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Download full textCEDEFOP Flash, 1993
The ninth meeting of CEDEFOP (French acronym for the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) is summarized in this report. Attending the forum were representatives of the leading vocational training research and development institutions and ministerial departments from the European Community (EC) Member States and from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Developed Nations
Labor/Higher Education Council, Washington, DC. – 1988
Following the format of the conference, the presentations in these proceedings are organized in three sections, titled "Introduction"; "National Trends"; and "Labor/Higher Education Initiatives: Finding Common Grounds." The following presentations are included in the introductory section: "Why We're Here" (Donahue, Atwell, Mohler, Grecco). The…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr., Ed.; Foltman, Felician F., Ed. – 1981
This conference sought to identify and evaluate critical developments within the contemporary apprenticeship training system. Input came from educators, scholars, federal officials, and persons from labor and management. Conference participants stated that more persons are in apprenticeships (395,000) in the United States than ever before, but…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Apprenticeships, Blacks
Taylor, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1983
These 19 papers from the second annual Policy Forum on Employability Development explore the responsiveness of various educational and training institutions to changing labor market demands. The first three papers provide an overview of the forum. They summarize the proceedings and policy considerations and address how vocational education and…
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demand Occupations
Pile, Wilson, Ed. – 1982
A position paper concerning the role of colleges and universities in corporate education, which was prepared for the Alden Seminar on Higher Education, is presented. In addition, a brief overview is presented of the April 1982 Alden Seminar meeting, which examined the current situation of higher education, particularly in regard to higher…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Role, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs
Sniegoski, Stephen J., Ed. – 1980
These proceedings contain 10 presentations and a panel discussion from a conference to acquaint the Northeast with a structure for developing and implementing solutions to improve the Northeast economically. A statement of purpose for the conference is followed by introductory remarks. The 10 presentations concern these topics: improvement in the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Cooperation, Economic Development
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2001
This document contains 19 papers and case studies, in English and Korean, from a conference on national strategies for developing human resources through technical and vocational education and training. The following are representative: "The Need to Innovate and Optimize Resources [Keynote]" (Wataru Iwamoto); "School to Work…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Sanyal, Bikas C.; And Others – 1990
Following a summary of the discussions of an intensive training course on education, employment, and work conducted in Botswana, this document contains the following 18 papers presented at the training course: "Education and Employment in Africa: An Overview" (Sanyal); "Diagnosis of the Employment Situation: Some Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Information Dynamics, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1981
Will the nation have the trained workforce required to deal with environmental problems in the 1980s and beyond? With the growing public concern about hazardous wastes, impure drinking water, polluted air, use and care of natural resources, and new legislation and funding targeted at these concerns, the need for examining workforce requirements…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Conservation (Environment), Cooperative Education, Counselor Role
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2001
This document contains the following seven papers, all in both English and Korean, from a conference on human resources development and school-to-work transitions in the knowledge-based society: "The U.S. Experience as a Knowledge-based Economy in Transition and Its Impact on Industrial and Employment Structures" (Eric Im); "Changes…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Developed Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Texas Advisory Council for Technical - Vocational Education, Austin. – 1983
These proceedings contain 11 papers that focus on how education must change what and how it teaches to keep up with the technological revolution. The presentations address the need for vocational education to produce students with skills in electronics and data communications (including computer-to-computer transmission); office systems and…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Biomedicine, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2001
This document contains the following five papers, all in both English and Korean, from a workshop on on-the-job training held in Korea in 2001: "Issues in Knowledge and Skills Development: Globalization and the Effective Use of New Technologies" (S. Ian Cummings); "The Knowledge Economy and Vocational Training Policy in Korea"…
Descriptors: Change, Corporate Education, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
