The aim of this curriculum guide is to help teachers train educable mentally retarded high school students with marketable skills, enabling them to compete in the world of work. Stress is on teaching appropriate work attitudes as well as skills. Four sections included are (1) Reading: Development of Reading Ability to Highest Intellectual Level,…

The profusely illustrated rate training manual is one of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve who are studying for advancement in the Aviation Machinist's Mate R rating (ADR 1 and ADRC). Chapter one provides information helpful for use in advancement. Chapters two through ten consist of units…

The purpose of this handbook is to document a procedure for obtaining information about the interest of people for additional job training. (The procedure will result in a set of tables providing information on interest in job training for use in planning educational programs. It is designed to be flexible enough for use in areas as small as…

Examines factors affecting selection and development of computer simulations, including type of learner, simulation formats, instructional purposes, learning outcomes, fidelity, learning stages, and logistical issues. A flowchart model and set of prescriptions to help designers arrive at specifications for an instructional simulation are…

This guide is designed to assist Texas Job Training Partnership Act program staff and Private Industry Council (PIC) members in developing quality local youth competency systems that reach beyond the state-established minimum criteria. Section I discusses background, purposes, and limitations of the document and cites additional sources of…

This booklet contains national standards for apprentices in vending machine mechanics. The main topic of the booklet, Provisions of Standards, includes the following: definitions of terms used in the booklet, apprenticeship qualifications, a statement on equal opportunity employment, explanation of probation, hours of work, credit for previous…

Postsecondary educational credit recommendations for formal courses offered by the Coast Guard, the Marine Corps, the Navy, and the Department of Defense are provided in this third of a three-volume set. (Other volumes cover courses offered by the Army and by the Air Force. See note.) Also included are credit recommendations for Navy general rates…

This inservice packet is designed to guide teachers in training paraprofessionals to function in the school community. Complete lesson plans are included for six lessons of approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Specific measurable objectives are cited, and participant activities include: (1) discussing the value and use of paraprofessional…

This booklet along with six others comprises a curriculum guide developed for adult education supervisors and teachers of undereducated workers or job seekers whose inability to develop the skills and obtain the knowledge necessary to meet the requirements of the working world are primarily due to a lack of competence in reading and math skills.…

Intended to provide a uniform pattern for use by employers and labor representatives in setting up and operating effective apprenticeship programs for glaziers and glassworkers, guidelines are listed under the following headings: Definitions, qualifications for apprenticeship, selection of apprentices, term of apprenticeship, related instruction,…

The process of evaluating the training of federal civil service employees is summarized in three phases: (1) the focus--establishing the scope and objectives of the evaluation effort, (2) the plan--developing a blueprint for conducting the project, and (3) the implementation--obtaining necessary data, interpreting them, and providing conclusions…

This document is the Massachusetts Energy Extension Service training manual for Residential Energy Auditors. This manual is part of a four-week program to train persons to perform home energy audits and was developed under the Energy Conservation Analysis Project (ECAP) at the University of Massachusetts. The chapter titles include: (1) Project…

The training manual provides information related to the tasks assigned to the Electrician's Mate Third and Second Class who operate and maintain power and lighting systems and associated equipment. Individual chapters deal with: career challenges for the Electrician's Mate, safety precautions, test equipment, electrical installations, A-C power…

As part of the basic training program in police traffic services intended to establish a national standard, the student study guide was developed to serve as a basic reference text to reinforce and supplement the subject material presented in class. The document consists of the six following major sections: (1) background for policy traffic…

The record book was designed to meet the occupational experience recordkeeping requirements of vocational agriculture students enrolled in forestry, environmental management, or agriculture resource conservation programs in Ohio. It provides guidelines and forms for recording on-the-job, in-the-school lab, and occupational experience project data.…