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Direct linkViolino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2011
Few industries are as critical to the U.S. economy as transportation. Skilled automotive, railroad, and airline technicians shuttle the goods and people that drive every aspect of domestic and international commerce. The transportation sector offers some of the most exciting opportunities for workers to address critical issues of this time:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Air Transportation, Climate, Vocational Education
Download full textReese, Susan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
Apprenticeships are a time-honored way of passing along skills in an art, trade, or craft. Apprenticeships have long been an important element of career and technical education (CTE). From automotive technology to the construction trades to the culinary arts and beyond, community colleges across the nation are still using apprenticeships to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Job Training, Vocational Education, Career Development
Filipczak, Bob – Training, 1993
In Ford's ASSET program (Automotive Student Service Educational Training), students sponsored by auto dealerships complete community college auto mechanics courses specifically for Ford cars. Dealers provide uniforms, pay students during work/study, and hire them after they attain associate degrees. (SK)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Job Training
Peer reviewedKnox, Robert J.; Lorenzo, Albert L. – Community Services Catalyst, 1987
Predicts that the ability to have a product repaired quickly, correctly, and at a reasonable cost will soon become the key to sales success. Describes the unusual features of the "Chrysler Dealer Apprentice Program," a four-year education/work experience program designed to train automotive repair technicians for employment at Chrysler…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Cooperative Education, Job Training, Program Descriptions
McCartney, H. E. – 1984
Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) currently enjoys three distinctive automotive training partnership agreements designed to meet the specific educational needs of the participating industries. The first agreement is between NVCC and the Product Service Training Department of General Motors Corporation (GMC), whereby GMC may extend its…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Auto Mechanics, College Role, Community Colleges
Proffitt, Maris M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
A survey of educational literature, of courses of study both in the public schools and teacher-training institutions, of the programs of educational conventions, of conference reports, and of special reports from many school systems leads to the conclusion that more activity has been manifested during the past two years in the study of the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Films, Visual Aids, Occupational Information
Lopez, Victor – 1978
The Crystal City Independent School District Bilingual Vocational Training Program was designed to provide business/printing education, auto mechanics, and industrial construction competencies to trainees exhibiting interest in these training areas. The participants were adults who were underemployed or unemployed in the community of Crystal City,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Auto Mechanics, Bilingual Education, Building Trades
Hampden County Employment and Training Consortium, Springfield, MA. – 1991
These materials have been developed by Project CREATE (Cooperative Resources to Enhance Access to Jobs through Technical Education), a demonstration program designed to develop a network, specific activities, and resources that would provide education and support services to a wide audience. A 13-page final report describes the hands-on training…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Auto Mechanics, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Conference Proceedings
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 2000
This booklet presents 12 examples of innovative initiatives to skill shortages nationwide. The description of each one provides this information: the challenge, partners, the story, and contacts with addresses and telephone numbers. The initiatives are Communications Workers of America and Cisco Systems: Military to Work Project; Knowbility and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Auto Mechanics, Building Trades
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
Statistics regarding Australians participating in apprenticeships and traineeships in the automotive repairs and service trades in 1995-1999 were reviewed to provide an indication of where skill shortages may be occurring or will likely occur in relation to the following occupations: motor mechanic, automotive electrician, and panel beater. The…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Apprenticeships, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics
