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ERIC Number: ED285999
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Jun-30
Pages: 32
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Nontraditional Options in Training for Employment. Final Report from July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987.
Fisher, Constance Q.; Poitier, Vera R.
Nontraditional Options in Training for Employment (NOTE) informed displaced homemakers and high school women about the advantages of nontraditional work and encouraged them to pursue vocational training. The first objective was to recruit 60 displaced homemakers and high school women and to inform them about the advantages of technological careers. Thirty-two displaced homemakers and 187 high school women attended seminars on nontraditional careers. To encourage 60 displaced homemakers and high school women to train for nontraditional and technological careers was the second objective. It was achieved through field trips by displaced homemakers to the Orlando Vocational Technical Center, where the women toured technical departments and role models made presentations to a total of 100 displaced homemaker classes and high school women. The third objective was to encourage employers to hire women in nontraditional fields. Presentations explaining the advantages of hiring women in nontraditional fields were made to three women's networks: Women in Management, Black Women in Management, and Women Business Owners. The project reached a total of 319 displaced homemakers and high school women. Participant response was positive. The exposure to a vocational technical center was very popular, and the chance to observe and talk to women engaged in training was significant to the displaced homemakers. (KC)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education.
Authoring Institution: Valencia Community Coll., Orlando, FL.
Identifiers - Location: Florida
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A