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Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2001
The Employment and Training Administration's (ETA's) development and implementation of America's Career Kit (ACK), which is an online career development resource for individuals needing job search assistance, career guidance, salary data, and training and educational resources, was evaluated. The evaluation was designed to determine whether ACK…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Information Systems
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education. – 2002
This document presents an overview of the 2-year competency-based building and property maintenance programs offered in Ohio schools at the secondary and/or adult levels. The overview covers the attributes and qualifications required to be a successful worker in the industry and the typical tasks performed by building and property maintenance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Blueprints
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 2001
Community learning centers (CLCs) are local educational institutions outside the formal education system that are usually established and managed by local people to provide various learning opportunities designed to empower individuals and promote community development for all community members regardless of age or socioeconomic group. CLCs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Development
Cheney, Scott – 2001
The Center for Workforce Preparation (CWP), a nonprofit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, initiated the Workforce Academies demonstration project to help businesses remain successful in a competitive, tight economy. More than 1,800 business members of the 6 chambers engaged with the Workforce Academies demonstration in 2001 were surveyed…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Competition, Cooperative Planning, Definitions
Abell Foundation, 2004
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) represents the only chance for many Baltimore City residents to obtain a post-secondary education, find a job with a career path, and earn a sufficient income to support a family. BCCC is also a critical linchpin in Baltimore's ability to build a competitive workforce. Yet the college, with 7,300 credit…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Metropolitan Areas
Date-Bah, Eugenia, Ed. – 1997
This document contains papers in which 12 experienced gender specialists examine the various developments and elements affecting women's participation as equal players in the workplace and propose actions and policies promoting sex equity in the workplace. The following papers are included: "Preface" (Mary Chinery-Hesse); "Introduction " (Eugenia…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Meriot, Sylvie-Anne – Training & Employment, 2000
In both France and the United States, restaurants remain the hotel and catering sector's main employer. In France, 25% of hotel and catering personnel are self-employers versus fewer than 5% in the United States; however, the growth of hotel and restaurant chains in France may eventually limit opportunities for creating an independent activity.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis, Dining Facilities
Guest, Graham – 2000
Professionals have normally become qualified through a period of formal education followed by a structured training program and continuing professional development. This traditional pattern is being replaced with a process of lifelong learning that, thanks to the development and application of a wide range of information and communication…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Career Development, Continuing Education
Abbott, John; Ryan, Terry – 2000
This document cites theoretical works and actual cases to examine the notion of community as the web of learning. The first half of the document explores the different perspectives about the concept of community and traces the evolved nature of community through an overview of how humans have banded together to form communities from the early days…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Action
Brookes, Dave; Hughes, Maria – 2001
The professional development strategies and activities of vocational education and training staff at further education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom were examined through a mail survey completed by 891 staff members at 108 colleges throughout the United Kingdom (representing 24% of the FE sector). Most respondents (92%) stated that their…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, College Faculty, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Robinson, Chris – 2001
This report describes apprenticeship system development in Australia and provides a quantitative macro-level analysis of apprenticeship, traineeship, and new apprenticeship trends. Following an introduction (chapter 1), chapters 2-3 trace its European origins and establishment in colonial Australia, development and evolution through the twentieth…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Comparative Education
Spera, Vincent; Williams, Andra – 2000
The School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994 requires that all young people, including young people with disabilities and out-of-school youth, have equal opportunities to participate in the activities funded by it. Local intermediary organizations that provide a critical convening role and offer services to core education and business partners can…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Programs, Definitions, Demonstration Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 2002
This document contains the text of the Nurse Reinvestment Act, which amends the Public Health Service Act to address the increasing shortage of registered nurses by instituting a series of policies to improve nurse recruitment and nurse retention. Title I details two initiatives to boost recruitment of nurses. The first initiative includes the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Development, Career Ladders, Change Strategies
Sellin, Burkart, Ed. – 2000
The approaches being taken and innovations being adopted at the national and European levels to anticipate occupation and qualification trends in the European Union (EU) were examined in a survey of the 15 EU member states. The survey findings were presented by country and in a synthesis. In addition, the findings for Belgium were broken down by…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demand Occupations
Carlton, Shiela – 2001
This paper explores the value of encouraging adults in the United Kingdom to participate in learning in science through extensive consultations with practitioners in the field of science education. Data were also collected through a literature review and a brief survey to collect views regarding adults' participation in learning opportunities in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Change Strategies