States increasingly need a more highly skilled workforce to meet the requirements of businesses, keep up with a rapidly changing economy and accelerate growth that leads to economic opportunity for workers and families. As a result, governors recognize that their role is to bring together education, workforce and economic development as talent…

The six-year study utilized a series of surveys to identify: educational needs and occupational opportunities related to agriculture (production, processing, mechanics, and service areas) in Montana, competencies needed by workers employed in various job titles, and groups of identified competencies for inclusion in the State high school…

The report is a composite of competency interviews and a compilation, evaluation, and analysis of data on agricultural products occupations (bakery, dairy, meat, and flour milling industry job titles). The study was conducted to obtain information which would identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by employees in selected job titles…

The report is a composite, compilation, and analysis of data collected from selected job titles (soil conservation technician, civil engineering technician, dairy herd improvement supervisor, and lay food inspector) in agricultural resources occupations. The study was conducted to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the occupations and the…

One of a series of surveys constituting a statewide study being conducted to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the total field of agricultural occupations in Montana and the competencies needed to enter, perform, and advance in these jobs, this report identifies the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by employees in agricultural production…

Part of an ongoing study to provide information for curriculum development and the institution of agricultural education programs to meet manpower demands in Montana, Phase II concerns itself with the judgments, skills, and attitudes needed to qualify for available jobs in agri-business and agricultural production. Each report is a composite of…

One of a series of surveys conducted as part of a statewide study to assess educational and employment opportunities of rural populations in Montana, this report summarizes the procedures, conclusions, and recommendations involved in a study of agricultural producers in the State. In an effort to determine employment trends and ascertain…

The report provides essential information for curriculum development relevant to manpower demands for agricultural production and agribusiness in Montana. It focuses on an analysis of 3,500 competency statements to determine the existence of duplication, commonalities, and uniqueness among 76 identified job titles derived from six Agricultural…

This document summarizes a literature review on articulation and seminar work on the feasibility of articulation agreements in secretarial and office education programs in Montana. Seminar participants (representatives of business education departments in Montana secondary and postsecondary schools) agreed on the competencies necessary to fulfill…