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Palo Alto Coll., San Antonio, TX. – 1988
The PAC-WISE program provided 150 hours of skills training in office occupations to single parents and homemakers with a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Recruitment was effected mainly through GED classes and a flyer in the lobby of the administration building. Selection was based on need according to a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Guidance, Displaced Homemakers, Job Placement
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1984
This manual for state, district, and local school officials and employers provides information and techniques for designing and implementing successful cooperative education programs for students with special needs. An introduction defines "special needs" and discusses characteristics of successful programs. Information on selecting and training…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Guidance, Cooperative Education, Disabilities
Coad, Cynthia – 1985
This guide is intended to assist vocational training placement personnel responsible for recruiting, counseling, or providing vocational services to disadvantaged or unemployed clients of a Job Training Partnership Act program. The manual is a compilation of verified vocational educational activities related to job placement and followup…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Check Lists, Competency Based Education
Download full textBromley, Ann; Moore, Marnie – 1987
Focus on Careers, a program for single parents or homemakers, completed its second year of operation at Santa Fe (Florida) Community College on June 30, 1987. The program served 175 adult men and women from Alachua and Bradford counties who wanted to develop a career, re-enter the work force, or change careers. Services offered to single parents…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
Dahlberg, Maurine – 1984
This manual is designed to assist vocational educators in meeting the needs of students preparing for careers in nontraditional occupations. Discussed first are the effects of sex bias and stereotyping on employment and earning patterns, barriers to nontraditional training, and the role of vocational education in equal access. Discussed in a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Techniques
Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1988
Results from the 18th annual Recruiting Trends survey completed by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute for Career Development and Placement Services at Michigan State University are presented. For this 1988-89 survey, cross-sections of employers from business, industry, government, and education were contacted, and responses were received…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, College Graduates, Demography
