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Drake, Larry – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1976
The duties, training, qualifications, job outlook, salary, and working conditions of emergency medical technicians are described. (EA)
Descriptors: Emergency Squad Personnel, Employment Opportunities, Job Training, Medical Assistants
Willmart Services, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1969
A total of 108 women from low-income families who were underemployed and unemployed and who needed to develop marketable skills were selected for a 9-week training course offered by an agency which was established to upgrade the economic and social status of the household worker. The experimental program combined attitudinal training with training…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Females, Household Workers, Job Training
Peer reviewedNickson, Dennis; Warhurst, Chris; Cullen, Anne Marie; Watt, Allan – Journal of Education and Work, 2003
Documents the growth in aesthetic service occupations and issues regarding employability: interpersonal skills, training, and social exclusion of those deemed unsuitable for "style" labor. Examines a Scottish training program that raises concerns about social control but may improve the employability of long-term unemployed persons.…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Marriott, J. W., Jr. – Executive Educator, 1983
The key to the success of the Marriott Corporation is its emphasis on employee satisfaction and training. Because it is a service industry, the Marriott Corporation relies on the quality of the contact between its employees and its customers. Education is also a service industry in which this contact is vitally important. Some ingredients of…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Satisfaction
Coetzee, C. J. S.; And Others – 1984
Intended for early school-leavers of all population groups in South Africa, this publication provides basic information on post-school pre-tertiary training. (This training is outside the normal school context and before a Standard Ten or senior secondary school level has been obtained.) Chapter I describes training institutions and schemes and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults
Download full textPost Office Dept., Washington, DC. – 1974
The handbook consists of detailed guides for instructors of new Post Office employees. A brief introduction explains use of the materials, and an orientation handbook for new employees deals with job responsibilities and employee rights and benefits. The orientation teacher's manual consists of detailed instructional guidelines for training…
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Government Employees, Guides, Instructional Materials
Davis, Donald L.; Taylor, Walter – Industrial Gerontology, 1976
A report of older persons participating in the Senior Community Service Project (SCSP) during 1973-1976 funded by the Older Americans Act through the U.S. Department of Labor as administered by the National Council on Aging. Enrollment and placement statistics and effects on delivery of human services are included. (ABM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Services, Demography
Peer reviewedClayton, Robert D.; Clayton, Joyce A. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Health, physical education, recreation, and dance majors have a variety of career options. Education, fitness, medical specialties, sales, management, performance, and communication are some possible employment opportunities. Desirable professional preparation programs should offer interdisciplinary majors, employ competent faculty, and include an…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Mehallis, Mantha Vlahos – American Technical Education Association, Inc. Journal, 1979
The Director of Institutional Research and Systems Planning at Broward Community College (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) describes examples of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) projects. Also noted are some negative aspects of the CETA process (e.g., reporting requirements, hiring elegibility regulations, etc.) and tips on seeking…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedGuttman, Robert – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Kokaska, Charles J.; Kalwara, Sanford – Educ Training Ment Retarded, 1969
Descriptors: Employers, Exceptional Child Education, Followup Studies, Job Placement
KONZ, STEPHAN A.; MIDDLETON, RAYMONA – 1967
A PROJECT WAS INITIATED TO DEVELOP EFFICIENT WORK METHODS FOR 100 COMMON TASKS IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY AND THEN TO PREPARE PROGRAMED LEARNING "PACKAGES" FOR EACH OF THESE TASKS FOR TRAINING POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES WITH LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION TO HOLD USEFUL JOBS. THE CONCEPT OF PROGRAMED LEARNING PACKAGES FOR FOOD SERVICING WAS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Potential
Bodine, Merle W. – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1978
With a major focus on manpower legislation's influence on vocational training programs in Wisconsin, this article traces the history and decentralization of manpower legislation from the 1961 Area Redevelopment Act (ARA) to the present federal administration's proposals and indicates that future manpower programs should focus on training youth and…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
White, Geoffrey – 1978
The design of a national service program for youth is discussed. National service can be defined as a program in which all youth, or at least a large fraction, upon reaching some specific age are given the opportunity, and perhaps the obligation, to engage in organized public service--military service, community service, or public works--for a…
Descriptors: Community Services, Eligibility, Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs
Oates, Flora B. – 1973
The practical aspects of ethnic hairdressing for the beginning student in the field of Cosmetology are presented in this manual. Lessons and review questions are provided to give the student a knowledge of the problems encountered in dealing with the many different variations in hair, as well as to serve as a foundation for more complex material.…
Descriptors: Cosmetology, Curriculum, Ethnic Groups, Instructional Materials
