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Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1990
To ensure that Florida's vocational education programs are relevant to the changing needs of the state's labor market: (1) activities on new and emerging occupations should be coordinated through the Labor Market Information Coordinating Committee (LMICC); (2) the Bureau of Labor Market Information (BLMI) should identify significant occupations…
Descriptors: Career Information Systems, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Emerging Occupations
Tyree, Lawrence Worley; McConnell, Nancy Casner – Fellows Program, 1982
The relationship between business/industry and education in Florida is discussed in this paper with special emphasis on the role of community colleges in fostering and promoting economic development in the state. First, the paper highlights major factors arguing for strong links between education and industry, including the decline of…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
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Dassance, Charles R.; Spontak, Margaret – Community College Journal, 2003
Suggests ways for community colleges, workforce boards, economic development corporations, and school systems to work together to address the challenges of attracting, training, and retaining a quality workforce. Presents the examples of the Enterprise Center and the Information Technology Center, and other partnerships, in Marion County, Florida.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Educational Policy
Yin, Robert K.; And Others – 1989
A study examined six cases where job training and economic development had been successfully linked through an interorganizational arrangement. Cases were nominated by U.S. Employment and Training Administration officials, job training and economic development experts, and published reports. The six organizations of primary focus were Pima County…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Community Programs