Education (EDUC) 310
The Canadian Training System (Revision 1)
Revision 1 is closed for registrations, replaced by current version.
Delivery Mode:Individualized study.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Social Science
Prerequisite:None.
Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies
EDUC 310 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the concepts, players, and issues involved in achieving a match between the skills required by the labour market and those offered for remuneration in that same labour market. Specifically, the long-standing debates over what forms of training should be provided, who should have access to acquiring those skills, and who should be responsible for the structure, financing, and delivery of training are examined in the broader context of the changing nature of work and the labour market. In addition, the course considers the ways in which the various aspects of the training system in Canada have evolved and how the different labour market partners (employers, workers, education and training providers, and governments) collaborate and conflict in pursuing the goals and expectations each has for the skills of employed and unemployed members of the labour force.
Outline
EDUC 310 is divided into the following five units.
Unit 1: A Primer on Training
Unit 2: The Context for Training
Unit 3: Training in the Workplace
Unit 4: The Public Role in Training
Unit 5: Challenges for the 21st Century
Evaluation
To receive credit in EDUC 310, you must complete all assignments and obtain an overall grade of “D” (50 percent) or greater for the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Assign 1 End of Unit 1 | 10% |
| Assign 2 End of Unit 2 | 15% |
| Assign 3 End of Unit 3 | 15% |
| Assign 4 End of Unit 4 | 15% |
| Assign 5 End of Unit 5 | 20% |
| Assign 6 End of all units | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Buckley, J. (2008). Fit to print: The Canadian student's guide to essay writing (7th ed.). Scarborough: Nelson Thomson Learning. (This book is a useful, self-help guide that addresses many of the essay-writing problems students often face.)
E-book
Betcherman, Gordon, Kathryn McMullen, and Katie Davidman. Training for the New Economy, Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks, 1998.
Other materials
The course materials also include a course guide, a study guide, and a book of readings.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for EDUC 310 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, Nov 20/03.
Last updated by SAS 03/24/2014 10:10:31
