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Crowe, Jacquelyn – 1985
This study investigated computer and word processing operator skills necessary for employment in today's high technology office. The study was comprised of seven major phases: (1) identification of existing community college computer operator programs in the state of Washington; (2) attendance at an information management seminar; (3) production…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Programs, Community Colleges, Competence
Download full textLoreen, C.O. – 1967
The objectives of the study were to identify present and emerging off-farm agricultural occupations and to determine for present and anticipated numbers of employees, competencies needed for entry and advancement, job characteristics, and educational needs. A sample of 472 was drawn from a population of 2,952 firms. Of 437 firms contacted by 60…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Needs, Employers
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1997
In 1993, Washington's state legislature created the Commission on Student Learning to identify essential academic learning requirements related to four goals. One of those goals was to understand the importance of work and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect career and educational opportunities. As in other states, the…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Competence, Education Work Relationship
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1999
A survey of 10,739 employers (37 percent rate of return) was conducted in Washington state from July through September 1999 to determine training and skill needs of employers and the capacity of the state's training programs to meet those needs. In addition, research was conducted through data matching of unemployment insurance and training…
Descriptors: Adults, College Graduates, Demand Occupations, Educational Needs
Psilos, Phil – 2002
Research examining the impact of arts education on workforce preparation has confirmed that programs incorporating the arts can be educational, developmentally rich, and cost-effective ways of providing students with the skills needed for productive participation in today's economy. Arts education has been shown to help students develop basic,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Change
Highline Community Coll., Des Moines, WA. – 1997
This guide, which is intended primarily for school and college personnel interested in initiating or improving work-based learning, examines the development and implementation of work-based education programs in Washington. The following topics are discussed: the rationale for work-based learning (legislative and educational change information,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Labor, Classification, Compliance (Legal)
Sommers, Paul; Heg, Deena – 2000
Occupational supply and demand in Washington State was examined by comparing projected supplies of skilled workers coming out of the state's community and technical colleges against the projected demand among Washington employers for people qualified to enter particular occupations. The analysis was based on a January 2000 report, information…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Software, Curriculum Development, Definitions
