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Download full textDailey, Caitlin Rose; Mean, Monica; Charner, Ivan; Jordan, Kevin; Klein, Steven – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2017
Many employers report difficulty finding qualified candidates for jobs, while millions of American workers are under- or unemployed. At the core of this issue is a startling perception gap involving the skills needed for workplace success. Postsecondary educators -- including those at community colleges -- who prepare workers live on one side of…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Vocational Education
Suffren, Quentin; Mezera, Danielle – Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2017
Once dubbed Vocational Education, Career and Technical Education (CTE) celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2017. The federal Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act signed in 1917 marked the first nationwide investment in career training at the secondary level. That initial investment has continued through the Vocational Education Act,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Policy, State Policy, Federal Legislation
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2014
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV)" continues a longstanding federal investment in career and technical education (CTE) through grants to states and subgrants to local entities such as local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs). As the fourth reauthorization of a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Grants
Fardig, Glen E. – 1985
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe barriers to the implementation of competency-based vocational education (CBVE) in Florida's secondary schools and to recommend strategies/solutions to overcome these barriers. Implications for policy formation and for administrative action were to be drawn. This project used as its basis the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Research, Program Implementation, Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1993
This revised edition provides information about Florida's Gold Seal Vocational Endorsement and Scholarship program. The booklet includes the following: (1) general program information, including information on eligible vocational program areas, program eligibility requirements, Gold Seal endorsement program requirements, competency testing, course…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Guidelines, High Schools, Honors Curriculum
McLeary, Meredith E.; Lee, Nancy – VocEd, 1984
Describes the program implemented in Broward County, Florida, to meet the vocational education needs of the increasing numbers of refugees settling there. Outlines the features of Vocational Education for Speakers of Other Languages. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Government School Relationship, Limited English Speaking, Program Implementation
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech., Adult, and Community Education. – 1998
This booklet provides an overview of the youth apprenticeship program in Florida. The 12 sections cover the following topics: (1) "why" youth apprenticeship; (2) goals and objectives of youth apprenticeship in Florida; (3) characteristics of youth apprenticeship; (4) how youth apprenticeship differs from other work-based learning…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning
Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1987
The purpose of this paper is to examine substate linkages between business, labor, and vocational education in Florida. Information for the paper was gathered by reviewing the activities of the Regional Coordinating Councils for Vocational, Adult and Community Education, the Private Industry Councils, the regional consortia, and organized labor.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Employment Programs, Institutional Cooperation, Job Training
Pfenninger, Peggy; Stodden, Robert – 1999
This guide is designed to assist districts in developing and implementing Curriculum-Based Vocational Assessment (CBVA) as an integral part of the career/vocational program for students with disabilities. The document begins with a User's Guide that describes each part of the guide and makes suggestions for its use. Part 1 explains what CBVA is…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Based Assessment, Decision Making, Disabilities
Anderlini, Lyn Starr; Zittel, Gail – 1982
Critical issues pertaining to career/vocational assessment were identified by the Regional Resource Center West (RRCW) through a review of the literature and interviews conducted with practitioners. Critical issues identified were the goal of the career/vocational assessment; assessment instruments and procedures; examiner expertise; and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Demonstration Programs
Friedenberg, Joan E. – 1987
This report examines the practices of vocational education programs that serve limited English-proficient (LEP) students without the benefit of federal bilingual vocational training funds. Visits were made to seven areas of the United States with large numbers of LEP persons: South Florida, Southern California, Connecticut, Metropolitan New York,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1993
The 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments mandate that vocational education planning for individuals with disabilities be coordinated by appropriate representatives of vocational education, special education, and state vocational rehabilitation agencies. The Florida Council on Vocational Education for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1993
To arrive at the key components of a comprehensive school-to-work transition strategy, researchers for the study reported here reviewed the literature in the field of school-to-work transition and also consulted with numerous experts in the field. To determine how many states have adopted the components of comprehensive strategies, the researchers…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Federal Government, Government Role
Zylinski, Annette; Wagner, Russell – 1987
A project was conducted in Broward County, Florida, to help students ranging in age from 14 to 25 to become more openminded in regard to career options for women and to encourage them to participate in nontraditional vocational programs. Because of their generally accepted openmindedness, students in middle schools received additional emphasis.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Information Dissemination
Sorg, Steven E.; And Others – 1984
A study identified barriers to the implementation of competency-based vocational education (CBVE) in Florida and gathered and reported suggested solutions to overcoming those barriers. To gather data for the study, researchers conducted force-field analysis sessions, site visits, a literature review, and telephone surveys. From data concerning and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education
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