Program on recruitment and retention trends, drawing on administrative data from the Program as well as interviews with program participants. We find pre-apprenticeship programs have improved the recruitment of women into the trades. We further find that non-financial services, ready supplies, and childcare services have a positive impact on completion, with receipt of non-financial support having the largest impact on completion. Gas/travel services are positively associated with completion among apprentices of color. Interview data suggest that additional support services for apprentices as well as structural changes to the industry are needed to achieve construction workforce diversity goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Omaha System is one of the most applicable classification systems and can be used effectively to recognize occupational health nurse(s) in practice. Describing occupational health nurse interventions and outcomes can be an example for planning care in a specific case such as hair stylist apprentices with hand eczema symptoms by using the Omaha System. The study consists of 15 cases. The "Turkish-Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire" was used for data collection related to eczema symptoms. The assessment was made by using electronic health record system based on the Omaha System. For the 15 cases, 113 problems and 624 nursing interventions were reported. According to the Omaha System's Problem Classification Scheme, the frequently diagnosed problems were skin (100%), neighborhood/workplace safety (100%), health care supervision (67%), respiration (53%), and pain (40%). The identified intervention categories were 98.5% about teaching, guidance, and counseling; 89.2% about surveillance; and 6.4% about case management. The occupational health nursing outcomes scores were more likely to show higher level after the intervention (p <.05). The Omaha System can be effectively used in occupational healthcare settings for specific cases in workplaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This descriptive study aimed to investigate the impact of part-time employment on the academic performance of students at secondary level. It was conducted in 106 Government high and higher secondary schools of district Peshawar. The sample consisted of 320 teachers. The questionnaire was designed to get perceptions of the teachers. The collected data was analyzed by using percentages. The analysis of the studyrevealed part-time employed students neither attended the school regularly nor managed their academic activities properly which caused their unsatisfactory academic performance and lack of participation in co-curricular activities. Teachers also faceddifficulties at the hand of such students. Almost half of the respondents did not agree with the idea of doing parttime employment of the students at secondary level. The teachers suggested the alternative that Government should grant funds and introduce new institutes for providing vocational and technical trainings.Part-time employmentenabledthem to fulfill their needs and continue their studies.Moral, social, financial and cultural impact on secondary school students were also investigated using validated tools and techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Renewing our understanding of the relationship between teaching and mentoring can advance our practice as educators and improve student outcomes. As we strengthen connections between the classroom and the workplace, we contextualize students' learning and provide the tools for success both academically and professionally. This article provides a historical and theoretical foundation for mentoring in higher education, accompanied by concrete strategies and suggestions for implementing a mentoring program and encouraging individual faculty members to expand their pedagogical practice by engaging in mentoring through their daily interactions with students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to investigate students' learning journeys across the duration of a new registered nurse degree apprenticeship programme and to develop an understanding of the contextual factors, mechanisms and outcomes involved. Registered nurses are the largest group of healthcare workers globally, but shortages exist. To encourage existing UK healthcare employees into nursing, national investment was made into Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships. In 2018 a UK health service organisation and a university collaboration led to development of a nursing degree apprenticeship programme. Research into these novel undergraduate programmes in nursing is lacking, with scarce evidence or understanding of processes and experiences involved in such programmes. An exploratory qualitative design informed by realistic evaluation was employed. Three sequential semi-structured interviews were conducted with an entire cohort (n=8) across the 18-month programme (24 interviews). Focused interviews were also undertaken with practice assessors (n=8) involved in the apprentices' journey. Initial thematic analysis was followed by application of Realist Evaluation principles and a temporal lens to move beyond qualitative description. Analysis identified four interrelated temporal themes, each comprising contextual factors, mechanisms and outcomes acting to inhibit or facilitate transition across the apprenticeship journey: (1) Starting out (Latent Ambition, enhanced motivation and expectations) : programme availability and conditions enabled enactment of ambitions to become qualified nurses, preconceived assumptions regarding roles influenced expectations. (2) Initial stages (Identity dissonance, transition to academia, becoming a student nurse) related to changing identity and re-conceptualisation of their role to student nurse, alongside transitioning into higher education. (3) Travelling through (Being an apprentice, social capital, self-efficacy and confidence) facilitated confident integration into placements, although over confidence could be risky. Academic struggles prompted some episodes of emotional dissonance. (4) Moving beyond to become registered nurses (Confidence, empowerment and loyalty in the transition to becoming a nurse) saw apprentices transform, with revised understandings of nursing, increased empowerment and self-efficacy. All expressed gratitude and loyalty for the apprenticeship opportunity, with all securing jobs in their employing organisation. This study is one of the first of its kind, providing detailed insight into processes experienced by students over the duration of a novel apprenticeship programme. Analysis identified several factors that facilitated and inhibited progress in participants' 'learning journeys', mapping context, mechanism, outcome configurations which came into play at various stages. These were influential in successful completion of the programme by all apprentices, resulting in the development of competent Registered Nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Tunas Mekar Programme on the student's entrepreneurial intention in terms of personal feasibility of starting a business. The objective of this study is to identify the levels of personal feasibility among Tunas Mekar apprentice involving in business and to identify the factors influencing the apprentice to involve in business. Mean analysis is used to identify the factors influencing the apprentice involving in business. By understanding the factors and the level of personal feasibility involving in business among these students will give some input towards policy makers to develop appropriate educational programmes to encourage students to involve in business and to reduce employability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The many Erikson voyage memoirs are assessed as a group to establish their value to the historian, and their limits. The cultural differences between the Anglophone 'adventurer' trainees, and the Ålander/Finnish professional trainees and crew are illuminated, along with working conditions, training, and the experiences of the few women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article discusses the implementation, strengths and weaknesses and challenges encountered during the use of the apprenticeship model, a system designed to provide early intervention practitioner development. A comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) is required from states providing services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 1997). Key elements for implementing a CSPD program include classification of early intervention personnel, standards of practice guidelines and evaluation of practitioner's knowledge.

The article presents a cross-sectional study which determines the effects of occupational lead exposure. It compares the blood lead levels of apprentices working in lead-related industries and non-apprentice controls in Bursa, Turkey. It reveals that the increase of blood lead levels of apprentices is associated to exposure.

This paper deals with the latest structural changes in the Danish vocational education and training system (VET), a system so far characterised by a principle of alternating between practical training and theoretical instruction. Structural changes can be described as a shift of paradigm, which might be seen as a regression compared to the Danish VET system that received the Bertelsmann prize in 1999. The shift can also to some extent be viewed as a step backwards in achieving the political programmes and goals such as the Lisbon strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]