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Boardman, Craig; Ponomariov, Branco – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2012
In today's economic climate, government is now considered by many to be the "employer of choice." However, employers at all levels of government may eventually lose their recent gains in the war for talent, as the economy improves. Accordingly, it is important to explain how public sector managers viewed the relative advantages and…
Descriptors: Government Role, Government Employees, Employers, Economic Change
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. – 1975
These experimental curriculum materials for one of five clusters developed for the occupational orientation program in Illinois include a series of learning activity packages (LAPs) designed to acquaint the student with the wide range of occupational choices available in the personal and public service occupations field. The 29 LAPS, each focusing…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Fuld, Leonhard Felix – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
This bulletin provides, in four parts, information about the qualifications, selection and training of personnel in various service industries. Service Instruction of Department Stores describes the sales force of most department stores, composed chiefly of women, and the lack of team spirit; outlines the physical education program to monitor…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Salesmanship, Telecommunications, Hygiene
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Illinois State Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation, Springfield. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1973
The directory is an unannotated list of approved occupational training programs found in the secondary schools of Illinois. Entries are listed alphabetically by location. Counties are listed with each school location to differentiate between similar location names. Programs are grouped under five occupational areas: applied biological and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Courses
Bristow, Clinton, Jr.; James, Curtis A., Jr. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1990
To ensure economic growth and increased employment opportunities for youth, there must be greater emphasis on the following: (1) providing self-employment skills to young people; (2) preparing them for highly technical jobs; and (3) preparing them for service industry jobs. Recommends the incorporation of entrepreneurship education in the…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Industrial Arts, Job Skills, Labor Force Development
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Adult Vocational and Technical Education. – 1979
This Public Service Practicum Curriculum Guide is intended to assist social science and occupational teachers in the areas of public service and related occupations to develop, implement, and operate an internship program. Designed for use in all schools in rural, suburban, or city settings, this guide is based on a program developed in Elk Grove…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cooperative Education, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
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National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA.
This guide is specifically designed to accompany materials developed for occupational orientation (particularly in Illinois) in the following five cluster areas: Applied biological and agricultural occupations; personal and public service occupations; health occupations; business, marketing, and management occupations; and industrial oriented…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Biological Sciences, Business, Career Development
GREDE, JOHN F.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT IS A LISTING IN TABULAR FORM OF THE VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS, BOTH IN OPERATION AND PLANNED, AVAILABLE IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES. THE PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED IN FIVE LARGE GROUPINGS--(1) INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, (2) BUSINESS, SECRETARIAL, AND DATA PROCESSING, (3) HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, (4) PUBLIC…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Community Colleges, Data Processing Occupations
Harris, E. Edward; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide is designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing. It also provides marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility in planning an automotive and petroleum curriculum. The essential common and specialized competencies are…
Descriptors: Administration, Advertising, Auto Parts Clerks, Careers
Pachucki, Chester – 1969
One of the most significant educational developments in the junior colleges in Illinois is the commitment to career oriented programs. In 1960, five junior colleges offered five specialized technical programs. In the 1968-69 school year, 41 campuses offered 89 areas of specialization with a total of 610 programs including 483 associate degree and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Careers, College Programs
Illinois Univ., Urbana. – 1989
In response to a need for additional data on agriculturally related employment, the Illinois State Board of Education funded a research project with two objectives: to collect additional agricultural employment data and to identify employment in agriculturally related industries in Illinois under the Standard Industrial Classification system. The…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. – 1989
The four courses in this guide were designed to meet the specifications for the career orientation level of Illinois' Education for Employment Curriculum Model. These orientation-level courses can be taken by high school students in any sequence: (1) communication technology; (2) energy utilization technology; (3) production technology; and (4)…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Alternative Energy Sources, Basic Skills, Career Planning