Intended to assist staff members at vocational-technical schools in developing an internship program, this guide includes explanations of the Internship Project at Petit Jean Vocational Technical School (Arkansas) and sample forms. Prefaced materials include a time line for implementation of internship, and diagrams of an integrated…

There are ten easy steps to managing cooperative occupational education. (1) Establish cooperative occupational education as a major component within the total vocational program. (2) Make a careful assessment of the students' needs and readiness to participate in a cooperative training experience. (3) Select training stations on the basis of…

This guide on cooperative education is designed to assist the beginning teacher-coordinator with the resource material he/she will need and to provide experienced teacher-coordinators and administrators with a ready reference on current procedures and practices. General information contained in the first section includes philosophy, objectives,…

This manual was written to assist communities, especially in Arkansas, in developing an educators-in-industry program, a graduate credit course that gives educators firsthand knowledge of the nature and range of employment in their regions. The guide contains 17 sections that give advice on how to set up and conduct the program. The guidelines…

This handbook provides background information and practical suggestions for home economics cooperative education teacher-coordinators in Texas. It is intended for teacher-coordinators using the six courses of study in occupational home economics prepared by the same agency. Addressed to the teacher-coordinator in a narrative format, the handbook…

Designed to serve as a guide for teacher-coordinators, counselors, administrators, and the employing community, this handbook is a performance-oriented desk reference that provides a base for cooperative education program operations. Chapter 1 overviews cooperative education, contrasts cooperative training and work experience programs, and…

This manual provides background information and guidelines for teachers who develop and implement cooperative education programs in Virginia. It includes both the Virginia guidelines for operation of cooperative education programs and training materials for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The guide contains 15 sections that cover the…

This guide is designed to help cooperative vocational education teachers-coordinators in New Jersey to understand the apprentice training opportunities open to their students. Covered first are the history of apprenticeship and an overview of apprenticeship today. Next, strategies are presented for linking apprentice training to cooperative…

This handbook is a complete guide for developing and administering cooperative vocational education programs in Missouri. The 11 sections of the handbook provide information in the following areas: (1) overview of the cooperative education program; (2) role of the teacher-coordinator; (3) program development; (4) the instructional program; (5)…

This resource manual is designed to assist both the beginning cooperative office education (COE) teacher-coordinator in developing a new COE program and the experienced teacher-coordinator in reviewing and upgrading established programs. It can also be used as a resource for administrators. Unit I defines goals, determines the need for a COE…

This document is designed to provide practical suggestions to help Alaska's teachers and administrators plan, initiate, operate, and evaluate cooperative vocational education (co-op) and on-the-job training (OJT) at the secondary level. Section 1 states the purposes of co-op and OJT programs and what such programs provide. Section 2 gives a…

This handbook is a complete guide for developing and administering cooperative industrial education programs in Missouri. The 11 sections of the handbook provide information in the following areas: (1) overview of the cooperative industrial education program; (2) role of the teacher-coordinator; (3) program development; (4) the instructional…

This guide on marketing and distributive education cooperative education is designed to assist the beginning teacher-coordinator with the resource material he/she will need and to provide experienced teacher-coordinators and administrators with a ready reference on current procedures and practices. General information contained in chapter 1…

This guide is designed to serve as a set of functional guidelines for Vermont's cooperative teacher-coordinators. In this context, it can be used both to orient a new teacher-coordinator to his/her position, and to act as an ongoing reference guide for program implementation. It includes a description of the various types of cooperative vocational…

This model program guide was developed to help cooperative industrial education (CIE) teacher coordinators (especially in Missouri) to develop a program of CIE. Topics covered in the 10 sections of the manual are as follows: (1) introduction to the CIE program; (2) role of the CIE teacher-coordinator; (3) instructional classification of the CIE…