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Geering, A. D. – 1984
An evaluation was conducted of the South Australian College of Advanced Education's Associate Degree in Training and Development, a two-year, individually negotiated program for people who work, or aspire to work, in the training and development field in industrial, commercial, or service organizations. A questionnaire was mailed to all 268 past…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Associate Degrees, Course Evaluation, Distance Education
Download full textNitzke, Joseph – 2000
Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) is a public, comprehensive community college serving a six-county district in Northwest Iowa. The College offers more than 60 occupational programs and a wide variety of liberal arts transfer options, in addition to participating in community enhancement initiatives. The total population of the 6…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Impact
Pezzoli, Jean A.; Johnson, Nancy; Lum, Kuuipo – 1998
In order to determine the potential employment demand and skills needed for health unit coordinators and other clerical workers in the medical field, Maui Community College (MCC) in Hawaii conducted a survey of 120 local health care providers in the spring semester of 1998. Forty respondents provided MCC with the following details: (1) 92 percent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Employment, Health Occupations
Meuschke, Daylene M.; Gribbons, Barry C. – 2003
California's community colleges are the state's largest workforce preparation provider to technically skilled positions in well-established occupations such as nursing, computer and data processing, and administration of justice. Each semester, the Institutional Development and Technology (IDT) office, in cooperation with the Dean of Occupational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Curriculum, Job Training
Wisconsin Technical Coll. System Board, Madison. – 1998
The Graduate Follow-up Survey is conducted annually by the Wisconsin Technical College System board to gather data regarding the activities and perceptions of recent technical college graduates. The 1997-98 survey identifies graduates' current activities, determines the extent to which these activities are related to the graduates' educational…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Graduate Surveys
Ball, Mary Kathryn – 1994
Support staff of circulation, reference, interlibrary loan, media services, special collections, information, and reserves make up a large portion of library work forces, and each year are asked to take on more tasks, many requiring advanced skills. This study determined: (1) if there is an actual need for continuing education for support staff;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Continuing Education
Wasdyke (R. G.) & Associates, Annapolis, MD. – 1993
A group of partners headed by the Home Builders Institute (HBI) created the Mid-Atlantic Regional Training (MART) Center for Residential Construction, with a primary focus on providing education and training services related to the masonry and carpentry trades at existing institutions in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West…
Descriptors: Carpentry, Competence, Competency Based Education, Construction Industry
Oakland Community Coll., Farmington, MI. Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis. – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted by Oakland Community College (OCC) to evaluate the need for a proposed plastics and composites technology program for design engineers. General information was obtained through a literature search, from the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., the Michigan Employment Security Commission, and interviews with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Projections, Engineering Technology
Quiroz, Julia Teresa; Tosca, Regina – 1990
The Focus Study, conducted by the National Council of La Raza's Poverty Project, used structured discussions by focus groups to examine Mexican American women's opinions, needs, and attitudes as they relate to the implementation of the 1988 Family Support Act (FSA). FSA's primary objective is to move people off welfare through education, training,…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Programs, Day Care, Discussion Groups
Oboh, Aigbehi Henry – 1990
A study investigated the use of training needs assessment (TNA) by training and development practitioners in business and industry. It allowed for an assessment of both real TNA (practitioners' knowledge, observation, and experience) and ideal TNA (the literature and experts' opinions). A literature review focused on the concept of TNA,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Business, Education Work Relationship
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1991
The third in a series of annual employer opinion reports from the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP), this 1991 report summarizes the results of three surveys of Florida employers known to have hired former vocational education program participants. One survey solicited employers' general opinions about…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, San Diego, CA. – 1991
These analysis tools assist educators and employers in identifying the basic skill competencies required for adults with special learning needs who enter vocational training programs and/or employment. The tools also provide a system for assessment that is related to those competencies, and they assist in making appropriate accommodations in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Check Lists
Updike, Katherine May – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted to compare contract training in selected community colleges providing service to business, industry, and government. A sample of 17 colleges was selected from the League for Innovation Contract Training Professional Network; and phone interviews were conducted with and questionnaires were returned by 16 of the 17…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Bayne, Pauline S; Rader, Joe C. – 1991
The purpose of this project was to demonstrate that computer-based training (CBT) sessions, produced as HyperCard stacks (files), are an efficient and effective component for staff training in libraries. The purpose was successfully met in the 15-month period of development, evaluation, and implementation, and the University of Tennessee (UT)…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Demonstration Programs
Rosen, Mark I.; And Others – 1982
A study was conducted to provide information on how Area Vocational Technical and Adult Education District 4 could more effectively serve the needs of area employers. The study sought to asssess potential growth or decline in industries, occupations, and skill areas with implications for current and future vocational training programs; and to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
