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Peer reviewedOwen, T. Ross; Fitch, Trey J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2003
Identifies career concerns of displaced workers in vocational training. Reports on results of 83 questionnaires (100% response rate) received from dislocated workers in vocational training, indicating that students were most concerned with identifying potential career possibilities. Discusses implications and recommendations for career counseling.…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers
Phifer, Paul – 2000
This book explores high-skill and high-wage jobs available through two-year programs. It identifies 100 high-need occupational areas, and discusses "hot" programs and starting salaries for graduates of dental hygiene, manufacturing, process technology, telecommunications, physical therapy assisting, and registered nursing. Each career article…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Career Education, Career Planning, Community Colleges
Swartz, Carl – 1977
A study was done to (1) determine how extensive is the need for vocational education for college graduates who must return for job-entry level course work (educational loopers), (2) determine the kinds of vocational course work the returning graduate desires, (3) investigate the reasons the college graduate has chosen to return to a college…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Development, Career Opportunities, Career Planning
Bohan, John F. – 1977
During the academic years 1975-1977 a model program was developed for recruiting, training, and placing technically competent community college students as teaching assistants to secondary school vocational education teachers. Students selected enrolled in a basic teaching methodology course and were placed in an area high school vocational…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Job Training
Bohan, John F. – 1977
To provide an introduction to a career in vocational teaching, a model developed in the Teacher Assistant Training Project at Clackamas Community College in Oregon is presented for recruiting, training, and placing technically competent community college students as teaching assistants to secondary school vocational education teachers. Project…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Job Training
Northern Virginia Community Coll., Annandale. Inst. for Extended Learning. – 1977
Career Education for Non-Traditional Students (CENTS) was designed to address the career education needs of the adult population through the services of the community college. During the first year of funding (1975-76), the project carried out an extensive needs assessment and, based on this information, designed and developed a series of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Career Development, Career Education
PDF pending restorationCollin County Community Coll., McKinney, TX. – 1995
Project SCORE (School and Community Offering Resources for Employment) was undertaken by Collin County Community College in Texas to develop a system to help McKinney High School students move with confidence from school to work and further education. The program, which was developed through the joint efforts of school and business/industry…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning
Download full textIndiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center, Bloomington. – 2000
This booklet is intended to help Indiana 11th graders plan their futures by identifying their career and educational goals and available employment and educational opportunities. The following are among the topics discussed in sections 1-4: (1) identifying goals (planning ahead, using class schedules to chart one's course, developing career and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2000
Advances in information technology (IT) are reshaping the U.S. labor market. The demand for workers who can read and understand complex material, think analytically, and use technology efficiently will continue to increase. Congress established the 21st Century Workforce Commission to assess current and future demand for IT workers and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
