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Download full textEadie, Douglas C. – 1988
Intended to teach local elected officials (LEOs) how to increase their involvement in job training and other human resource programs, this document argues that elected county officials can use strategic issues management (SIM) to assert stronger leadership and to use Private Industry Councils (PICs) more fully as a resource for the delivery of…
Descriptors: Community Services, County Officials, Job Placement, Job Training
Tindall, Lloyd W.; Hedberg, Sally B. – 1986
Benefits to disabled participants of programs funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) are summarized and several JTPA programs highlighted. Common services included vocational assessment, work experience, career exploration, on-the-job training, vocational training, job placement, job counseling, job seeking, and job keeping. The Special…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Ohio State Board of Regents, Columbus. Office of Two-Year Campuses. – 1985
Because technical education represents a considerable expenditure of Ohio state resources, an annual survey is conducted to determine the employment status of technical school graduates. Every year each institution offering technical education programs is asked to report the total number of degrees awarded in each program offered, the number of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Job Placement
Cheek, Jimmy G. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1974
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies
Kaufman, Jacob J.; Lewis, Morgan V. – NASSP Bull, 1969
Condensed from "The Potential of Vocational Education: Observations and Conclusions, Institute for Research on Human Resources, The Pennsylvania State University.
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Ferguson, R. Travis – 1979
A study was conducted at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College to determine the viability of open entry-open exit enrollment in vocational programs. Interviews were conducted with vocational education personnel at two campuses to determine the fulfillment of student objectives, drop-out rates, and graduate job placement in five programs (auto…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate, Employment Patterns
Sowers, Jo-Ann, Ed.; Cummings, Linda E., Ed. – 1979
Based on a behavioral technology based program at the University of Washington, a manual is presented for professionals who wish to establish a program to train retarded persons for, and place and maintain them in, nonsheltered employment. A detailed analysis of the components of such a program is provided, along with a general description of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Modification, Employment Programs, Individualized Instruction
NICHOLSON, JOHN B., JR.; AND OTHERS – 1967
REPRESENTATIVES FROM JUNIOR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OTHER AGENCIES ATTENDED A NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY TECHNICIAN IN THE LIBRARY AND THE KIND AND EXTENT OF TRAINING IN ONE AND TWO YEAR INSTITUTIONS. DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDED (1) DEFINITION OF A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN, (2) THE LIBRARY TECHNICIAN'S FUNCTION IN THE…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Curriculum, Educational Programs
GREENSTEIN, MELVIN – 1966
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS FOR VOCATIONAL SERVICES, THE KENNEDY JOB TRAINING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE DAY AND RESIDENTIAL KENNEDY SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS FOR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO UTILIZE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESOURCES. A SHELTERED…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Community Resources, Job Placement, Job Training
Strategies for Increasing Career Education and Opportunities for Severely Mentally Retarded Persons.
Sellars, Stanley G., Ed. – 1979
The monograph was designed for special educators working with the severely mentally retarded and it examines methods of providing vocational training and educational opportunities for this population. The first chapter, by D. Biklen and G. Dybwad ("A Perspective on the Social and Cultural History of Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Employment Opportunities, History
Lamar, Carl F. – 1980
The Kentucky Placement and Followup System (KPFS) was assessed to determine the effectiveness of the different components, describe the potential usefulness of KPFS, and identify any barriers that had been encountered. A questionnaire was developed by the program director to survey the fourteen vocational education regions in Kentucky to determine…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, Job Placement
Elkins, J., Ed. – 1976
Provided are 10 papers on the handicapped student's transition from secondary education to employment. Entries are included with the following titles and authors: "Transition from School to Work" (on the conditions of such transition for young people in Australia) by E. Guthrie; "Functional Literacy and Numeracy of Australian 14 Year Olds" (a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropouts, Handicapped Children, Job Placement
Larkin, Paul G. – 1977
A follow-up telephone survey conducted in spring 1977 of 440 students who graduated from Prince George's Community College in career fields in May 1976 produced 382 contacts. Of the 282 (74%) who were employed, 262 (69%) were in a field related to their degree program. Of the remainder, 79 (21%) had transferred to another institution, 11 (3%) were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Fort Logan Mental Health Center, Denver, CO. – 1968
Work as therapy is increasingly suggested as a means of helping the patient to develop and maintain stronger bonds with the community. The goal of a 44-month project, of which the initial 20-month period is reported, is to develop manpower programing knowledge to meet the vocational development needs of mental patients and to evaluate the manpower…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Employment, Employment Patterns
Hohenshil, Thomas H., Ed. – 1976
The general purpose of this conference was to examine the current views and programs regarding new dimensions in educational and job placement services. Participants from five states attended the conference, held at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. The report reproduces the complete texts of speeches…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Conference Reports, Employment Counselors
