One in 10 public school students in the United States are designated as English learners (ELs), an increase of more than 25 percent over the past 2 decades (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). In nearly half of states, the proportion of students designated as ELs has more than doubled since 2000. Further, several states--such as…

Research conducted by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), Fab Foundation and FHI 360, in partnership with more than 150 national and international experts and leaders from 28 states, found that to prepare their future workforces, governors and state leaders must develop a comprehensive agenda made up of three…

This paper outlines seven challenges facing the United States in the preparation of a competent workforce for the year 2000. The first challenge will be to predict what specific workers will need to know in the year 2000, and to make this prediction 4 to 6 years prior to students' completion of the training process. The second challenge is to…

With the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the need for manpower development in the field of industrial safety and hygiene has resulted in the development of a broad based program in Occupational Safety and Health. The manual provides information to administrators and instructors on a program of study in this field for…

In spring 1975, a Task Force of 35 members was established as an advisory committee and idea generation group for the San Diego Community College District. At each of three meetings, the 35 members divided into five work groups led by a vocational coordinator discussion leader. This description of and master plan for the San Diego Community…

This Skills Development Program (SDP) provides a generic set of actions employers could take to ensure that their organization has the work force skills necessary to compete globally today and tomorrow. The guide is organized by the 13 critical steps of the SDP: (1) determine if there is a need for improving workforce skills; (2) set specific…

To assist mental health agency leaders and others concerned with state mental health manpower development, these guidelines (presented in ten sections) explore various issues and approaches and indications for using one approach over another. The first three sections focus on designing and conducting manpower studies, making long range projections…

Part of an eight-module, graduate level, competency-based curriculum to prepare specialists in vocational education curriculum, this module provides information, activities, and experiences to assist in planning and implementing an assessment of curriculum development needs as the initial step in vocational program planning. Pretest, posttest, and…