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Wonacott, Michael E. – 1992
One promising practice for improving workplace preparation, apprenticeship, has been effective in preparing skilled workers for the changing needs of the workplace. Apprenticeship is a training strategy with eight components: it combines hands-on training on the job with related instruction; employer needs dictate programs; it is regulated by law;…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employment Patterns, Government School Relationship, Industrial Training
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2003
Work-based learning (WBL) includes a range of activities that extend beyond traditional cooperative education, such as job shadowing, service learning, internships, and apprenticeships--all of which provide career and technical education (CTE) students with valuable experience in the world of work. Several issues are involved in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Laanan, Frankie Santos – 1995
The challenge of preparing young people for employment and facilitating the smooth transition from school to work has spurred the enactment of the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA), in May 1994. The intent of STWOA is to establish a national framework in which states can create work- and school-based learning systems that include…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Awareness, Career Education, College Planning