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Pedersen, Diane B. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
Machine shop and metal fabrication programs across the country have struggled since the mid-1980s when the rise in global competition resulted in more manufacturing jobs going overseas. Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School in Upton, Massachusetts, was able to keep its program up and running due in large part to its…
Descriptors: Metal Working, Manufacturing, Vocational High Schools, Secondary Education
Skinner, Nicole – 1990
In 1988 the Oregon Precision Metal Fabricators Association (OPMFA) asked Clackamas Community College (CCC) to develop and conduct a training program specifically for the precision sheet metal industry. The aim of the partnership was to train new workers and to upgrade skills of current employees. OPMFA equipped the Advanced Technology Center…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Consortia, Curriculum Development