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Download full textVan Horn, Carl E.; And Others – 1990
This document examines recent developments in strategic planning for employment, identifies key elements of strategic plans, examines issues to be addressed in implementing such plans, examines New Jersey's state plan in detail, and provides short sketches of the strategic plans for employment in six other states. Following an executive summary,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Government Role, Job Training
Beverstock, Caroline; And Others – 1993
Adult functional illiteracy is estimated at more than 20 percent of the U.S. population and 12-19 percent of Indiana residents over age 25 (390,000 to 600,000 adults). In addition, high school dropouts and those who do not seek education past high school also need additional training. Functional illiteracy costs government and business through…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Link, Greg – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2004
The BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) has had a long-standing interest in measures of student mobility and the potential of the Provincial Education Number (PEN) being applied in post-secondary institutions at the applicant stage. The Admissions Committee of BCCAT included a project in its 2004/05 Work Plan to conduct a thorough…
Descriptors: Research Committees, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Feasibility Studies
Jobs for the Future, Inc., West Somerville, MA. – 1991
This document contains action plans for four states (Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, and Missouri) involved in the Jobs for the Future program designed to enhance states' ability to handle economic change. The first section, "A Call to Action," discusses what Colorado's public and private sectors must consider doing to meet the…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Development, Economics, Education Work Relationship
Jobs for the Future, Inc., West Somerville, MA. – 1991
Jobs for the Future undertook a program designed to enhance the ability of four states--Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, and Missouri--to manage economic change is described in this report. An analysis of what was happening in the state economies, especially the kinds of jobs that were being created, was carried out. The research portions of the…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Development, Economics, Education Work Relationship
Jobs for the Future, Inc., West Somerville, MA. – 1991
This document describes the essential elements of jobs for the Future's (JFF) four-state work force preparation policy proces. It begins with a brief outline of the following five steps: (1) use information to clarify necessary action; (2) create regional and community forums; (3) educate and empower the citizenry; (4) assess employer practices…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Action, Economic Change, Economic Development
Peters, Alan H.; Fisher, Peter S. – 2002
The effectiveness of state enterprise zone programs was examined by using a hypothetical-firm model called the Tax and Incentives Model-Enterprise Zones (TAIM-ez) model to analyze the value of enterprise zone incentives to businesses across the United States and especially in the 13 states that had substantial enterprise zone programs by 1990. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Corporations, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions
