This manual is intended to provide practical help to those local educational agencies, colleges, and institutes in Great Britain interested in developing educational programs for the unemployed. Section I is an introduction. Section II describes the conceptual framework, which includes five general areas: employability, coping, context, leisure,…

This checklist, revised by the Further Education Unit from an earlier effort, was developed through a review of 10 case studies in the East Midlands and Wales. It offers a series of pointers for all those involved in the education and training of unemployed adults, providing a framework for program design and delivery. The checklist includes an…

This manual is designed to support college management teams in Great Britain in the planning and delivery of effective learning opportunities for unemployed people, within the context of changes in the economy, labor market, and education and training policy. Section 1 discusses the context of these changes, and key issues for college planners are…

This guide summarizes key principles drawn from successful programs for helping unemployed workers find new jobs and presents a systematic approach to help states plan and manage their worker readjustment efforts. The guide contains two major sections. The first section is an overview and summary that includes background on the dislocation…

The groups least represented in education and training provision in the United Kingdom are those who are also the most socially and economically disadvantaged: long-term unemployed people; low-wage manual workers; people with poor literacy and no qualifications; members of some black and Asian communities; older adults; homeless people; single…

Intended for vocational education teachers and curriculum specialists with an emphasis on the secondary level, this annotated bibliography is designed as a companion guide to "Economic Literacy: A Suggested Instructional Content Guide for Vocational Education." Its purpose is to serve as an aid in the identification of available economic literacy…