Jobs and the labor market have changed dramatically. The COVID-19 pandemic put millions of people, across all industries, out of work and disproportionately impacted workers of color, women, and workers without a college degree. This toolkit provides a map for how states that are looking to improve credential quality and transparency can use the…

"The Global Framework on Transferable Skills" has been developed to support UNICEF in delivering on the results of its "Strategic Plan 2018-2021" and "Every Child Learns: UNICEF Education Strategy 2019-2030," and provides a shared vision of work on skills development across UNICEF. The Framework guides UNICEF country…

The papers contained in this volume were presented at a conference which focused on the problems faced by black women. The papers address socioeconomic, educational, occupational, and health issues, as well as stressing the special counseling needs of this population. It should be noted that each of these papers is individually cited and…

The booklet opens with a section on the psychology of motivation which is intended to clarify the importance of "placement readiness." The seven steps which are an essential part of the job-finding process are organized with a view toward making it easier for the reader to repeat the process each time it becomes necessary to seek a new…

This booklet was developed to provide young people with information about the job opportunities which exist in Indiana. The information is organized separately for fourteen regions of the state. The content for each region includes where the jobs are, the kinds of available work, what workers do in the various job situations, who the employers…

This workbook is part of a set of self-guidance publications prepared by Catalyst, a national nonprofit organization, and written specifically for undergraduate women to help them bring their aspirations into focus, develop realistic career goals and plan for career options in fields which, at the managerial and professional levels, have been…

This booklet is part of a set of self-guidance publications prepared by Catalyst, a national nonprofit organization. It is written specifically for undergraduate women to help them bring their aspirations into focus, develop realistic career goals and plan for career options in fields which, at the managerial and professional levels, have been…

This booklet, part of a set of self-guidance publications prepared by Catalyst, a national nonprofit organization, is written specifically for undergraduate women to help them bring their aspirations into focus, develop realistic career goals and plan for career options in fields which, at the managerial and professional levels, have been…

This booklet is part of a set of self-guidance publications prepared by Catalyst, a national nonprofit organization. Written specifically for undergraduate women, the booklet should help them bring their aspirations into focus, develop realistic career goals, and plan for career options in fields which, at the managerial and professional levels,…

The document presents student materials which were developed to be used to integrate career exploration into the social studies curriculum in the Parkrose (Oregon) school system. Topics of the units are: world of work, world of economics, occupations and employment trends, technology and change, the job, manpower market, the student, nature of…

One of a series on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models, this monograph provides professionals employed in CETA programs with information on how job recruiting and searches take place to help them improve their job placement and development skills. The content is in four sections. The first section briefly covers the…

Intended as a guide for prospective scriptwriters, this handbook provides information about and examples of scripts for radio, films, and television. The scriptwriter's role in the preparation of filmstrips, sound slidefilms, commercial announcements, and storyboards is also examined. The book offers guidance in the techniques of getting writing…

This handbook is divided into four major sections with the first section serving as a guide to the handbook. This introductory section tells how to use the handbook, where to go for more career information, how employment projections are made, and where tommorrow's jobs will be. The outlook for occupations in section 2 contains 300 occupational…

This pamphlet was prepared to help all those involved in the job-seeking, placement, and recruiting processes. Candidates cannot be provided with a "sure" technique for finding positions, but it is hoped that this guide may help make the search for a position more efficient and more effective. The guide is divided into the following chapters: (1)…

CHOICE is an illustrated, 100-page booklet which defines the parameters of the 15 U.S. Office of Education career clusters and provides detailed occupational information on on approximately 50 representative jobs within each cluster. This information includes the job's Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) code, a short description of functions,…