The educational system is the only set of public institutions mandated to ready society's young people for full participation in adult life, including preparation for the labor market. The following suggestions exist in Canada: career guidance and placement centers, labor studies, apprenticeship programs, and labor relations programs. (Author/BEF)

This manual is intended for job developers and people working in educational, vocational, and training organizations with responsibilities for job development and placement. It is designed to help them perform their responsibilities more effectively by making them more responsive to market needs and more efficient in executing their…

This informal manual was designed to reinforce the counselor's efforts in career education guidance by offering the student materials that are realistic and current. The student is expected to accept much responsibility for his career and lifestyle development through activities and questionnaires. Part one is directed toward self-evaluation…

This document was designed to highlight the activities of a conference dealing with careers in the environmental field. The conference was organized with the intention of helping college students, recent college graduates, and others to learn the realities of various environmental careers from professionals working in the corporate, government and…

The purpose of this report is to provide the Washington County School System in Maryland with current information on the local labor market. Intended to aid work-study coordinators, teachers, and administrators in providing information for students on occupational guidance and career exploration, this resource guide includes pertinent data on…

Increasing attention is being paid to linking education and the market place to prepare youth for a productive role in work. Three areas constitute the ingredients for developing a realistic strategy: (1) Changes in the market place, (2) a delivery system for increased youth employment, and (3) local industry-education councils. Over the next…

Two major discussions are combined in this paper: (1) learning opportunities, vocational skills, and access to occupations; and (2) data on teachers. Data and analyses are needed in such areas as the supply of scientific and computer personnel to determine oversupplies or shortages, and the relationship of corporate training to other sources of…

This text presents the context, theories, resources, and strategies necessary to promote the employment of people with disabilities. The book is intended for rehabilitation professionals, special educators, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, vocational counselors, and vocational educators. The 12 chapters are based on a model…

This report studies how public community colleges in different states are approaching and fitting into the one-stop career center system (OSCCS). The comparison study analyzes state and federal legislation to determine the following: OSCCS development; how OSCCs are involving public community and technical colleges; the different roles these…

This guide provides engagement specialists with information to help them build strong, lasting partnerships with employers and labor partners that translate into life-changing opportunities for the youth of California through the School-to-Career initiative (STC). (Companion guides for associations, labor unions and employers are available…

Trends in job placement in Europe and the effects of advances in information and communication technologies on job placement practices were examined through case studies of France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The case studies revealed that the market shares of public employment services (PES) are generally higher than those…

This book provides a policy update on the school-to-work (STW) transition in a wide range of countries. Fourteen chapters give a comprehensive overview of the main issues in policy formulation and a detailed consideration of how policies have been considered and implemented in those countries. The chapters are: "Introduction: STW Policies in…

This booklet lists and describes materials that can be used for employment counseling in Canada. The booklet is organized in two parts. The first part lists and describes counseling tools. Some of the tools listed include Moving On, the Canadian Occupational Interest Inventory, the General Aptitude Test Battery, Index to Canadian Occupations,…