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Aspen Institute Quarterly, 1993
Summarizes remarks made by the Governor of Wisconsin about welfare reform, supporting more flexibility at the state level to enable states to try new approaches that will help people get off welfare. Initiatives undertaken in Wisconsin are reviewed, with emphasis on work programs and apprenticeships for high school students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Apprenticeships, Child Support, Child Welfare
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Lewis, Jennifer R.; Kotur, Mark S.; Butt, Omar; Kulcarni, Sumant; Riley, Alyssa A.; Ferrell, Nick; Sullivan, Kathryn D.; Ferrari, Mauro – Cell Biology Education, 2002
The purpose of this article is to discuss "small-group apprenticeships (SGAs)" as a method to instruct cell culture techniques to high school participants. The study aimed to teach cell culture practices and to introduce advanced imaging techniques to solve various biomedical engineering problems. Participants designed and completed experiments…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, High School Students, Science Experiments
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Huang, Wei-Jang – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006
This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of 11 workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Six of the programs serve job-ready adults: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B Adult programs, WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker programs, Community and Technical College Job Preparatory…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Labor Force Development, Federal Legislation, Apprenticeships
Colleges Ontario, 2006
A scan of the experiences that colleges have had with school/college programs and/or projects was conducted in the fall/winter of 2005-06. The scan was conducted under the leadership of Vice Presidents Academic of the Ontario colleges of applied arts and technology. The purpose of the scan was to gather input so that it could be compiled and made…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Articulation (Education), Preservice Teacher Education, College Programs
Holdsworth, Tom; Schreiber, Ann – 1995
Initiatives to improve vocational education--such as tech prep, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA), and Goals 2000: Educate America Act--are full of promise. Case studies prepared by the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America illustrate the potential of these initiatives. Massachusetts and Wisconsin are two recipients of federal STWOA…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Case Studies
Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church, VA. Office of Adult and Community Education. – 1991
This learning activity package is designed to help learners select a trade in which to apprentice, to think about personal factors and to understand typical job requirements and situations. The package offers information about over 200 occupations. After completing the package, learners should have a realistic idea about how well prepared they are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Career Choice
Skyline Coll., San Bruno, CA. – 1991
A joint project was conducted between Toyota Motor Sales and Skyline College (in the San Francisco, California, area) to create an automotive technician training program that would serve the needs of working adults. During the project, a model high technology curriculum suitable for adults was developed, the quality of instruction available for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, College Programs
Schlicht, Michael – Education and Science, 1994
The economic upswing in Central and Eastern Europe can be achieved only with a skilled work force. In view of the traditional exemplary reputation of its dual system of vocational training, attention is being directed toward Germany. The dual system differs from that of other countries in that not only the state determines which qualifications may…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Economic Development, Educational Development, Federal Government
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
This report provides the recommendations of a private sector committee to advise the Manitoba government on strategies for preparing the provincial work force to compete in the global economy. The report contains 10 sections: (1) background to the initiative; (2) Manitoba's changing labor market; (3) partners in skills development; (4) developing…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Canada Natives, Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education
Brand, Betsy – 1990
In order to remain competitive, a new economic system requires employees to be better educated, be more creative, work in teams, solve problems, make decisions, and improve and upgrade skills and education. As technology advances and companies push employees to assume more responsibility, the traditional vocational system will be in the spotlight.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Creativity, Decision Making Skills, Economic Change
South Carolina State Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1990
This document describes the Business and Industry Forum conducted by the South Carolina Council on Vocational and Technical Education to solicit public input on the present and future needs of business and industry, how the companies represented perceive the role of secondary vocational and postsecondary vocational education in today's society,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Basic Skills, Career Guidance
Delai, Nadio; Ferrari, Arnaldo – 1983
Since the early 1970s, vocational-technical (VT) activities in Italy have primarily been under regional management. Principal activities covered by VT are basic vocational training, further vocational training, retraining, and training for the unemployed. The Regions also have responsibility for the training of apprentices. The VT user population…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Educational Change, Educational Research
Stennett, R. G. – 1984
Material relating to technical and vocational education in Ontario and Canada is either difficult to locate or simply not available. A short series of generalizations can be supported by the limited number of papers available and by American studies located by a relatively cursory search of the ERIC database. The absence of adequate, current…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Continuing Education, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Vocational Education Services. – 1980
This document is one of a series of nine individual units of instruction for use in roofing apprenticeship classes in California. The unit consists of a workbook and test, perforated for student use. Fourteen topics are covered in the workbook and corresponding multiple-choice tests. For each topic, objectives, information sheets, and study…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Behavioral Objectives, Collective Bargaining, Construction Materials
Sniegoski, Stephen J., Ed. – 1980
These proceedings contain 10 presentations and a panel discussion from a conference to acquaint the Northeast with a structure for developing and implementing solutions to improve the Northeast economically. A statement of purpose for the conference is followed by introductory remarks. The 10 presentations concern these topics: improvement in the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Cooperation, Economic Development
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