This guide begins with background information useful to understanding Illinois' framework for implementation and evaluation of Programs of Study. It starts with a visual depiction of the relationships between activity at the federal, state and local levels that evolved to the creation of Illinois' Career Cluster Model. This Model, which is based…

This guide is designed to be used by union leaders wishing to increase the basic skills (the full array of reading, writing, communication, math, reasoning, and problem-solving skills) of their members by running a workplace learning program. It provides guidelines for analyzing the needs of the target group of workers and for developing an…

Due to the rapid expansion of knowledge and the school's increasing responsibilities, the educational job has been substantially modified. Thus, the school staff, like individuals in every walk of life, are finding it necessary to continuously increase their levels of competence. Professional performance requires that each educational practitioner…

This is a description of a training course for human services personel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. Career Development and Community Resources is designed to expose the student experientially to: a systematic live/work planning process, procedures in helping individuals determine what they want to…

This monograph is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. It surveys several key issues in providing human services to the public: the legal, historical and social forces underlying human services; management concepts for program administration…

This paper describes how a five-day supervisor training program was designed and offered cooperatively for the personnel department of a city of 100,000 population. It includes the content and related learning experiences which were developed for the training and an evaluation of the results. The course covers basic supervision skills for newly…

This monograph describes a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. The course provides experience with the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for contact work with employers and educators. Job development is a process which includes the creation, selling and…

This is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. Human Development in Organizations is a course for nonmanagement majors which surveys the developmental process of employees in complex organizations both from managerial and psychological…

With the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the need for manpower development in the field of industrial safety and hygiene has resulted in the development of a broad based program in Occupational Safety and Health. The manual provides information to administrators and instructors on a program of study in this field for…

This document is volume 3 of a four-volume report which describes the components of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS) method of task analysis, job ladder design, and curriculum development. Divided into four chapters, volume 3 is a manual for using HSMS computer based statistical procedures to design job structures and job ladders. Chapter…

Part of an eight-module, graduate level, competency-based curriculum to prepare specialists in vocational education curriculum, this module provides information, activities, and experiences to assist in planning and implementing an assessment of curriculum development needs as the initial step in vocational program planning. Pretest, posttest, and…