Intended for persons involved in training mentally retarded individuals for placement in community-based competitive jobs, this manual describes job training and development procedures used at Virginia Commonwealth University through Project Employability and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. The supported work approach to…

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…

This manual is designed to assist school personnel, employers, parents/guardians, and students in understanding the policies and procedures required to operate effective occupational work experience (OWE) programs. The OWE mission statement appears first. Chapter I describes the OWE program, its structure, types of program organization, and…

Project BEST (Building Energy Systems Technology), a bilingual vocational training program, operated at Oakton Community College between March 1986 and September 1987. The purpose of the project was to provide 60 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic and Polish adults with sufficient vocational skills, English language skills, and appropriate…

This document consists of 10 issues of a workplace and job-skills information newsletter specifically designed for adult education program practitioners and their students. A report preceding the newsletters notes that the 1990-91 newsletters were issued to 2,200 program administrators, directors, counselors, volunteers, and their students.…

A description is provided of Project BEST (Building Energy Systems Technology), bilingual vocational training program offered to speakers of Spanish and Polish through Oakton College's adult continuing education program. Part I of the report provides a program overview, indicating that Project BEST teaches limited English proficient students the…

This guide is intended for use in conducting a 2-week, 30-hour career awareness and job readiness workshop for limited-English proficient, Spanish-speaking displaced homemakers and single parents. The workshop includes bilingual instructional materials dealing with the following topics: identifying interests and skills, setting goals,…

This resource guide provides practical advice, materials, and strategies designed to overcome the barriers that have interfered with successful placement of persons with disabilities in the workplace, especially women and girls. It is designed for use by educators interested in improving career preparation of students with disabilities. Section 1…

The Antelope Valley Union High School District's regional plan for career education and lifelong learning represents a model for educational levels/districts cooperation. The plan provides a bridge from education to careers that takes into consideration changes in the economic marketplace. The career development plan includes elementary, middle,…

Information is provided on the Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) component of Oakton Community College's Project BEST (Building Energy Systems Technology), a bilingual vocational training program designed to teach limited English proficient students of Polish or Hispanic origin the basics of heating, refrigeration, and air…

This guide is intended to assist vocational training placement personnel responsible for recruiting, counseling, or providing vocational services to disadvantaged or unemployed clients of a Job Training Partnership Act program. The manual is a compilation of verified vocational educational activities related to job placement and followup…

This training manual provides practical guidelines for staff development in supported employment programs for individuals with severe disabilities. It provides information on designing and developing training programs using adult learning principles, for program managers or trainers responsible for implementing inservice training and technical…

This catalog lists exemplary field-based program improvement products identified by the Dissemination and Utilization Products and Services Program (D&U) at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. It is designed to increase awareness of these products among vocational educators and to provide information about them that…