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Direct linkGardner, Alexander C. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study examines manufacturing employer perceptions of postsecondary credentials, the ways in which they find them valuable, and explores the barriers employers identify which prevent employees from enrolling in employer sponsored continuing education programs. In total, 14 staff members were interviewed representing five manufacturing…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Employer Attitudes, Credentials, Barriers
Download full textWoloszyk, Carl A. – 1996
The extent of linkages of vocational education with Michigan's business community was examined through a survey of employers and labor union representatives and five employer focus groups. Of the 583 public and private sector employers and union representatives who received the questionnaire, 185 (31.9%) returned usable responses. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Focus Groups
Michigan Governor's Commission on Jobs and Economic Development, Lansing. – 1989
To provide a common frame of reference, the Michigan Employability Skills Task Force created a working construct of employability skill categories. The draft framework extended beyond academic competence to include interpersonal, group, and adaptability skills. After task force discussions, the initial five skill categories were compressed into…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Irwin, John L. – 1992
The extent to which computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) was being used in local businesses in Saginaw, Michigan, was investigated. Focuses of a literature review were types of CADD systems, categories of CADD users, and the symbiotic relationship between industry and education in providing CADD training. The survey questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Drafting, Electromechanical Technology, Employer Attitudes
YOUNG, RAYMOND – 1966
THE NEEDS FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE SHIAWASSEE-CLINTON AREA OF MICHIGAN WERE DETERMINED FROM QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 1,146 SENIORS OF 1965, 416 GRADUATES OF 1960 AND 1962, 1,034 PARENTS OF FIFTH GRADERS, AND 250 BUSINESS FIRMS. EXISTING COURSE OFFERINGS WERE DETERMINED FROM COURSE TITLES IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. ANALYSIS OF DATA…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Curriculum, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1999
The career and technical education (CTE) provided in grades K-12 in the county's vocational-technical center and 12 local public school districts of Lenawee County, Michigan, was benchmarked with respect to its attention to career development. Data were collected from the following sources: structured interviews with a number of key respondents…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Benchmarking, Career Development, Change Strategies
