Defines organizational development as a top-management-supported, organization-wide, long-range, planned process by which human resources are identified, used, and developed in ways that strengthen organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Discusses the need for organizational career development in technical community colleges. (Author/JOW)

Professional Orientation Works is a program developed and implemented in 1993 at Vladimir State Technical University in Russia to provide a structured career path and improve technical education outcomes. Three components (prehigher, higher, and posthigher education) provide career exploration for high school students, development of professional…

Mississippi's one-stop career centers are designed to cater to the demands of business in a highly competitive economy. The centers transform the community colleges from feeder institutions for universities to institutions in touch with the local community and economy by offering everything from traditional education programs to customized…