The clients are required to undergo a battery of tests, provide a series of self-estimates, and indicate certain preferences relevant to the work situation. These data are then fed into a computer which is programmed to select occupations that appear compatible. A computer printout is made available. (Author)

The final report of a project to implement a career education guidance and placement program in the school of North Dakota covers the period of time from February 1972 to November 1973. The goals and objectives of the project include improving the guidance and counseling services to all North Dakota high school students; establishing placement…

In 1980, a study was conducted to determine the status of guidance and counseling at Michigan's community colleges. The Dean of Occupational Education, Dean of Student Services, and a guidance staff member from each of the 29 community colleges in the state were asked to provide detailed information on the counseling and vocational guidance…

During the 1970-71 school year, this project sought to provide elementary and secondary students with a broad occupational orientation, work experience, specific training in job entry skills, intensive occupational guidance and counseling, and initial job placement. Major results and accomplishments achieved during the year for the elementary…

The job placement guide, designed to help individuals (high school or college students or graduates) find suitable employment, is presented in five sections. Each section contains items such as checklists, suggestions, and inventories which a student can use independently to improve his chances of finding a satisfactory job. The first section…

The document reviews the career education concept briefly, presents placement services in their historical context, and relates both to the career development theories of Ginzberg, Super, Holland, and Roe. It describes the placement model, providing an examination of the model components, the program's relationship to other Comprehensive Career…

The project, conducted in five schools enrolling approximately 3,700 students, has as its goals: (1) develop and implement a pilot program of career guidance and counseling at the elementary school level emphasizing career awareness, (2) improve guidance and counseling service at the junior high school level emphasizing career exploration, (3)…

An evaluation was conducted of the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools' occupational and placement specialist service, which focuses on the development of students' ability to make rational and realistic career decisions. At the secondary school level, the program provided assistance, information and experiences to help students make a career…

The Job Placement Center project implements those job placement services outlined in the "School-Based Job Placement Model" (ED 077 959), developed in 1972 by the Pennsylvania Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education. The project's purpose was to assimilate and extend this model to meet the job placement needs of 46 suburban…

Three bi-annual surveys of college placement officials conducted since 1974 have revealed a number of positive trends in the profession. Trends in salaries, educational and work experience backgrounds, and concerns of placement officials are discussed briefly. Summary data collected in each of the three surveys are presented for each of the…

Based on data from site visits to local educational agencies and area vocational technical schools, this report details an evaluation of Georgia's vocational programs. The report is presented in two sections with identical formats. Section 1 contains an analysis of data from secondary programs, while section 2 focuses on data from postsecondary…

A mailout questionnaire was used in a study which focused on three areas of inquiry: (1) Needs assessment for job placement programs in public schools as viewed by superintendents of school districts and vocational administrators of occupational programs, (2) assessment of the perceived and established benefits of a placement program from the…

A statewide assessment of vocational guidance and counseling programs was conducted in Texas. The status, role, and function of vocational guidance and counseling personnel were assessed and a handbook of appropriate professional guidance and counseling information was developed on the basis of the survey data. The vocational administrators…

Some 2,200 people assembled in seventy-six community meetings across North Carolina were surveyed on overall program goals of the 1978 State Plan for Vocational Education. Following a half-hour informative television program on vocational education activities and roles, opinions were ascertained on goals affecting North Carolina public schools,…

The Career Life Development Center (CLDC) developed at Virginia Western Community College was designed to serve both enrolled students and non-student residents of the locality. The following eleven program components were implemented: career counseling interviews; curriculum-based counseling strategies; diagnostic center; individual career…