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Megan Andrew; Christine Mulhern; Jenna W. Kramer; Jonah Kushner; Lucas Greer; Daniel Schwam – RAND Corporation, 2024
The number of jobs in computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) is projected to grow rapidly in the United States over the next decade as the demand for workers expands and current CS and IT workers retire. Against the larger backdrop of growth in CS and IT employment and wages nationally, Ohio is looking for ways to grow and diversify…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Information Technology, Labor Force Development, Job Development
Staff, Bruce – 1986
Lake Sumter Community College (Florida) undertook a project to improve its existing job placement services for vocational students. The primary objectives of the project were to develop and implement a system for all vocational students to register with the placement office, inform all vocational students and instructors about the services…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Potential, Employment Services, Job Development
Williams, Shirley; And Others – 1981
Results of examinations of youth employment policies are presented for three countries--Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United States. Part 1 is a report by Shirley Williams with conclusions on the broad social and economic issues as they relate to problems of youth employment and unemployment. Parts 2 through 4 are the three…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries
Packer, Arnold H. – VocEd, 1979
Describes a program designed to reduce unemployment among out-of-school youth caused by the inability of these youth to document that they have assets in demand by employers. The program would provide the chance to acquire such assets and to build a documented record of achievement, experience, and certification. (LRA)
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications
Fox, Shirley – 1985
A project sought ways in which colleges and universities can work more closely with the federally funded Job Training Partnership Act to help the unemployed find work and to encourage business startups and expansion. Partnerships between postsecondary educational institutions and Private Industry Councils (PICs) at six sites were encouraged during…
Descriptors: Colleges, Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Dislocated Workers
Hardesty, David C., Jr. – 1998
This report highlights the services and programs for workforce development that are available through West Virginia University's (WVU) statewide network of schools, colleges, regional campuses, extension offices, and research units, but does not include four-year undergraduate or graduate programs. Specific sections address the following services,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Extension Education, Higher Education, Job Development
Larson, Rick; King, Lisa; McGee, Mark; Shea, Brendon – 1997
This paper discusses the REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) model as a necessary component of rural school-to-work (STW) programs. In rural areas where opportunities for traditional STW approaches (such as apprenticeships) are limited, entrepreneurial education teaches students to be job creators, not just job applicants. This…
Descriptors: Community Development, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Entrepreneurship
National Inst. for Work and Learning, Washington, DC. – 1985
Case studies are provided of the six sites involved in a demonstration project to encourage partnerships between postsecondary educational institutions and Private Industry Councils (PICs). These programs represent instances of collaborations between colleges/universities and the Job Training Partnership Act to help the unemployed find work and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colleges, Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Bushnell, David S. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
Examines occupational education's, the private sector's, and the federal government's roles in job creation. Describes state and local programs that attract or revitalize industry and expand the economic base. Presents criteria for evaluating state and/or local job development programs and considers models for expanding vocational education's…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Programs, Economic Development, Federal Legislation
Markowicz, Arlene, Ed.; And Others – NAB Clearinghouse Quarterly, 1985
This issue focuses on helping disabled individuals to find and keep jobs. An overview discusses the corporate response to employment of the disabled, partnerships between industry and rehabilitation, serving disabled persons under the Job Training Partnership Act, and educating students with disabilities. Eleven "Bulletins" offer…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Counseling, Career Education
Groff, Warren H. – 1984
The relationship of postsecondary education to the economy in Ohio is discussed. Attention is focused on efforts of the Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio Department of Development to foster economic development and revitalization. Information is included on the Ohio Board of Regents'"Master Plan for Higher Education," along with…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, College Role, Economic Development, Human Capital
Appalachia, 1984
The panel reviewed five efforts to integrate education into the workplace through cooperation between private industry and government, use of university research resources to save jobs while providing students with hands-on training, and community and school joint preparation of teenagers for social and economic participation. (NEC)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Educational Cooperation, Educational Opportunities
Hoffman, Rosemarie; Whitehead, Joann – 1984
The "Cooperative Jobline" is an employment-lead sharing network established and initiated by the Resource Council of Genesee County, a team of service providers from non-profit agencies whose prime function is in placement, job training, and development. This centralized, cooperative exchange system of current, up-to-date, job-related…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1991
A study examined the relationship between job training delivery systems and local economic development to determine what kinds of organizational relationships work best to promote coordination. The 6 sites selected from over 80 nominations were chosen because they linked job training with economic development efforts; produced sustained, positive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1985
These proceedings contain summaries of presentations given at six workshops held in various locations in the United States and Canada from April through September 1985. The workshop topics represent areas of concern identified by youth corps staff responding to a needs assessment survey conducted in 1985. Topics are: (1) Work Project Development…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Conservation Education, Employment Potential, Experiential Learning