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Download full textOffice of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2025
This playbook provides ways in which Governors and teams can blur the lines between high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce. Governors play a significant role to Raise the Bar for student success by developing an "education-to-workforce system" that focuses on Unlocking Career Success.
Descriptors: State Government, State Officials, Governance, High Schools
Pompelia, Sarah; Macdonald, Heidi – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Change swept throughout the country with the 2018 elections, bringing 20 new governors into office. Whether returning or starting their first term, governors are taking the opportunity in their State of the State addresses to highlight achievements and outline plans for the future. Every governor who has given an address has mentioned an…
Descriptors: State Officials, Educational Finance, Labor Force Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1974
The Pennsylvania Task Force on Two-Year Postsecondary Education, whose members represented the public at large and all segments of postsecondary education, was commissioned to recommend a rationale for the orderly development of two-year programs to meet the needs of Commonwealth residents; to identify the most effective means of providing…
Descriptors: College Planning, Consortia, Contracts, Educational Finance
Martorana, S. V., Ed.; And Others – 1978
This publication contains the text of the main presentations and the highlights of discussion groups from the Ninth Annual Pennsylvania Conference on Postsecondary Occupational Education. The conference theme was "Programming Postsecondary Occupational Education." Ewald Nyquist, the first speaker, delineated the problems faced by…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Competition, Conference Reports
Gillie, Angelo C., Ed. – 1970
The purposes of the first annual Pennsylvania conference on postsecondary occupational education were to consider the role of area vocational schools, 2-year colleges, and senior colleges in a total program of occupational education; to provide participants an opportunity to exchange ideas on the various typics; to improve the expertise of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Advisory Committees, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Queeney, Donna S.; And Others – 1984
This document is a report of a study that was conducted to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of data regarding professional and occupational practice requirements in Pennsylvania, focusing on the role of continuing professional education in the various credentialing processes. Following a discussion of the methodology and results of…
Descriptors: Certification, Continuing Education, Credentials, Educational Attitudes
Gillie, Angelo C., Sr.; And Others – 1974
The report presents the findings of a statewide study of secondary and postsecondary schools in Pennsylvania. The overall objective was to determine the extent to which these institutions were cooperating and sharing programs, faculty, and facilities in the offering of vocational programs. Seven vocational institutional types were surveyed: area…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Assessment
Butler, Johnny – 2002
In 2000 and 2001, the Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board (Team PA WIB) and its partners worked jointly to address Pennsylvania's workforce needs and respond to the need of its customers through new initiatives, new partnerships, and new strategies. The Team PA WIB and its partners continued implementation of the state's vision to create…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
Kershner, Keith M. – 1984
As mandated by the Vocational Education Act of 1976, an evaluation was made of Pennsylvania's vocational guidance program for the 1979-80 through 1981-82 fiscal years. The study objectives were to describe the funded projects, evaluate their impact, and explore local capacity development. The study was guided by evaluation questions in five areas:…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Guise, Harry W.; And Others – 1981
A three-year project was conducted in Pennsylvania to design and implement a comprehensive model evaluation management information and policy support unit within the state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency. Five mandated project tasks were carried out to produce products that are necessary for program evaluation (PE). Proposed Federal…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Iutcovich, Joyce Miller – 1984
This project assessed the impact of the Bureau of Vocational Education's Program for Disadvantaged Populations in Pennsylvania during the period 1979-1982. Data gathered from each funded project via a mailed questionnaire were both quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. In addition, on-site visits to 10 projects produced additional qualitative…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Lewis, James P.; And Others – 1977
A state-wide survey was conducted in Pennsylvania to assess the postsecondary educational status of physically disabled adults. It focused on seven questions: (1) What is their educational status? (2) What are their postsecondary educational objectives? (3) What is their employment status? (4) What architectural conditions are available to help…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Ancillary Services, Architectural Barriers
Miller, Dolores – 1984
A project was conducted to implement the third phase of a model--the Project SERVICE Model--to teach and train young persons from vocational-technical schools, comprehensive vocational high schools, private trade schools, labor unions, and minority organizations to develop the technical and pedagogical skills necessary to teach in existing, new,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Planning, Demand Occupations, Emerging Occupations
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg. – 2000
This guide is intended to bring all the policy and tools approved by the Pennsylvania State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) into a single reference for local workforce investment board (LWIB) members involved in chartering. Part 1 lists the guiding principles and benefits of Team Pennsylvania CareerLink, which is Pennsylvania's one-stop system.…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Role, Certification, Check Lists
Kurth, Paula K.; Grossman, Gary M. – 1989
A Pennsylvania study analyzed the capability of the existing systems to deliver a comprehensive, articulated program of vocational education. A review of prior studies of vocational education in Pennsylvania found consensus about needed changes in the state's program. Areas of improvement included governance and administration; leadership;…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
