This planning and implementation guide is designed to assist marketing educators and others supportive of marketing education. It begins with definitions of vocabulary of related terminology and descriptions of the four models of internships presented in the guide: full-year, rotation-type format; 1-semester, rotation-type format; full-year format…

The Colorado Workplace Learning Initiative was organized for the following purposes: (1) to design and implement a process for public/private partnerships to address workplace literacy; (2) to establish an effective method for curriculum adaptation and development based on specific workplace needs; (3) to provide accessible, relevant, and…

This book provides an overview of training in business along with a step-by-step guide for trainers to use in designing and presenting training programs for adults. The 10 chapters cover the following: (1) the training field--what it is; (2) designing the course; (3) delivering the course--the start-up; (4) learning theory; (5) course members; (6)…

This guide is designed for managers and supervisors so they can quickly understand the meaning of systematic training and of the practical steps to take to make training efficient. It is useful as a checklist for those responsible for organizing or advising on training and as a basis for meetings, training sessions, and discussions on systematic…

This self-instructional module, the twelfth in a series of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, deals with regular coordination activities. Addressed in the module are: (1) the nature and scope of the regular coordination activities that must be conducted by teacher-ccordinators, and (2) the effective management of regular…

These guide notes for training and operational staff set out Great Britain's Electricity Supply Industry Training Committee (ESITC) policy on craft on-the-job training (OJT). They are complementary to ESITC recommendations on Craft Training and of equal status to them. Section 1 is an introduction. Sections 2 through 5 outline the aims of…

This guide is intended to assist coordinating teachers in Manitoba in facilitating school and community efforts in developing and improving educational experiences in the workplace. The following topics are covered: the nature and scope of work education (what work education is, programs using it, objectives and outcomes, and related instruction);…

This handbook has been developed through an interdisciplinary approach so that it can be used for any cooperative education program that might be proposed or in existence in the State of Idaho. The handbook was written to serve as a guide for those schools and districts that are considering using such a plan. The handbook, a program management…

This report includes two sections: (1) an overview of the issues involved in joint labor/management workplace education programs and (2) a description of such a program partnering two union locals, nine hospitals, and Bunker Hill Community College to implement a workplace-based career ladder program. The first section explains that unions and…

This course focuses on terms, operations, and functions of computers. It is linked to mobile technology in the trucking industry. Applications include word processing, spread sheets, data bases, and other software packages. The course description lists target audience, general objective, and typical results observed. The next section gives…

This document is designed to provide practical suggestions to help Alaska's teachers and administrators plan, initiate, operate, and evaluate cooperative vocational education (co-op) and on-the-job training (OJT) at the secondary level. Section 1 states the purposes of co-op and OJT programs and what such programs provide. Section 2 gives a…

This curriculum guide provides lesson plans and student activities for instruction in reading, mathematics, and writing for adults in the printing graphic arts industry. It was developed through a federal education grant for a cooperative workplace literacy program involving Catonsville Community College in Baltimore, the printing industries of…

This guide identifies four distinct approaches to employment-related training for limited-English proficient (LEP) adults. All of the approaches assume an intensive language instruction component, Vocational English as a Second Language. Following an introduction is a section that deals, in a general sense, with some key concerns shared by all…

This instructor's guide was used to help instructors present a course in test-taking skills and five areas that are tested in a standardized test used for apprenticeship screening at many manufacturing companies. The course description lists target audience, general objective, and typical results observed. The rationale for the whole language…

This manual offers guidelines for vocational educators who want to develop and conduct short-term training programs for business and industry. The guide is organized in six chapters. Chapter 1 reviews some of the opportunities in short-term training, discusses commonly applied principles of competency-based training, and suggests a practical model…