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Baird, Matthew D.; Hunter, Gerald P.; Edenfield, Nathaniel; Broten, Nicholas; Gonzalez, Gabriella C. – RAND Corporation, 2020
The authors of this report aim to understand the health of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and labor market in the Appalachia region -- defined as the intersection of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia -- with a focus on the mining and extraction industry. This report is the third in a three-part series.…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Fuels, Industry, Wages
Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Siler-Evans, Kyle; Hunter, Gerald Paul; Broten, Nicholas – RAND Corporation, 2017
This second of five annual reports focuses on employment and wages in energy and advanced manufacturing-related industries and on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education indicators in the Appalachia Partnership Initiative (API) region, comprising twenty-seven counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Together,…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Fuels, Industry, Wages
Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Siler-Evans, Kyle; Hunter, Gerald Paul; Baird, Matthew D. – RAND Corporation, 2016
This first of five annual reports focuses on employment and wages in energy and advanced manufacturing--related industries and on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education indicators in the Appalachia Partnership Initiative (API) region. Together, these reports will capture trends over the next four years to (1) inform the…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Fuels, Industry, Wages
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Wong, Wylie – Community College Journal, 2015
Community colleges are using grants and workforce partnerships to train a new generation of technology workers. In September, the Obama administration awarded $450 million in grants to nearly 270 community colleges that have partnered with more than 400 employers nationally. It was the final installment of a four-year, $2 billion competitive grant…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education
Radio Corp. of America, Palo Alto, CA. Education Systems. – 1979
This student manual is part of the competency based education curriculum for students training to be a legal secretary (or a legal stenographer, court reporter, or law reporter). The manual contains learning modules in eight areas: (1) occupational information, (2) receptionist duties, (3) clerical duties, (4) bookkeeping duties, (5) filing…
Descriptors: Bookkeeping, Clerical Occupations, Competency Based Education, Court Reporters
ALTMAN, JAMES W. – 1966
THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) DEVELOP AND VERIFY METHODS FOR DETERMINING GENERAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED FOR JOBS, (2) DESCRIBE THE GENERAL VOCATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND RELATE THEM TO INTELLECTUAL APTITUDES AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND (3) DERIVE EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF THESE GENERAL VOCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Research, Job Skills, Occupations
Maughan, Donna, Ed.; Thomas, Connie, Ed. – 1977
Field-tested over a 2-year period by vocational teachers in West Virginia, this child care curriculum contains 12 competency-based modules and a teacher's manual. The modules cover the following task areas: Displaying a knowledge of child care centers and services and the responsibilities of the child care worker; advising adults on prenatal…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing
Marshall Univ., Huntington, WV. Dept. of Occupational, Adult, and Safety Education. – 1983
This competency-based curriculum consists of 15 teacher-developed learning packets that have been developed for use by teachers and students during the exploration of various hospitality occupations. Intended to introduce students to a multitude of occupations and to allow time for hands-on experiences in different occupational families, the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Competence, Competency Based Education