This reference guide provides an overview of Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law for fiscal year 2007. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important programs and resources for education. Information for students, teachers,…

A study placed the numbers of workers who have attained National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) at level 4 or above in the United Kingdom (UK) in an international context by comparing this attainment with the numbers of workers reaching similar attainment in a sample of other countries: Australia, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the…

A project examined how General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) are evolving and how far their development is in line with the objectives originally set out for them by the government. Information was collected from institutions in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which began offering GNVQs in 1993-94. The survey examined the five…

These three brochures outline entry requirements and certification information for: (1) emergency medical technician (EMT)-ambulance and EMT-non-ambulance; (2) EMT-intermediate; and (3) EMT-paramedic. Each brochure provides information on entry requirements, including provisional registration and expiration date; lapsed registration; examination…

This handbook is for the use of recipients of any of the three interrelated scholarship programs (Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship, Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship, and Health Professions Scholarship) implemented to train the professional health personnel to staff Indian Health Service (IHS) programs to satisfy the…

This position paper of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education is written in response to the American Nurses' Association's (ANA) proposal, which calls for reducing a four-level system to two levels of nursing: the professional nurse, who would be required to have a bachelor of science degree in nursing, and an assistant technical…

The study was conducted to determine the performance requirements or behavior competencies expected of supervisors of home economics education which may be used as guidelines in developing a competency-based curriculum for the preparation of supervisors of vocational home economics education. Seven major concepts about supervision were identified…

To examine the factors that operate in the hiring of faculty by community colleges, an experiment was conducted at the peak of the 1971 job rush by three graduating job seekers who were interested in the developmental student and the community college concept. One job seeker was a BS candidate from a predominantly black college; one was a MA…

Guidelines for establishing community colleges in Arkansas are provided. The sections of the manual are as follows: What Is a Community College? What Are Its Advantages for the Student? Community Colleges and Other Institutions of Higher Education; The Finance and Control of a Community College; Steps in the Establishment of a Community College in…

Describes the methodology, questionnaire package, and processing of a needs assessment technique to identify skills necessary for successful placement and employment of civil and architectural technicians (associate degree level), using data collected from representative firms. Actual employment skills must be considered in establishing technical…

Diagrams the levels of specialization in electronic data processing and provides a job description for the first level, computer production operations job cluster. Data collected from computer operations managers, incumbent operators, and interviews and observations were analyzed for the job skills and educational and employment qualifications…

In a study on the professionalization of adult education in Germany, the backgrounds of entrants to the profession and the need for training curricula appropriate to their working situations are examined. It was concluded that special inservice training courses in adult education should be offered in addition to subject-related and other…

Learning objectives and learning motivation for foreign language acquisition in industry and commerce are different from those in the school system. The study of foreign languages as an ancillary skill in every type of career preparation has been advocated and should be incorporated in the structure of the American school system. (SW)

Reports on a study conducted in Iowa to determine how faculty and administrators from community colleges, four-year liberal arts colleges, and universities perceive the usefulness of 12 academic and experiential preparation variables for college administrators. (DMM)