A description of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) precedes an examination of the CETA network. The three fold purpose of CETA is (1) to establish a flexible and decentralized system of federal, state, and local programs; (2) provide job-training and employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged who are unemployed,…

Prepared by the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Division of Occupational Education, this manual assists employers of cooperative students involved in the Diversified Cooperative Education Program by providing the new employer with the practices and procedures of the program. The manual should also be of value to…

This paper provides a description of, and the guidelines for, the field work and internship programs of the Department of Educational Psychology at Arizona State University. The following topics are covered: (1) Introduction; (2) Duration and Academic Credit; (3) Applied Project (internship program only); (4) Assignment to Settings and University…

This handbook was developed to provide information on distributive education (D.E.) to business managers who, as training sponsors, provide job experiences for D.E. high school students. The content, including several illustrations, focuses on what D.E. is and how it operates; what is needed from the training sponsor; what the training sponsor can…

Information for prospective employers of students involved in a work education program sponsored by the Pima County Developmental Career Guidance Project is presented in the document. Two of the project's programs are described: (1) Work Exposure, aimed at providing seventh through twelfth grade students with an opportunity to observe on a job…

This career education handbook for elementary and secondary education teachers in Dayton, Ohio, was developed to provide them with career development and career exploration program information. Following a brief overview of career education and its components, the content is presented in five sections. The first one on curriculum presents a…

Guidelines that will help people in the business world together with teachers in marketing and distribution are presented in the document. It offers suggestionsf for implementing a program in cooperative work experience in Oregon. The following topics related to the program are discussed: (1) background of the school, (2) distributive education…

This resource guide is designed to provide the reader with information about work experience programs in Rhode Island and other states. The first section consists of a prototypic model (which was developed in cooperation with educators and other personnel concerned with work experience programs) for making work experience-based vocational…

This publication is designed to provide information about Mid-Management education to administrators and instructors of Post-secondary institutions. It identifies the objectives and operational structure of Washington State Mid-Management programs, and, in an attempt to establish consistency among programs, provides a subject matter guideline for…

Findings of a review of what the National Institute of Education's (NIE) Education and Work-funded projects have learned about questions career educators usually face are organized into this resource book for educational program planners and implementers. Two general groups of questions are addressed dealing with issues in program development and…

This planning charter for the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) explains the Department of Labor's basic principles in designing and implementing YEDPA programs to provide a framework for the development of YEDPA efforts. This booklet is divided into six sections. The first section briefly discusses priorities regarding the…

This booklet on Ontario (Canada) apprenticeship programs describes regulated and non-regulated trades in the following four categories: (1) construction, (2) industrial, (3) motive power, and (4) service. The introductory section covers what apprenticeship is, educational requirements, credits for academic and skill achievements, finding an…

The guide, part of an exemplary career education program, describes the Student Work Advisor Program (SWAP) which is designed to provide junior high school students with an exploratory work experience inside or outside the school setting. A two-page introduction explains the role of the program director, teachers, helping staff, volunteer sponsors…

During the 1974-75 school year, the Owensboro-Daviess County middle and high schools engaged in developing an exemplary program in human relationships and occupational competencies. The purpose of the program was to provide classroom instruction and exploration-placement activities that would enable the student to gain knowledge about himself in…

The sourcebook is the result of the first major, nationwide research project designed to produce detailed information on how various inmate training programs are implemented, financed, and operated. Most of the book is devoted to reports on individual training programs operating in correctional institutions, or serving inmate-students in outside…