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Download full textBossort, Patty, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This conference summary contains 36 presentations. Participants' comments, taken from response cards, are quoted throughout. Presentations from the Opening Plenary include a keynote address--"What Is Literacy?: Critical Issues for the Next Decade" (John Ryan) and four "Panelist Presentations" (Francis Kazemek, Lorraine Fox,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Involvement, Community Services
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
This report is a summary update of a more extensive report on the participation of women in the Australian public VET (vocational and technical education) sector in 2000. Data were obtained from publicly-funded training providers, including TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institutions and some schools and universities, registered community…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Graduates, Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes
Yakima Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center, WA. – 1998
This document consists of an evaluation report and a curriculum guide from a National Workplace Literacy project designed to demonstrate the process and effects of literacy classes held in work environments through the Yakima Valley (Washington) Opportunities Industrialization Center. The report notes the following results: (1) of 1,976 workers…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
University of Southern Maine, Gorham. – 1998
The Casco Bay Partnership includes the University of Southern Maine (USM) and seven businesses in greater Portland, Maine, that range from large multinational corporations to small, family-owned businesses. During a 3-year project funded by a National Workplace Literacy Program grant, the partnership designed and delivered workplace basic skills…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Communication Skills, Computer Literacy
Poulton, Bruce R. – 1992
The Workplace Literacy System Project (WLS) prepared interactive CD-ROM discs containing about 50 hours of instruction and drill in basic skills presented within the context of the textile/apparel manufacturing industry. The project was conducted at a Sara Lee knit products plant in North Carolina. During the project, literacy task analyses were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Cecil Community Coll., Elkton, MD. – 1990
A cooperative demonstration project between Cecil Community College (Maryland) and corporate partners developed four model vocational training programs in basic carpentry skills, basic dry wall/finishing skills, straight truck driver training, and tractor trailer driver training. The objective of the project was to improve access to vocational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Carpentry, College Programs, Community Colleges
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2002
This publication provides a synopsis of the issues, as identified in recent research reports, relating to non-completion of New Apprenticeships and Traineeships in Australia. Some of the key findings of the research reports are the following: (1) during the mid-1990s, non-completion rates were approximately 45 percent for trainees and between…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Differences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Weeda, Susan J. – 1983
Although many Canadians feel that responsibility for occupational training rests within the educational system, this is not the case. Recent analysis indicates that almost 70 percent of job-related courses are given on-site as compared to 30 percent at educational institutions. Because the private sector in Canada makes very substantial…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance
Bobko, Douglas J.; Hayes, John F. – 1984
A computer-based training program called the Maintenance Performance System (MPS) was developed and made operational in an Army divisional maintenance battalion. The primary purposes of the MPS were to monitor the daily technical activities of maintenance personnel by identifying maintenance strengths and deficiencies on both an individual and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Needs
CARO, FRANCIS G. – 1966
TWO APPROACHES WERE USED IN STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC) ON MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- (1) IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OPERATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN ITS WORK FLOW, AND (2) IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PROBLEMS IN THE YOUTH AND POVERTY AREAS (SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY,…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Study, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Experience
Work in America Inst., Scarsdale, NY. – 1978
A study of high school work experience programs was designed to explore the work environment in regard to employer policies, practices, processes and program ingredients to gauge their impact on high school student workers during the school-to-work transition. Two work experience programs were analyzed (North Terrytown, New York, and in Newark,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Cooperative Education
New York State Dept. of Labor, Albany. – 1991
The School to Employment Program (STEP) provided job placement, training, counseling, and remediation for economically disadvantaged youth aged 14-21 who were at risk of dropping out of school or who had dropped out and were unprepared for employment. Its two major components were in-school and out-of-school programs. Youth in both programs were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Counseling Services
Wilson, Thurlow R.; And Others – 1980
On-the-job training (OJT) is the most frequently used training method in industry. This OJT is mostly unstructured. While off-job-site training (OJST) should prepare for or supplement OJT, coordination between OJT and OJST is often poor. Advantages of OJT include its low cost, realistic nature, and motivating force. However, it is usually…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills
Kohler, Maxie P. – 1999
Staff from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the Jefferson County, Alabama, Department of Human Resources (DHS) worked together to create a "pipeline to employment" at UAB for welfare recipients by combining on-the-job training with educational opportunities. Welfare recipients referred to UAB by the Jefferson County DHS…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College Programs, Cooperative Planning
Warmerdam, John; And Others – 1994
Training in the motor vehicle repair and sales sector in the Netherlands was examined in a study that included the following approaches: review of the sector's structure/characteristics, institutional and social context, employment practices, changing conditions, and available education and training; in-depth case studies of four auto repair shops…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Auto Mechanics, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship
