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Download full textWayne, Earl Anthony – Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2019
As new technology reshapes workplaces and jobs across North America, the United States, Mexico, and Canada need to reinvent the ways that they educate, train, and re-skill their workforces. With Mexico and Canada now the United States' two largest economic partners, more than ever the three countries need to work together to effectively and…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Private Sector
Aragon, Stephanie; Rowland, Julie – Education Commission of the States, 2015
Education Commission of the States (ECS) strives to keep its constituency apprised of education policy trends across the states. To provide a comprehensive overview of educational priorities outlined by governors, ECS summarized the education proposals and accomplishments detailed in every 2015 State of the State address delivered to date. Each…
Descriptors: State Government, State Officials, State Policy, Educational Policy
Shulock, Nancy; Lewis, Jodi; Tan, Connie – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2013
In today's highly-skilled economy, rewarding career pathways are available to those who acquire technical skills by enrolling in certificate and associate degree programs in a community or technical college. Such programs are often more costly to offer than liberal arts and sciences programs that prepare students to transfer to four-year…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Education, Vocational Education, Associate Degrees
Lamos, Erin; Simon, Martin; Waits, Mary Jo – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2010
This report presents a case study of the Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), which brings together auto manufacturers and community colleges across 12 states to identify and implement wide-ranging improvements in technical education for automotive manufacturing workers. A "Big Collaboration"--AMTEC…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Global Approach, Technical Education, Labor Force Development
Direct linkGaal, John – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2007
Across the globe, it is no secret to people involved with career and technical education (CTE) that the German apprenticeship system is looked upon as the "gold standard" of workforce development training. In this article, the author compares the responses of subject matter experts (SMEs) in Germany and the United States, two of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Role of Education, Education Work Relationship
Gindele, John; Gindele, Joseph – 1985
This comprehensive report on education and industrial technology in Japan begins with general descriptions of the size of the country, its economy, and the Japanese people and their cultural values. Comparative data are then presented to demonstrate differences between Japanese and American workers. Japan's intense education orientation, both…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Traits, Developed Nations, Educational Environment
Rosenfeld, Stuart – 1998
In this document, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports on the state of technical education in Europe, the United States, and Canada. It states that technical colleges are emerging as key institutions in technology-based education to fill industry requirement for more highly skilled and technically proficient…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Business, College Role, Community Colleges
Bolino, August C. – 1981
This paper's overiew of the relationship between vocational education and productivity includes the presentation of results from a multiple regression analysis of vocational education enrollments and various productivity indices. This tentative analysis contributes additional observations to the studies reviewed and offers pertinent suggestions…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1994
This summary of proceedings includes papers from and about a workshop on technical education in Nigeria and the lessons Nigeria may gain by examining the vocational and technical education systems of Germany, the United States, Great Britain, and Japan. The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Iyorchia Ayu); "Introduction: A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Hunt, H. Allan; Hunt, Timothy L. – 1983
A study examined the job creation and job displacement potential of industrial robots in the United States and specifically, in Michigan, by 1990. To complete an analysis of the impact of robotics on the American labor force, researchers combined data from previous forecasts of future unit and dollar sales projections and from interviews with…
Descriptors: Automation, Continuing Education, Economic Factors, Educational Needs
Patten, W. George – 1977
Adult basic education (ABE) programs are not adequate to prepare the unemployed and undereducated to gain entry into the labor market and conceivably higher education. Some indications of the scope of the problem can be seen in a recent Division of Adult Education, U.S. Office of Education, report which indicated that more than fifty-one million…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Ancillary Services, Career Counseling
Butz, William P.; Kelly, Terrence K.; Adamson, David M.; Bloom, Gabrielle A.; Fossum, Donna; Gross, Mihal E. – RAND Corporation, 2004
The size and adequacy of the federal workforce for carrying out scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities are ongoing concerns in many policy circles. Experts both inside and outside of government have voiced fears that this workforce is aging and may soon face a dwindling labor pool, a problem that could be compounded…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Labor Force Development, Occupational Surveys, Scientific Literacy
Buniyamin, Norlida; Mohamad, Zainuddin – 2000
The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, developed an undergraduate-level engineering curriculum that balances national interests with those of employers and academics. The curriculum was based on materials posted at the Internet sites of universities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Malaysia…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
