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Download full textMartin, Julia H.; Tolson, Donna J. – 1985
This report organizes findings of an exploration of changing job skills in Virginia which combined the points of view of various analysts with information provided by employers. Part One contains some background material: a brief history of occupations in Virginia, a description of recent trends, an explanation of the mechanisms that bring about…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Change, Computer Science
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
A study was conducted to examine federally assisted employment and training programs in the Tidewater, Virginia, area during fiscal year 1977. The General Accounting Office found forty-four programs with similar goals attempting to assist virtually the same people. These were authorized through sixteen separate legislative authorities, creating a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Foucar-Szocki, Diane; Bolt, Les – 2001
A stratified random sample of Virginia's 4,000 employers with over 100 employees was surveyed about workplace-based foundational basic skills (oral and written communication, reading, math, thinking skills, teamwork, English proficiency, and basic computer literacy). A total of 446 surveys were sent with a usable response rate of 18 percent.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Differences
