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State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Development Center. – 1997
This guide, which is intended for teachers interested in starting a workplace mentoring program, presents information about mentors and mentoring that can be used to match students with the right mentors in the workplace and help prepare and support students and mentors in enhancing the student-mentor match. The guide begins with background…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Mentors
Download full textZhao, Peisheng; And Others – 1996
New York State's New Ventures program, a comprehensive 21- to 24-week career exploration and job skills training program to help low-income women prepare for economic self-sufficiency through employment in higher-paying nontraditional occupations, was evaluated through a 5-year formative outcomes-based evaluation process. Program data (including…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, At Risk Persons, Career Exploration, Economically Disadvantaged
Harris, Jules – 1991
The Youth Work Skills Program provided basic skills remediation, support services, and subsidized or unsubsidized work placement to out-of-school, economically disadvantaged youth aged 16-21 with demonstrated reading scores at or below the fifth-grade level. The program had three phases: basic education/vocational and career exploration, basic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Exploration, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1997
This document contains materials for use in conducting a 1-hour presentation on school-to-work (STW) programs in New York State for area students in order to elicit their support for the state's STW initiative and encourage them to share information about the initiative with others in their communities. The document begins with tips for delivering…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Course Selection (Students), Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1996
This resource guide is intended to provide New York schools, business/industry, and others with resources to develop work-based learning strategies and components. Section 1 examines the scope, foundation, categories, and operation of work-based learning. Section 2 presents detailed information about the following forms of work-based learning:…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Cooperative Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Workplace Preparation and Continuing Education. – 1995
The New York State School-to-Work Opportunities System Plan, which is based on New York's original application for a federal school-to-work implementation grant and contains the 23 federally required elements, outlines the state's plans to develop and implement a statewide school-to-work opportunities system within a 9-year period. The plan…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Career Awareness, Career Education
