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Armstrong, Paul – FEDA Matters, 1997
Modern Apprenticeships, which were introduced in 1994, allow young people in the United Kingdom who do not want to commit to full-time further education the chance to achieve a National Vocational Qualification in their field while continuing in employment. The different models for delivery of Modern Apprenticeships that have been developed in…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Curriculum
Goetz, Stephan J. – 1996
The importance of a skilled and highly educated workforce to economic well-being is widely recognized, and the relationship between skills and income is becoming stronger over time. Largely as a result of growing demand for skilled workers, state-level training programs are becoming increasingly important as complements to federal programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Career Education, Cooperative Education
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Apprenticeship and Industry Training. – 2002
This document presents information about the apprenticeship training program of Alberta, Canada, in general and the communication technician program in particular. The first part of the document discusses the following items: Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system; the apprenticeship and industry training committee structure; local…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Computer Networks, Course Content, Electricity
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Apprenticeship and Industry Training. – 2002
This document presents information about the apprenticeship training program of Alberta, Canada, in general and the gas utility operator certificate program in particular. The first part of the document discusses the following items: Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system; the occupation committee and its members; the Alberta…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competence, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal)
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Manufacturing in Australia is a large and diverse industry, employing more than 1.1 million people. Despite its decline in relative importance (from providing 16.3% of jobs to providing 13.4%), it is still the second largest employing industry. Manufacturing makes up the major component of exports, accounting for 51 percent in 1994-95. Over the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Mining is the second smallest industry division in terms both of employment and number of business units in Australia. Employment accounts for less than 1 percent of all jobs. The outlook for employment is clouded by continuing uncertainty in Australia's main Asian markets and by the longer-term impact of environmental concerns. Mining industry…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Coal, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Heinz, Walter R., Ed. – 1999
This volume is composed of 13 comparable longitudinal studies that draw on survey data and case studies of young people in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. "Introduction: Transitions to Employment in a Cross-National Perspective" (Walter R. Heinz) provides a context and an overview. Part I has four chapters that…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Proffitt, Maris M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
A survey of educational literature, of courses of study both in the public schools and teacher-training institutions, of the programs of educational conventions, of conference reports, and of special reports from many school systems leads to the conclusion that more activity has been manifested during the past two years in the study of the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Films, Visual Aids, Occupational Information
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1996
This framework was developed using results of a 1995 business partnership survey, a survey of over 9,000 Albertans (800 responses), and discussion of recommendations by a forum of approximately 140 Albertans. The surveys and discussion focused on ways in which business and schools could work together to provide the best possible education for…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Corporate Support, Educational Certificates
Loewen, Jerry – 1996
This paper examines the definition and practice of intergenerational learning programs, and attempts to determine the characteristics of successful and meaningful programs of this type. The first section defines intergenerational learning and states its purpose: to bring young and old together for the purpose of learning from one another, under…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Apprenticeships, Children
Smith, Clifton L. – 1994
This planning guide begins with an overview of school-to-work transition. Section 1 also provides an overview of federal and Georgia state legislation and describes current school-to-work transition efforts, such as tech prep education, youth apprenticeship, cooperative education, entrepreneurial ventures and school-based enterprises,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Career Education, Cooperative Education
Maryland State Dept. of Economic and Community Development, Baltimore. – 1991
During 1990-91, Maryland's apprenticeship program prepared workers for careers in highly skilled trades and crafts. Apprenticeship programs are operated throughout the state by sponsors (employers or a joint committee of employers and union representatives). Maryland's apprenticeship system provides services to the business community and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Apprenticeships, Competency Based Education, Emerging Occupations
New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, Trenton. – 1993
The State Employment and Training Commission (SETC) was charged with the responsibility of designing and helping to implement a unified work force readiness system for New Jersey. In 1991, the Unified State Plan for New Jersey's Workforce Readiness System addressed three key areas: lifelong learning, employers' human resource needs, and efficient…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs
Tifft, Susan E. – EQW Issues, 1992
Youth apprenticeships have the potential to address simultaneously two national dilemmas: how to prepare U.S. business and its workers for a high skills future and how to upgrade the academic skills of all students. The highly successful German model may require some modification to work well in the United States. The biggest change may have to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Business Responsibility, Corporate Support, Educational Change
Couch, Carol A., Ed. – 1991
This booklet is intended to help counselors guide high school students in exploring nontraditional career options. It provides a brief historical perspective on the significance gender role stereotyping has had on U.S. society in the past, the impact it continues to have on the career decisions being made by current generations of young men and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Attitude Change, Attitudes, Education Work Relationship
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