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Assessment and Accreditation of Non-Formal Management Education and Development Programmes

Assessment and accreditation of non-formal management education and development programmes

Summary

This chapter provides an overview of the non-formal management education and in-service training and identifies various assessment tools used in western Europe and northern America. The chapter ends with an examination of options of safeguarding the value of non-formal management education and management development programmes in the spirit and context of lifelong learning.

Introduction

Impacted by rapidly evolving technology, global competition and instant communications, workers and managers alike are finding it more difficult to keep up with their job requirements. Learning has become a synonym for survival. Acquisition of knowledge and skills through formal management education (initial formal education at MBA schools) is no longer sufficient for future ...

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