Members of the educational community and the employment sector need to cooperate to overcome barriers that prevent special needs learners from making the transition from school to work. Cooperation should lead to improvement in the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of special needs persons. (CT)

An alliance between apprenticeship and vocational education could accomplish more than either system could achieve on its own. An understanding of the system is important prior to working effectively with apprenticeship programs. They are sponsored by single employers or groups of employers acting singly or jointly with a union. Union interest…

This paper examines changing demographics in the American work force during the 1990s and implications for the economy, for America's ability to compete globally, and for industry and education. In response to these workplace and demographic changes, the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation utilized the technique of networking…