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Pechota, Damion; Macdonald, Heidi; Dachelet, Karole; Keily, Tom – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Each state participates in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which prescribes certain types of activities and organizational structures for states to direct federal investments in workforce development. Participation in WIOA requires a state to create a workforce investment board with duties such as developing, implementing and…
Descriptors: State Policy, Models, Education Work Relationship, Comparative Analysis
Pechota, Damion; Macdonald, Heidi; Dachelet, Karole; Keily, Tom – Education Commission of the States, 2019
A career pathway system is made up of multiple programs that span educational institutions, workforce entities and support service partners. These systems are oriented around a shared understanding of the needs of industries. Career pathway systems are one of many policy models states use to help connect education and workforce in the K-12,…
Descriptors: State Policy, Models, Education Work Relationship, Comparative Analysis
Education Commission of the States, 2020
What do state policies say about how to fund postsecondary education? This 50-State Comparison answers this question by searching state statutes, state rules and regulations, enacted state budget bills, and state postsecondary education agency policies that address postsecondary education budgeting and funding. According to the content of the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Educational Policy, State Policy
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Farkas, George; And Others – Economics of Education Review, 1989
Uses High School and Beyond data to examine the effect of rationing secondary school vocational training opportunities on program participants' and nonparticipants' beginning wage. Secondary vocational education brings little or no wage advantage in training-related jobs. However, findings do not disprove vocational training program effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Labor Force Development, Models, Program Effectiveness
Yoon-Tai, Kim; Chung-il, Yun – 1984
This report presents information on a study to project labor force demand in Korea against the existent capacity of supply and to explore corrective measures to ensure balance between demand and supply. Chapter I describes the background and goals of the study. Chapter II examines human resource developmentt of Korea in the period 1961-1979 with…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economic Development, Employment Projections, Foreign Countries
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1997
For program year 1996-97, 222,639 North Carolina (NC) 9th-12th graders were enrolled in Workforce Development Education (WDE). Twenty-five curriculum products were developed, 34 course blueprints were revised to reflect business/industry practices and state/national standards, and about 3,600 business/industry personnel participated in WDE…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Correctional Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Cheney, Scott – 2001
The Center for Workforce Preparation (CWP), a nonprofit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, initiated the Workforce Academies demonstration project to help businesses remain successful in a competitive, tight economy. More than 1,800 business members of the 6 chambers engaged with the Workforce Academies demonstration in 2001 were surveyed…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Competition, Cooperative Planning, Definitions