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Waddell, Geneva – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1990
Examines trends in work force training needs and innovative approaches to meeting those needs (e.g., business incubators, small business development centers, 2+2 programs, and cooperative education programs). Suggests ways in which community colleges can become more involved in work force development. (DMM)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Bergman, Terri; Cheney, Scott – 1996
This publication is designed to help service providers deliver high-quality workplace development services cost effectively to small and medium-sized businesses. The guide looks at five service delivery strategies: learning consortia, walk-in centers, distance learning, computer-based training, and trained volunteers. These five strategies offer a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Consortia, Continuing Education
McCoy, Carol P. – 1993
This book is a tool kit for human resource development (HRD) and training managers, trainers, and administrative assistants in small HRD departments. Part 1 deals with the challenges and opportunities of managing a small HRD department and with planning the strategy. Chapter 1 gives a sense of the workings of small HRD departments. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Job Training
Whittingham, Karen – 2003
The skill needs of Australian high-technology start-up companies and the implications of those skill needs for vocational education and training (VET) were examined through a study of 14 start-ups' inherent abilities to access the VET system and on VET's relevance to their needs. The case studies documented a strong demand and role for VET in the…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Emerging Occupations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
Download full textHughes, Maria; Keddie, Vince; Webb, Peter; Corney, Mark – 2002
Research into workforce development (WD) considered the relationship between corporate assessments of workers' development needs and WD strategies; how learning at work takes place; and what learning methods are used and their effectiveness. Focus was on practice in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology included a literature…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Business Responsibility, Cognitive Style
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1988
Standardized course titles and core contents for seven marketing and cooperative vocational education courses in Mississippi are provided: (1) marketing education, part one; (2) marketing education, part two; (3) fashion merchandising; (4) marketing cooperative education, part one; (5) marketing cooperative education, part two; (6) diversified…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Citizenship Responsibility, Clothing
