Students' post-compulsory pathways and occupational aspirations in the UK have been shown to differ considerably according to gender, social class and ethnicity. School-based work experience provides many pupils with their first significant encounters with the world of work, and is positioned as providing diverse experiences in this regard. Yet…

Graduation and summer jobs are around the corner. Have you students prepare themselves for a job through knowledge of the application form and its varied questions. (Author)

This report reflects Waukesha County Technical College's (WCTC) job placement study of 1999 graduates. It summarizes by degrees and programs the employment status, salaries, job titles, and employers of former students who graduated between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999. The data were obtained through a survey conducted from October 1999 through…

Contains suggestions to help vocational teachers develop and implement a placement plan that helps ensure and document their program's success. Suggestions concern the content and use of student files, development of employer files, cross references, various methods of public relations, matching students to jobs, and files on interviews. (CT)

Job descriptions of eight British business students employed in various settings were compared to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) management standards. Five students were able to complete work for assessment; three were recommended for NVQs. The project demonstrated the utility of NVQs in the business studies degree program. (SK)

Explores the incidence of students working and their reasons for increased employment due to financial reasons and to gain experience. Explores the scale, purposes, and spheres of employment, the correlation of the work profile with college specialty, and characteristics of job placement. Presents information on a survey of the working student.…

Trial interviews were conducted with 10 New Zealand science/technology majors to prepare them for work-based learning placement interviews. The interview model used research-based competencies. All students felt their self-efficacy increased, improving their access to work-based learning. (Contains 62 references.) (SK)

Contends that little progress has been made on effectively imparting career/employer information in college career placement centers. Recommends attention be paid to what, when, and how career placement personnel communicate with students. Claims connections need to be made between what is known about organizations and what is known about…

This book provides a suggested model for district administrators, Job Service district directors, Private Industry Councils, and others working to create or re-implement in-school job placement programs in Wisconsin high schools. It includes a list of points to be considered and covered in the "statement of agreement" drawn up by…

This paper provides a brief review of the Lewiston program and evaluates the vocational education project on the basis of the objectives around which it was originally developed. Each of fourteen objectives listed is discussed in terms of how well and effectively the objective was met during the tenure of the project. Major factors considered…

Arlington (VA) Career Center offers experience-based career education as an alternative high school program for special education students. Forty-five sites in the community provide a range of work environments and opportunities for practice of occupational skills. (SK)

Discusses possible solutions to the problems of declining enrollments and reduced federal aid. Solutions include tapping new markets, i.e., older students, and living with reduced staff and budgets while striving for increased productivity. Another solution is to combine placement functions and cooperative education to enhance students' potential…

In a survey, college students (N=1,399) selected one of three job offers and rated it for 20 different job choice characteristics. Rankings of jobs and relative weights given to different jobs varied significantly. Respondents identified different values in each job and weighted them accordingly. (RC)

A case study of work experience provided in a British project committed to gender equality shows that the nature of work experience--its alliance with labor market needs--makes it virtually impossible to meet equal opportunity objectives. Work experience tends to reinforce existing gender divisions in the labor market. (SK)

Interviews with 34 engineering education representatives indicated that traditional "sandwich" programs of year-long industry placement are changing. The present market-oriented policy environment provides few incentives to develop effective work experience programs or industry-education linkages. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)