Addresses the importance of vocational assessment for students with disabilities. Discusses the legislative and governmental impetus for the development of vocational assessment programs in the school. Presents some current vocational assessment models, including a transdisciplinary vocational assessment design, school-based models, and a…

Discusses the use of networked technologies to add value to the learning experience during vocational placements of undergraduate students. Presents a case study showing the design and implementation of such networked support, and concludes that networked technologies such as audio conferencing and Web-based support have definite advantages for…

The pragmatist model of experiential learning in the form of work placements in industry provides opportunities for tertiary institutions to produce well-rounded graduates, possessing knowledge of workplace culture and values along with technical competencies. Work-based learning programmes provide graduates and leaders of tomorrow for a variety…

This brief document describes a system of performance measures and standards for secondary and adult vocational education programs that determine Guam Community College's vocational program outcomes. The three components of the system are academic competency measures and standards, labor market measures and standards, and special needs…

Two major assumptions underlying the school-to-work transition movement are that public high schools have failed to provide adequate preparation for the school-to-work transition and that work experiences exist into which states can "plug" young workers for pay. These assumptions were analyzed from the standpoint of their applicability…

European cooperation in vocational counseling is today no longer a matter for specialists alone. Parents, teachers, and trainers are increasingly finding themselves confronted with young people considering the option of taking a traineeship or employment abroad. The counseling available in such cases, however, is often still inadequate. A large…

Information is provided concerning efforts to improve institutional arrangements for the transition from school to work of high school graduates. Half of all high school graduates move into the workforce, but the attention given this group is almost always in terms of whether they are academically and vocationally equipped before they leave…

The Training Opportunities Program (TOP) is an occupational project for New York City high school students. TOP trainees are placed in businesses and agencies with facilities, equipment, and human resources not available in the public schools. In 1983-84, the third year of the program's operation, TOP was funded to serve 2,000 students. An…

A study examined whether the Minnesota State Board of Vocational Education has adequately implemented recommendations made in a 1983 evaluation of postsecondary vocational education programs. It focused particularly on how the board and its management have responded to problems of low job placement rates and low student-teacher ratios in some…

A study analyzed the employment pattern of agricultural education graduates of the class of 1987, using part of the annual "National Study of the Supply and Demand for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture in the United States." All institutions of higher education in the United States that certified teachers of agriculture made up the study…

A project to provide training in the shell fishing industries was continued into its second year to develop entry-level skills for employment and provide instruction and hands-on experience through infusing the existing Marine Science program. Results from a survey of instructors and individuals involved in the industry were used to develop a…

The Handicapped Advocacy Program (HAP) is an advocacy service for individuals with disabilities who are sponsored in skills training by the Utah Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). It has developed a system whereby DRS clients can be tracked throughout their tenure at the Salt Lake Skills Center. Other services include Skills Center…

The document contains nine papers reporting the effectiveness of Project Employability, a program to demonstrate and evaluate a training model providing job site training, advocacy, and long term followup for severely disabled individuals. In "Job Placement and Follow-Up of Moderately and Severely Handicapped Individuals--An Update After…

This self-study and evaluation guide on vocational services is one of 28 guides designed for organizations who are undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the…

A study was conducted to determine if different benefits would accrue to Colorado graduates of Associate of Applied Science Degrees (AAS), Associate of Occupational Studies Degrees (AOS), and vocational certificate programs if the programs were of equal length, occupational curriculum content, and quality of instruction. As a part of the study, an…