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Richards, Edgar L. – 1980
A survey of employers in Delaware, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania provided (1) information on organizational characteristics, employers' perception of the relative importance of nine previously identified successful transition skills, and their perception of the deficiency of these skills in today's employed youth; and (2) a model procedure…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship
Harris, J. A.; And Others – 1978
To obtain quantifiable employment information and identify training weaknesses of former vocational technical students, a comprehensive follow-up questionnaire was developed and validated. The new questionnaire, after review and revision, was field tested, using twenty-five randomly selected former students (placed in occupations related to their…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Criteria, Field Studies
Eschuk, Craig – Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
This study addresses the issue of how new forms of work organization (NFWO) are affecting job skill requirements. Practices such as job rotation, problem-solving teams and self-directed workgroups are thought to increase job skill requirements because they tend to broaden job responsibilities. The study uses the 1999 and 2000 waves of the…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Problem Solving, Occupational Surveys, Employee Attitudes
Hull, Glynda – 1991
Recent cognitive and historical research as well as the perspectives of workers can challenge the popular myths of literacy and work. It is believed that workers do not possess the necessary literacy skills for current and future jobs. Forecasters specify which groups will dominate the future work force--women, minorities, and immigrants. Since…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Blue Collar Occupations
Wagner, Graham A. – 1984
A national survey of electronic data processing (EDP) skills and training needs involved 16 representative firms that employed EDP staff. Separate semi-structured interview schedules were used to interview 266 job holders and 63 managers with responsibility for EDP staff and computing systems. Findings indicated 67 percent of EDP staff had not…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Data Processing, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Crandall, William H.; Niesl, Joseph – 1980
A study of 2-year associate degree commercial arts programs in Wisconsin was conducted to determine the entry-level job requirements of commercial artists on a statewide basis; to identify skill tasks, performance levels, and learning experiences required of commercial artists; to evaluate the relevance of 2-year programs to industry requirements;…
Descriptors: Art Education, College Graduates, Commercial Art, Employee Attitudes
Conter, Robert V.; Nash, Peg – 1982
A project was undertaken to identify common skill and knowledge competencies in various occupational areas in order to provide vocational instructors and administrators with an up-to-date skill analysis for use in curriculum development. To compile this data base, researchers developed task surveys to determine the minimum competencies needed by…
Descriptors: Appliance Repair, Auto Mechanics, Child Care Occupations, Competence
Lindholm, Michael; Jones, Roger C. – 1980
This study evaluated the effectiveness of school district participation in CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) youth programs in Box Elder and Cache Counties, Utah, as well as the overall effectiveness of CETA youth programs administered by the Bear River Association of Governments. For three years, the Bear River Association of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Employee Attitudes
Petrich, Beatrice – 1981
This third of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with roles and responsibilities in a family and community services work situation. It focuses on employer-employee roles as well as relationships with co-workers. Information about laws, regulations, policies, and procedures is also…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Employee Attitudes, Employee Responsibility
Fawley, Malcolm J. – 1977
As the third phase of a project designed to develop a system for statewide follow-up of postsecondary vocational education, a study was conducted to develop instruments that would provide data for the employability assessment of the graduates from vocational programs. The instruments were designed to answer two questions: Are the students prepared…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Collection, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
El-Tip-Wa Adult Learning Center, Logansport, IN. – 1992
A workplace literacy partnership project was conducted to upgrade the basic skills and productivity of 287 hourly wage earners of Winamac Spring Company (WSC) in Indiana. WSC paid employee wages for up to 24 hours of training and provided a classroom facility. El-Tip-Wa Adult Learning Center instructional staff provided basic skills training using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Cooney, Joe; Burgenbauch, Susan – 1981
This guide is designed to provide counselors and training instructors with the materials to teach clients the human survival skills necessary for job success. Ten one-hour training sessions which offer an action-oriented approach emphasizing conceptual skills such as planning, communication, and decision making include: (1) the importance of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1985
This report contains materials to assist teachers and others in designing curricula in robotics. The first section includes the results of a survey of technicians and supervisors in nine companies involved with robots that was designed to gather information concerning the education and training needed to prepare for a career in robotics. The…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Livingstone, D. W.; Roth, Reuben – 2001
A study analyzed the schooling, further adult course participation, and informal learning of organized and unorganized workers in different occupational classes across Canada. Data were obtained from the first Canadian national survey of 1,562 adults' informal learning practices, conducted in 1998, and field notes and interview transcripts drawn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes
Gonzales, Tom – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Describes a national study of employers and workers concerning needed job skills. Advocates a work organization giving workers more authority and responsibility. Assesses skills shortages in the U.S. Compares American educational system and work organization with systems used abroad. Recommends changes to the approach to education and work. (PAA)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Economic Development
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