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Sharp, Naomi; Dvorkin, Eli – Center for an Urban Future, 2018
There are a number of reasons why apprenticeships have been relatively slow to get off the ground in New York--from an overly cumbersome state process for registering new apprenticeship programs to a paucity of employers that have embraced this model, particularly outside of the building trades. But as several other states have shown in recent…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Best Practices, Job Skills, On the Job Training
Jobs for the Future, 2021
This report from JFF with a select group of community college practitioners, makes the case for policymakers, employers and practitioners to invest in and strengthen short-term credentialing programs to rapidly retrain unemployed workers for better career prospects, especially workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes key commitments…
Descriptors: Credentials, Retraining, Unemployment, COVID-19
Rowe, Dawn A.; Allison, Ruth; Hyatt, Jacque; Owens-Johnson, Laura – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2016
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by Title IV of the Workforce Investment Opportunities Act (WIOA) of 2014, defines Competitive Integrated Employment as, "work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis for which an individuals is: (a) compensated at or above minimum wage or commensurate with individuals without disabilities…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation
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Mentor, Dominic, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Mobile learning is an educational strategy that uses mobile technologies in order to promote and enable learning. Mobile learning also encompasses efforts to support broad educational goals across numerous fields as it caters to the effective administration of learning systems and more improved communication between educational institutions,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Experiential Learning, Cooking Instruction
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Fidan, Tuncer, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Over the years, careers have transformed to be flexible and changing rather than stable, life-long commitments to an organization. As such, making work meaningful, controlling the work environment, and taking the opportunity to get required training for the next job are as important as the financial advantages. Educators' careers cannot be…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Change, Career Choice, Professional Identity
Troy, Leo – Government Union Review, 1986
In "Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority" (1985), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Tenth Amendment does not preclude application of the federal minimum wage act and the Fair Labor Standards Act to state and local government employees. This paper explains "Garcia" history and implications for…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship, Government Employees, Labor Legislation
Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan – 1999
Based on the "Taking On Turnover" training series conducted by the Center for the Child Care Workforce, this action guide for center-based child care teachers and directors is designed to assist in managing and reducing the increasingly serious problem of job turnover in the child care profession. Following several introductory sections,…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Curtis, Carroll A. – 1986
The principle of supply and demand has been chosen to capture and present quantitatively an important data source for describing employment potential. The Pennsylvania State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee has developed an Occupational Information System (OIS) and companion microcomputer version (Micro-OIS). This system contains…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Supply
Jurow, Susan; Hawkins, Brian L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
Discusses the information technology (IT) staff shortage in higher education, and encourages collaboration between human-resource and information-technology professionals both on college campuses and at the professional-association level. Outlines some human resource development activities currently under consideration within two professional…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Administration, Higher Education, Information Technology
West, Ann – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The challenge of recruiting, retaining, and retraining information technology (IT) staff in colleges and universities affects the entire institution, not just the IT organization. Some of the issues surrounding the projected IT staffing crisis are outlined, and steps campus IT leaders can take to minimize the effect of staff turnover on…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education
Burmeister, Charles W.; Martinez, Ernest A.; Biggerstaff, Diana; Coppernoll, Susanna; Sylvest, Onedia H.; Ganzert, Robin; Greenwood, Tamara; Hoppe, Betsy; Turner, Lauren; Yuochunas, Nancy L.; Duwe, Jack; Caruso, Judy; Jezwinski, Marcia – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
Describes creative responses of six colleges and universities to the information-technology personnel shortage, salary differentials with marketplace, recruitment and retention difficulties, and the need to support institution-wide technology growth. Institutions include: Alamo Community College District (Texas); Texas A&M University; Wake…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Employment Practices, Financial Support
Gaswirth, Marc; Whalen, Garry M. – 1983
This comprehensive guide to the procedures and techniques of collective bargaining contains information on all phases of negotiations: the process, the players, preparation, face-to-face bargaining, impasse resolution procedures, and contract administration. It is predicated on the view that school board members and administrators should master…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Oklahoma State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee. – 1989
This statistical report was developed to inform administrators and planners in economic development, education, and employment and training in Oklahoma of the direction and magnitude of employment change in the state. The publication projects occupational and industrial growth and decline for the period 1986-1992, as well as the relationship…
Descriptors: Adults, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
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Wallace, William H., Jr. – CUPA Journal, 1999
When the University System of Georgia (USG) felt the information-technology (IT) staffing squeeze, it ordered a study of IT worker recruitment and retention practices throughout the system and the public and private sectors. What resulted were recommendations that reflect some strategies more familiar in the corporate world than in higher…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Keane, William G. – 1996
This book was designed to help school administrators, board members, and teachers improve effectiveness and cooperation at the bargaining table. It charts the history of collective bargaining and discusses changes now taking place in education that will likely affect negotiations. Following the overview of collective-bargaining history in chapter…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Conflict Resolution
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