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Frerichs, Eilert – School Guidance Worker, 1979
The educational system is the only set of public institutions mandated to ready society's young people for full participation in adult life, including preparation for the labor market. The following suggestions exist in Canada: career guidance and placement centers, labor studies, apprenticeship programs, and labor relations programs. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Job Placement
Terrell, Tom; Gregory, Vicki L. – Library Journal, 2001
Describes results of a survey of library schools in Canada and the United States to examine placement and salaries of graduates. Discusses types of positions hired for; gender differences; the availability of job openings; average salaries; salaries by job type; and attitudes of graduates regarding their preparation for jobs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Job Placement, Labor Market
Download full textConger, D. Stuart; And Others – 1994
Concerned with the availability of vocational counseling services in Canada, this report offers definitive information on career and employment counseling offered by educational institutions, social agencies, and Canada Employment Centres. After extensive consultation and field testing, questionnaires were developed to cover the following areas:…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Information Systems
Canadian Inst. for Adult Education, Montreal (Quebec). – 1968
The impact of continuing education on the complex problems encountered in developing and implementing overall manpower policies is discussed and documented in this anthology. An introductory chapter on adult education and the labor force is followed by surveys and critiques of manpower policy and the organization of the labor market in Sweden, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). Employment Support Services Branch. – 1984
This booklet lists and describes materials that can be used for employment counseling in Canada. The booklet is organized in two parts. The first part lists and describes counseling tools. Some of the tools listed include Moving On, the Canadian Occupational Interest Inventory, the General Aptitude Test Battery, Index to Canadian Occupations,…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development
Peck, Jamie – 2001
This book discusses the evolution of workfare policies in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 defines the term "workfare" and examines the concepts of transnationalizing workfare and workfarist labor regulation. Chapter 2 establishes workfare's theoretical context and explores the relationship between welfare…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
