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Heady, Samuel C.; Porter, T. Roger – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1981
Describes the grades 11-12 joint vocational program at an Ohio vocational school to illustrate the components in an educational matrix designed to meet the needs of all students. Programs include career development, assessment/evaluation, basic skills lab, occupational work adjustment, occupational work experience, and placement and followup. (CT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Disadvantaged, Grade 11
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Westling, David L.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1979
The study involving 68 special education directors was conducted to determine what characteristics and abilities were considered by work-study coordinators to be important for successful on-the-job training (OJT) and to explore the relative merits of various tactics suggested for vocational placement of the mildly retarded in OJT programs. (SBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Job Placement
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Finn, Peter – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1998
Evaluations of programs effective in improving ex-offenders' educational scores, helping them find permanent jobs, and reducing recidivism are reviewed. There is evidence that full-time, relatively well-paid employment can help reduce recidivism, thereby reducing costs of incarceration. Assessments are limited but promising; replicating selected…
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Costs, Crime Prevention
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1990
The introduction and the three booklets contained in this packet are intended to provide guidance to further education staff who are implementing, or planning to implement, National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) based on the standards devised by the Administrative, Business, and Commercial (ABC) Training Group in Great Britain. The boklet on…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Cooperative Programs, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
Palo Alto Coll., San Antonio, TX. – 1988
The PAC-WISE program provided 150 hours of skills training in office occupations to single parents and homemakers with a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Recruitment was effected mainly through GED classes and a flyer in the lobby of the administration building. Selection was based on need according to a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Guidance, Displaced Homemakers, Job Placement
Betsey, Charles L., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This study is an evaluation of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) which was in effect from 1977-1981. The first chapter summarizes the youth employment problem and draws conclusions and makes recommendations based upon the data in the report. The next chapter draws a detailed picture of the youth unemployment problem,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Shatto, Gloria – 1981
The student work opportunity program at Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, which provides valuable learning experiences and helps students meet educational expenses, is described. More than 87 percent of the 1980-81 graduates worked in an on-campus job while attending college. The on-campus jobs also provide essential services for the college,…
Descriptors: College Students, Employment Experience, Higher Education, Job Placement
Ekstrom, Ruth B.; And Others – 1981
Competency scales were developed for 10 direct-entry occupations and 10 vocational education programs as part of Project ACCESS, a project to assess women's life experience learning for entrance into employment and for advanced placement in vocational education programs. Development of the occupational scales involved employer interviews, followed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advanced Placement, Competence, Employment Qualifications
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Guidance Service. – 1976
This comprehensive developmental career education program includes follow-up and evaluation studies to serve students desirous of full- or part-time employment. Employment counseling is defined as individual or group assistance to secondary school students which will then enable them to develop and demonstrate successful job-seeking and holding…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Counselor Role
Pezzoli, Jean A.; Johnson, Nancy; Lum, Kuuipo – 1998
In order to determine the potential employment demand and skills needed for health unit coordinators and other clerical workers in the medical field, Maui Community College (MCC) in Hawaii conducted a survey of 120 local health care providers in the spring semester of 1998. Forty respondents provided MCC with the following details: (1) 92 percent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Employment, Health Occupations
Truckee Meadows Community Coll., Sparks, NV. – 1998
This report presents the methodology, data analysis, results, and highlights of a graduate follow-up survey conducted in 1998 at Nevada's Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) for the 1996-97 graduating cohort. The goal of the study was to find out graduates' opinions of TMCC, their employment status and location, and the extent to which…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Graduate Surveys
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Patton, Patricia Lucey; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
This article describes a comprehensive transition program for students with mild disabilities. The program revolves around a classroom-based employability skills curriculum taught over a semester's duration. Four program components are addressed: employability skills training, family involvement, adult agency referral, and on-the-job support. (CR)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Family Involvement
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Ross, Doug – Community College Journal, 1994
Describes the background to the 1994 Reemployment Act, finding a need for the act in the current economic environment and increase in laid off workers resulting from automation. Describes key elements of the act, including the comprehensive dislocated workers initiative and competitive grants to operate universal one-stop career counseling and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
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Brotherton, Bob, Ed.; And Others – Education and Training, 1995
Seven articles on hospitality management training discuss the following: computerized management games for restaurant manager training, work placement, real-life exercises, management information systems in hospitality degree programs, modular programming, service quality concepts in the curriculum, and General National Vocational Qualifications…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Hospitality Occupations
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Collins, Mimi – Journal of Career Planning & Employment, 1996
Provides information on the job market outlook for 1996 college graduates. Discusses which industry groups are hiring, the type of jobs they are hiring for, average starting salaries, and ideal job placement candidates. Also provides resume advice and preparation tips for freshmen and sophomores. (SNR)
Descriptors: Careers, College Graduates, Employees, Employers
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