This report looks at whether pre-apprenticeships increase the potential supply of tradespeople, with a special focus on electrotechnology, automotive and engineering students. It found that pre-apprenticeships have been used in Australia for many years and are widely regarded as a valuable strategy for increasing the supply and quality of…

Discusses a study that analyzed faculty and employer ratings of specific attitudinal characteristics and examined the influence of selected demographic characteristics on faculty and employer response. (JOW)

A survey of 500 business students and 347 employers found the following: (1) employers' top five rankings of employee attributes were enthusiasm/motivation, interpersonal skills, initiative, oral communication, and maturity; (2) students' rankings were oral communication, enthusiasm/motivation, self-confidence, ambition, and entrepreneurship; and…

Surveys of 21 chief executive officers and 1,565 business communication students found strong agreement in both groups' opinions of the importance of verbal and nonverbal communication skills. They disagreed in two areas related to oral communication and social sensitivity. (SK)

There has been considerable debate about the impact of external quality assurance in higher education. This paper describes a discussion at the INQAAHE workshop in The Hague, attended by representatives of agencies, exploring the effects of external quality processes on institutions and programmes. The summary, probably for the first time,…

AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSE OFFERINGS OR CONTENT OF THE COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS OBTAINED BY QUESTIONNAIRE FROM 228 UTAH BUSINESSMEN WHO WERE EMPLOYING DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FROM 503 DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE TIME OF THE STUDY. BOTH QUESTIONNAIRES WERE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOCAL…

Provides a checklist of the opportunities, benefits, and barriers to the introduction of independent work-based learning courses in higher education, developed from workshops held at Coventry University (United Kingdom). Considers points of view of learners, the university, and the employers. (Author/LRW)

Author examined students' lack of response to employers' wooing. (Editor/RK)

This article records a discussion between a group of Employment Security Counselors and five hippies. The two groups quickly discovered that they could not come to a quick feeling of trust in, and acceptance of each other. (Author)

Develops a case study that examines the process of the professional education and training of management accountants. Identifies the relative importance of a specified range of vocational skills needed for a chartered management accountant, and prioritizes areas for development and training based on opinions of employers and students. (Author/LRW)

Three employer groups (n=117), 47 accounting faculty, and 63 students rated the following characteristics of potential employees: master's degree, overall and accounting grade point average, personal integrity, communication skills, energy/drive/enthusiasm, and appearance. Employers and faculty considered integrity extremely important; students…

Purpose: To outline the reasons for staff shortages in the UK catering industry and then to decide if further training could help to address these issues. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives have been achieved by examining the training provisions at a college, and then asking the students, their training staff, employers and employees…

To determine the effectiveness of a secondary vocational education program and to establish a pattern for evaluation procedures, a committee composed of five counselors and three teachers used questionnaires to gather data from students, graduates of the program, parents, teachers, and employers. To insure validity, followup telephone calls and…

This article analyzes data on the views of employers concerning the provision of general studies in technical courses and relates these to the wider conception of further education. Employers included among the primary aims of general studies: (1) to broaden a student's outlook, (2) to improve powers of communication, and (3) to enhance general…