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Noncredit Enrollment in Workforce Education: State Policies and Community College Practices
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Van Noy, Michelle; Jacobs, James; Korey, Suzanne; Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine L. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2008
Postsecondary noncredit education has become increasingly common; many community colleges now enroll more noncredit than credit students. Much of the growth has occurred in workforce instruction and contract training, programs are noted for their role in meeting shifting workforce demands and providing skills in a way that is flexible and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Continuing Education, Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges
The Evaluation of Customized Training.
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Jacobs, James; Bragg, Debra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1994
Provides a conceptual framework for categorizing variables and elements used in evaluating customized training programs and for the maintenance of records demonstrating the accountability of the programs. Suggests a model based on variables associated with the educational context, processes used to fill client needs, and outcomes of the program.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Labor Force Development
A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Community College Customized Training Programs.
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Bragg, Debra D.; Jacobs, James – 1991
A project developed an operational definition of and designed a conceptual framework for evaluating two-year postsecondary educational customized training programs. The definition specifies that customized training requires the following: (1) contracts; (2) payments; (3) relationships to economic development strategies; (4) the delivery of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Competence, Contracts