The study described in this document was conducted to identify the development and implementation issues surrounding the concept of integrating employer-specific education-for-work capabilities into Minnesota vocational education. The methodology of the study was as follows: (1) establish a small stakeholder group that represents constituencies…

In July 1984, Tri-Cities State Technical Institute began a comprehensive study of service and manufacturing industries within a five-county planning area. The study was conducted to obtain information regarding employment and training needs and to increase awareness and utilization of the On-the-Job Training and Targeted Job Tax Credit programs…

This publication is a compilation of nine studies presented at the Vocational Fisheries Education Workshop where commercial fishermen, educators, government officials, and extension agents were gathered for examination of the subject of vocational fisheries training. The studies dealt with commercial fisheries and current training programs. An…

More than 30 industry heavyweights from the computer user community, met to discuss the need for an improved flow of information between colleges and employers. (Author)

Explains the rationale for the maquila opportunity and the reasons for the spirit of cooperation from all concerned: the U.S. government, the Mexican government, and the educational institutions. (JOW)

Discusses the six-step process the Des Moines Area Community College (Iowa) uses to design and deliver customized training for new and expanding businesses. Also discusses the New Jobs Training Act that provided tax incentives to those businesses and granted exclusive rights to the state's community colleges to contract for training with them.…

Argues that education and business/industry must move beyond the awareness stage toward establishing a daily working relationship if programs designed to increase the employability of the handicapped are to be successful. Several ways of accomplishing this are described, including a community needs assessment and parallel teaching. (CT)

IBM has helped develop computer programer training programs at 24 sites to provide specialized job training and internships for people with physical disabilities. (SK)

Describes the Elliott Training Center in Greensburg, PA, which is a federally funded, state-of-the-art center operated by the Elliott Company. With the help of the National Alliance of Business, the Elliott Company was able to obtain federal funding. (JOW)

Proposes federal vocational education policies, emphasizing: (1) public education, business and labor cooperation; (2) educational needs of students; (3) joint school-employer instruction; (4) better local-level market information; (5) facilitation of youth school-work transition; (6) aid in occupational adjustment and aid for upgrading employer's…

Offers suggestions to principals on forming a department, policy statement, and systematic plan for implementing a curriculum for vocational education. The author also discusses such necessities as an advisory committee, a safety program, placement and follow-up, and managing resource equipment. (Author/WD)

Case studies of six interorganizational collaborations for job training and economic development found that these exemplary arrangements produced other benefits, providing flexible and adaptive capability for dealing with long-term economic development processes. A planning and development model to replicate successful linkages was developed. (SK)

Suggests that the recent recession has left its mark on Germany and that one of the reasons for high unemployment is that industrialized nations are unable to react appropriately to changes in competition. Offers a strategy for making work time more flexible. (JOW)