Community Learning and Development (CLD) partners have a valuable contribution to make to the planning and delivery of "Curriculum for Excellence" (CfE) both in and out of school. This is the first in a series of reports which captures the contribution made by CLD partners to CfE. In doing so, it identifies strengths and areas for…

Committees of representatives from business, government, education, and voluntary service agencies were formed to coordinate employment opportunities and employer needs with the growing need to integrate the handicapped and hard-to-employ into the labor force. Alternatives of suitable job training, sheltered or direct employment, or other needed…

This booklet, which is intended for educators, human resource specialists, and others responsible for training and education and workplace development, presents principles of good practice and steps for planning and implementing collaborative workplace development initiatives. A collaborative method of workplace development is detailed that…

This volume contains the following presentations: "An Overview of Policy Issues," by Donald Galvin; "Policies for the Employment of Disabled People,' by Norman Acton; "A Corporate Perspective," by Jane Belau; "The Future of Work for People with Disabilities--A View from Great Britain," by Paul Cornes; "A…

The different situations confronting young labor market entrants in different European countries may be described in terms of the following models: (1) the conditions of labor market entry are basically tied to the nature of the qualification acquired in initial training, experience accumulated in the labor market plays a very secondary role, and…

This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…