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Download full textRasmussen, Bonnie – 1992
A workplace basic skills project for the metal casting industry was established jointly by Central Alabama Community College and Robinson Foundry, Inc. Evaluation of the project was made through a commercial test of hourly workers' general literacy level gains, instructor-developed pre- and posttests of mastery of the industrial process and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Assembly (Manufacturing), Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
This monograph, one of a series on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models, is designed to make available to prime sponsor staffs the lessons some of their colleagues feel they have learned from service in CETA and previous programs. The content is in seven sections. The first discusses the philosophy and purpose of…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Contracts, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Lambert, Roger H.; Nelson, Eugene S. – 1975
The evaluation scheme proposed here is intended to serve as a format and guide for a third party evaluation of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Title I programs. The guide begins with a brief section presenting an introduction to evaluation, the evaluation format for Title I, and a flow chart of evaluative activities. The remainder…
Descriptors: Adults, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives, Employment Programs
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1967
Training activities authorized under Part B of Title II of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962, as amended, are described and evaluated and recommendations are made for continuation and improvement. The report includes sections on program innovations, experimental and demonstration programs, changing goals, teachers,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum
Rippner, Mary – 1992
The Businesses as On-Site Schools (BOSS) program was established as a dropout prevention effort combined with employability training for at-risk high school students. The setting was a vocational/educational alternative center in Florida. Businesses were contacted, and verbal intent to provide on-the-job training and an onsite mentor was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Education, Corporate Support, Dropout Prevention
Herrnstadt, Irwin L.; And Others – 1979
Focusing on graduates of cooperative vocational programs at the high school level, a study described and analyzed the in-school and post-high school labor market experiences of 427 students enrolled in four different programs during their junior and senior years: cooperative vocational, regular vocational, work study, and general academic. The…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Entry Workers
Klein, William; And Others – 1968
Based upon material drawn from experimental programs at Howard University Institute for Youth Studies (1964-67), this manual is intended for those wishing to train workers as nonprofessionals in the human services (health, education, mental health, recreation, child care, research, and community organization) and is designed to be used with SP 002…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Guidelines, Guides, Human Services
Sprengel, Donald P.; Tomey, E. Allan – 1974
The report describes the development of the Youth Training in the Private Sector Model for conducting on-the-job training for high school age youth. It is based on a two-year study of the Vocational Exploration in the Private Sector (VEPS) Program in New York City, which placed potential dropouts in work/training positions in the private sector…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropouts, Educational Programs, Models
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1990
This handbook was prepared to assist work experience program teachers, school administrators, and others involved in the operation of a work experience program to meet Florida program standards and county guidelines of the Dade County Public Schools. The first sections of the guide outline program goals, objectives, and minimum student…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Education, Equipment
STEVENSON, DIANTHA – 1967
TWO PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN THE 9-COUNTY EASTERN SHORE AREA OF MARYLAND SERVED ESSENTIALLY THE SAME TARGET POPULATION, THE UNDEREMPLOYED AND THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR OCCUPATIONAL POSITIONS. THE FIRST, SEPTEMBER 1963 TO SEPTEMBER 1964, WAS DEVOTED TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND GUIDANCE, AND THE SECOND, JUNE 1964 TO SEPTEMBER…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Blacks, College Programs, Counseling Services
WIRTZ, W. WILLARD – 1966
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1965, THE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED, AND THE NEW DIRECTIONS THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS ARE TAKING TO MEET THE MANPOWER CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD ARE THE SUBSTANCES OF THIS REPORT. CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, (2) EXAMPLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Correctional Institutions, Demonstration Programs
Cohen, Alan J.; And Others – 1977
The degree to which cooperative education is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for institutions of higher education to adopt is examined in this research report. A postsecondary co-op program is defined as one in which the institution takes primary responsibility for providing the student with a series of experiences in which…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employers, Experiential Learning
Crocker, Judith; Tibbetts, John; Sherman, Renee; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This document is intended to help local adult education programs evaluate their programs to assess their capability of designing and delivering a specific workplace education program requested by an employer. The guide begins with an introductory section that discusses the following topics: differences between workplace programs and typical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Contract Training
Serle, Oenone – 1996
The Australian engineering company, Jaques, and Swinburne University of Technology conducted a joint project to write more than 190 operating instructions for the company's 77 employees. First, the university's Workplace Skills Unit (WSU) interviewed 75 production workers to identify their language, literacy, and training needs. The WSU negotiated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Certification, Cooperative Planning
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
