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Download full textBrown, William L.; Stemmer, Paul M., Jr. – 1990
This paper describes Michigan's strategy for defining and assessing employability skills. A statewide task force, appointed by the Governor, defined an initial list of academic, personal management, and teamwork skills. The skills from this list were more specifically defined for a questionnaire that was mailed to a random sample of over 7,500…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employers, Employment Qualifications, Mail Surveys
Gaustad, Virginia M. – 1988
An employer survey was conducted by California's Crafton Hills College (CHC) to determine the skills, aptitudes, or personal qualities potential employers most wanted to see in applicants for clerical/secretarial positions. Questionnaires were distributed and personal interviews conducted with 50 supervisors, selected to represent typical…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
Perrone, Vito; And Others – 1981
This monograph provides a contextual statement, overview of the methodology, and copies of instruments and related materials from a study of high school students and their employment in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The contextual statement summarizes background information and rationale for the study. In the section on methodology and…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews
Moore, Ed R. – 1981
A needs assessment was conducted to identify education needs of the undereducated adult, determine whether the adult education program was meeting needs, identify adult education needs of employers, and increase community awareness and support for adult education. In the first of two surveys 400 adults were interviewed in person and by phone. Half…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Needs
Johnson, Wanda – 1995
Driven by a competitive environment with other employers to maintain a quality workforce, businesses are increasingly becoming aware of the necessity to assist employees with programs and services regarding family needs. Unfortunately, most small to medium size companies are either ignorant of the necessity for family friendly services or lack the…
Descriptors: Careers, Directories, Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Attitudes
Cunningham, Stephen – 1996
This report presents results from the first comprehensive follow-up survey of employers of graduates from Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT), based on surveys of 279 employers of graduates from 1991-92 and 219 employers of graduates from 1992-93. Following an executive summary, part II describes the survey methodology, indicating that the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Job Performance
Miller, Michelle Russell – 1989
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the child care system in the metropolitan Detroit area is responsive to the needs of families. The study is introduced by a literature review examining current tends and providing a historical overview of child care in the United States. Questionnaires sent to parents of children at…
Descriptors: Administrators, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers
Janney-Pace, Priscilla; And Others – 1993
The Workplace Literacy Skills and Training Inventory was created as a needs assessment instrument to determine existing programs and services and current needs at workplace sites. Subjects were 64 representatives from businesses in Greene County, Ohio, randomly selected from the yellow pages. The framework for the inventory consisted of 16 skills…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Competence
Adams, Judith – 1994
In February 1994, a study was conducted by Macomb Community College (MCC), in Michigan, to determine the extent to which the training received by MCC graduates met the needs of area employers. In conjunction with a follow-up study of MCC completers from 1992-93, respondents were requested to complete release of information forms for their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Short-Term Secondments: An Examination of the Experience of an Occupational Transition in Education.
McMichael, Paquita; And Others – 1992
This project explored the activities and attitudes of Scottish teachers (N=50) on secondment to a variety of different bodies. The term "secondment" refers to the short-term assignment of a professional person from one institution to another, involving new forms of accountability and professional commitment. Three types of secondments…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries
Tomlan, Dolores M. – 1983
In 1982-83, a study was conducted to investigate the technical skills and knowledge needed for employment in entry-level secretarial/clerical occupations in the business community of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and to determine the current and perceived future status of word processing approaches in local firms. A survey instrument was mailed…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Clerical Occupations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Projections
Benne, Larry L. – 1984
A manpower study was conducted by Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) to gather local labor market information, determine training needs, and assess the effectiveness of IHCC's vocational programs. IHCC instructors from 20 vocational programs visited and conducted interviews with 347 private and public sector employers. Study findings included…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Employment Projections
Head, Ronald B. – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to assess the occupational success of the college's 1986-87 graduates and determine how well their academic experience prepared them for work in their professions. Employers of 86 graduates who granted permission were contacted for a performance appraisal. Of the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Muraski, Ed J.; Barker, Cherie – 1984
A study was conducted to determine the employment needs within the Palomar Community College District. Surveys were mailed to a stratified random sample of 600 North San Diego County employers, requesting respondents to provide information on type and size of business, to rank the occupational programs offered by Palomar according to employment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1979
This packet identifies and explains the questionnaires and coding used in DeVault VIII, a subsystem of the Texas Student Information System designed to generate data for local utilization and for fulfillment of the federally-mandated Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) student and employer follow-up requirements. The report first explains the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropout Research
