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Texas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin, TX. State Job Training Coordinating Council. – 1990
This series of reports explores a statewide solution to the work force problems in Texas. The previous report, A Call to Action, described the current status of the Texas work force and introduced the concept of the Human Investment System as a means to improve that status by making human investment and people-serving programs and services in…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Hotlines (Public), Job Training, Labor Force Development
Peer reviewedOlson, Sandra K.; Robbins, Steven B. – Journal of Career Development, 1986
The authors discuss how individual counselors and agencies can facilitate the vocational development of older adults. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Guidance Objectives
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Private organizations and state governments are increasingly seeking out businesses with training needs they cannot fulfill themselves and finding community colleges willing to set up flexible retraining programs quickly. (MSE)
Descriptors: Consultants, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Needs
Peer reviewedMaliszewski, Stan, Ed.; And Others – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1988
Consists of five articles on the topic of succession planning. Covers (1) planning system development and implementation, (2) planning from a futurist perspective, (3) the employer and employee as a team, (4) case studies of succession planning in financial institutions, and (5) leadership training programs. (CH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Banking, Futures (of Society)
Download full textHoward, Walter R. – 1986
For those individuals wishing to know more about the topic, this publication provides an introduction to industry-specific training. The need for industry-specific training programs (ISTPs) is addressed. An overview follows of how to develop the capacity needed in state and local organizations to design and implement industry-specific programs. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Industrial Training
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Aggressive community colleges are fostering linkages with government programs, large and small businesses, and educational institutions for special training to upgrade worker skills, prepare workers to cope with plant closings, and meet the skill requirements of advancing technology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Costs, Demand Occupations
New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, Trenton. – 1993
The At-Risk Youth Task Force of the State Employment and Training Commission concluded that a generation of young people faced underemployment or unemployment as a result of the increased skill demands required by the global economy. Two interrelated phenomena adversely affected the ability of a majority of young people to succeed in the labor…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Economic Development
Texas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin, TX. State Job Training Coordinating Council. – 1993
A Texas State Job Training Coordinating Council task force developed a series of recommendations regarding improving Texas' current employment and training system to prepare the state's residents for the "smart jobs of the future." A formal literature review was conducted, and regional forums were held and attended by a wide range of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Educational Change
