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Emerick, Paul – Vocational Education Journal, 1989
The construction industry will be short of labor by the mid-1990s. A master plan must be devised by management, labor, educators, and government to train and recruit qualified workers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Labor Needs
Polivchak, Philip – Vocational Education Journal, 1989
Vocational education can provide opportunities for students by anticipating trends. Four trends in the construction industry are (1) remodeling, (2) building and apartment maintenance, (3) quality, and (4) smart houses. (JOW)
Descriptors: Building Trades, Construction Industry, Employment Opportunities, Labor Needs
Thiers, Naomi – Vocational Education Journal, 1996
Describes education and training needs, numbers employed, and salary scales for the following skilled trades: glaziers, painters/paperhangers, sheetmetal workers, insulation workers, bricklayers, stonemasons, carpenters, electricians, plumbers/pipefitters, and welders. (SK)
Descriptors: Building Trades, Employment Opportunities, Occupational Information, Skilled Occupations
Pink, Joseph E. – Vocational Education Journal, 1994
A Missouri tech prep project links eight vocational-technical schools with four craft unions. Students who complete one of the programs with a C average can be placed as registered apprentices and may earn advanced standing toward journeyworker status. (JOW)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, High Schools, Unions
Help Wanted: Skilled Home Builders. Industry and Schools Cooperate to Match Skills Training to Jobs.
Harris, Rick – Vocational Education Journal, 1992
PAVE, the Education and Training Foundation, and the Home Builders Institute sponsor a national training model for builders. Carpentry: Qualified Framer Program being conducted in three pilot sites is a 26-week training program that to date has a 100 percent placement rate. (SK)
Descriptors: Building Trades, Carpentry, High Schools, Housing
Lozada, Marlene – Vocational Education Journal, 1996
A building trades program at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, teaches students to build universal design housing. Such homes are equipped to accommodate persons with special needs but are not inconvenient for someone without a disability. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Trades, Design Requirements, Disabilities
Harris, Rick – Vocational Education Journal, 1995
In a partnership between several tool companies and vocational high schools, students in construction technology classes give new products a fair and rigorous workout at a fraction of the cost of focus groups. The process allows companies to expose their products to students who, in turn, provide critical evaluation of the tools. (JOW)
Descriptors: Building Trades, Construction Industry, Hand Tools, High Schools
Krautheim, Joseph J.; And Others – Vocational Education Journal, 1992
Four programs are described: (1) visits of New Jersey vocational students to local construction sites; (2) customized training delivered by Indiana Vo-Tech College to the manufacturer of Louisville sluggers; (3) Seminole Community College labs providing entry-level career preparation and refresher training in marine mechanics; and (4) high tech…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Community Colleges, Industrial Training, Marine Education
