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Altstadt, David; Lima, Ashley Bliss; Liston, Cynthia – Jobs for the Future, 2019
The rapidly changing economy is raising the stakes on states to address the skilled workforce needs of employers and to expand economic opportunity to more people and places. To guide the policy actions of states, Jobs for the Future (JFF) designed a comprehensive policy agenda for increasing attainment of postsecondary credentials valued in the…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education

Tracy, Marianne, Ed.; And Others – 1986
This booklet describes four strategies used in successful recruitment and motivational programs for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants: (1) locate potential participants whose degree of disenfranchisement may be so great that they have given up and dropped out; (2) raise participants' expectations so that they can exercise more…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Motivation Techniques, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Dee, Lesley – 1984
The manual examines three teaching programs designed to help special needs young adults cope with the normal demands of living in the community. Instruction is provided in college-based and community-based facilities by a course team. Three basic programs cover communication skills, self-help, and work experience. Each program includes information…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Communication Skills, Coping, Daily Living Skills

National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
Intended for use by local persons responsible for planning, managing, and evaluating Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, this guide draws on the experiences that Private Industry Councils, Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), and local program operators have had providing tryout employment. (Tryout employment programs provide entry-level work…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Potential, Entry Workers, Job Skills
Spill, Rick; Tracy, Marianne – 1986
Competency-based programming for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants is a powerful tool that can be used by Private Industry Councils (PICs) to train youth in, among other things, the work maturity skills vital to finding and keeping employment. Work maturity skills are involved in the following behaviors: being on time for work,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Maturity Tests
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1984
This document, which is based on a survey of over 500 staff members involved in approximately 150 work experience programs in the United Kingdom, deals with developing work experience programs and training the staff involved in these programs. The research project on which this document is based is briefly described. The first major section deals…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria
Finley, Amy, Comp.; Scott, Darryl, Comp. – 1995
A core component of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, work-based learning refers to programs that provide students with exposure to or actual experiences in workplaces. Typical work-based learning programs include youth apprenticeship, internship, job shadowing, cooperative education, and mentoring. This document contains reprints of seven…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Bibliographies, Career Development, Career Education
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1997
The simplicity and "common-sense" quality of school-to-work's (STW) basic concepts are the greatest threats to the full implementation of STW. Implementation requires a fundamental restructuring of secondary education and far greater involvement of employers in the preparation of young people for work. A synthesis of findings from eight…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, High Schools
Parmley, John D. – 1983
Intended for secondary and postsecondary teachers of agriculture, this handbook presents guidelines for developing and supervising occupational experience programs. The first section is a general discussion of vocational education in agriculture. The next section considers identification of student occupational goals and development of an…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Course Descriptions
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. – 1998
This guide is a tool to assist educators in the development of high-quality work-based learning sites in New Hampshire as part of the state's school-to-work program. The guide is divided into two sections. The first section, Common Elements of Work-Based Learning, provides information and guidelines for addressing program design issues for all…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
Sanders, Charles D.; And Others – 1986
This document contains five papers about resources, support systems, and advocacy presented at a national conference about the nonwhite disabled. The papers and authors are: (1) "A College-Based Rehabilitation Training Program for Working with the Nonwhite Disabled" (C. D. Sanders)--program components include attention to sensitivity training,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blacks, Community Colleges, Community Resources
Miller, Juliet – 1982
A basic overview of experiential education is provided in this fact sheet. Topics covered include: (1) a definition of experiential education; (2) learners' needs and educational goals that can be met through experiential education; (3) descriptions of six types of experiential education programs; (4) guidelines for 10 key areas to consider when…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Guidelines
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1988
This annotated bibliography includes a listing of programs and program information concerning apprenticeship, as well as apprenticeship-related curriculum materials. Included are materials that cover strategies for linking vocational education to apprenticeship and a series of books devoted to apprenticeship instructor training. The curriculum…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
Armstrong, Paul; Hughes, Maria – 2000
To establish the prevalence and perceived value of realistic work environments (RWEs) in colleges and their use as learning resources, all further education (FE) sector colleges in Great Britain were surveyed in the summer of 1998. Of 175 colleges that responded to 2 questionnaires for senior college managers and RWE managers, 127 had at least 1…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1984
This document is a guide to the implementation of the Manpower Services Commission's (MSC) Youth Training Scheme (YTS) in Great Britain. It is intended to serve as a negotiating brief for colleges and schools and for local education authorities in their dealings with employers. An introduction explains the background of YTS, provides an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Job Training, Off the Job Training