This report describes the instructional design for a Multiple Position Letter Sorting Machine (MPLSM) operator's course administered via the Automated Instructional Development System (AIDS). AIDS is an innovative system consisting of a unique special purpose computer, innovatively designed software, and individualized adaptive instruction. The…

GIRLS MUST PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR BOTH MARRIAGE AND A CAREER. STATISTICS SHOWED THAT A GIRL'S CHANCES OF MARRYING WERE ALMOST 10 OUT OF 10 AND OF BEING ENGAGED IN PAID EMPLOYMENT WERE EIGHT OR NINE OUT OF 10. IN 1966, ABOUT 27 MILLION WOMEN WERE WORKING IN ALL OCCUPATIONS. THIS DOCUMENT EXPLORES OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS BEYOND HIGH…

PARTICIPANTS IN THE EVERETT HIGH SCHOOLS JOB THRESHOLD PROGRAM ARE SELECTED INDIVIDUALLY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE 3-YEAR, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM COMBINES CLASSWORK WITH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND WORKS TOWARD REGULAR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES,…

AN INTERVIEW-QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY WAS MADE TO INVESTIGATE THE OCCUPATIONAL STATUS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF YOUNG DEAF ADULTS, AND WHETHER FURTHER VOCATIONAL PREPARATION WOULD ENHANCE THEIR VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. ON-THE-JOB DIFFICULTIES WERE REVIEWED. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE INTERVIEWED SAW A NEED FOR POST-SCHOOL TRAINING. SEVERAL TYPES OF PROGRAMS…

Several factors, including decentralized organization and local autonomy, have resulted in the United States having 27 different training and education programs to meet national needs and functions of the central government; however, the public schools are the chief source of such formal job training. Vocational education is an integrated part of…

Describes a broadcast media program designed to provide vocational and academic training in closed circuit television, radio production, film production, and general audio-visual servcing. (RB)

Describes various types of vocational-technical schools in the Soviet Union, identifies major objectives of each type of school, discusses on-the-job training programs, and elaborates major problems, including lack of pedagogical training among instructors and the difficulty of reconciling theory and practical training. (DB)

In this paper we review the literature on the impact of workplace basic skills training on individuals, as measured by their effects on wages and employment probability. In addition, we also examine studies on the returns to individuals of general training at the workplace. On the whole, the evidence suggests that better numeracy and literacy…

Purpose: As part of the European continuing vocational training survey, this paper aims to give an overview of the evolutions in continuing vocational training (CVT) in Belgian companies, by comparing both the results of the survey of 1994 and those of 2000/2001. Design/methodology/approach: In Belgium 1,129 companies took part in the survey of…

This article reports findings from an assessment of the effectiveness of privately administered "structured on-site training" (SOST) programs funded by the California Employment Training Panel. It reports on the characteristics of SOST programs that increased trainees' competitiveness in the internal and external labor markets. In…

In 1984, a partnership was developed between San Juan College (SJC) and the Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) San Juan Generating Plant. An agreement was reached to promote training through a planned educational experience in which SJC awarded credit for courses taught by PNM training personnel. The program began in response to the need…

This paper stresses the stake of business and industry as full partners with the schools in the total educational process. Especially needed are programs relevant to on the job training and paid work experience, to replace the outmoded vocational education system which has failed to prepare youth for employment. (NH)

Study compares students' performances in an occupational therapy assistant course and their subsequent on-the-job performance. (Authors)

Described is a vocational education project in which a service station was opened to provide on the job work experience for educable mentally retarded males aged 16 to 21 years. (GW)

Planning education in developing countries requires the means of implementation, as well as the decision to begin a program. This can be accomplished best by local experts. Along with improved general education, mandatory on the job training could increase the population's skill level. (BH)