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Frank, Kristyn; Jovic, Emily – Statistics Canada, 2017
Strong economic growth through much of the period since 2000 and demographic pressures such as workforce aging, have contributed to a robust demand for skilled tradespeople. Despite a decline following the economic recession in 2008 and 2009, new registrations in apprenticeship programs have increased nearly 200% since the 1990s. Apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Apprenticeships, Job Training
Smith, Andrew; Oczkowski, Eddie; Smith, Chris Selby – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2008
Not being able to hire people with the required skills is an obvious impediment to the productivity and prosperity of any organisation and, ultimately, to a country's economy. An equally important concern for employers is how to keep skilled employees and how to use their skills fully. This report examines the ways in which Australian employers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Skilled Workers, Employees
Bean, Robert – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2008
This document was produced by the author(s) based on their research for the report "Cross- Cultural Training and Workplace Performance" (ED503402). It contains the following materials related to the report: (1) Primary approach letters; (2) Tests for statistical significance; (3) Survey of current cross-cultural training practice; (4)…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Cross Cultural Training, Program Effectiveness
Miller, Caryl J. – 1983
The existing vocational education delivery systems for exceptional students (grades 9-12) in Orange County, California, were evaluated. In the first phase, a needs assessment survey was developed to identify vocational education programs/classes available for handicapped students through sheltered workshops, high schools, community colleges, and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Employment, Employment Opportunities
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1989
A teacher shortage survey was conducted in the fall of the 1988-89 school year in Connecticut to determine whether a critical shortage of teachers exists in particular areas of certification. Determination of shortage areas is based on the number of teacher vacancies, new certificates issued by the Department of Education during the previous year,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Intellectual Disciplines, Labor Market
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. – 1993
A survey was conducted to determine the postgraduate activities of the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Business Administration Classes of August and December 1992. Data collected from these graduates by September 1993 relate to their employment status, geographic location of employment, type of work currently performing, methods of securing…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration, College Graduates, Employment
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. – 1994
A survey was conducted by the Career Placement Services office of the University of Hawaii at Manoa to determine the postgraduate activities of the College of Engineering Class of 1993. Data collected from these graduates (including those who graduated with bachelor's degrees in summer and fall 1992 and spring 1993) by September 30, 1993, related…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns
Christiadi; Loveridge, Scott – 2000
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 shifts decision-making authority for funding of local job training programs from the federal government to state and local boards, which will need local decision-making tools to inform policy. One such tool is a method proposed by S. Goetz and D. Debertin to estimate demand for educational attainment at the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Allen, John P. – 1982
The Illinois Valley Industry Retention Program was conceived with the goals of retaining existing industries in the area and saving presently available jobs for the area's citizens. A program committee, formed in March 1982 of representatives from state government, Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC), and local businesses, undertook a survey…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Industry
Keller, Michael – 1999
Concerns about the proliferation of doctoral programs and too many Ph.D.s prompted this study of supply and demand for doctoral graduates in Maryland. This report examines trends in the applications and admissions of doctoral students and the number of doctoral enrollments and degrees awarded. Enrollment and degree information is presented by…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees
Friedel, Janice N. – 1987
The Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) has conducted labor market assessments in 17 occupations related to its programs. These assessments are an integral component of the EICCD program evaluation process. These assessments provide valuable information in the specific occupational areas regarding (1) characteristics of the local…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Clark, W.; Zsigmond, Z. – 1981
Based on the 1978 survey of the labor market experiences of 1976 university and college graduates in Canada in the two years after graduation, this report examines the relations and implications of the education-employment nexus for both male and female graduates. Following a review of the background, scope, objectives, audience, methodology…
Descriptors: Classification, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Eastern Iowa Community Coll. District, Davenport. Office of Academic Affairs and Planning. – 1990
In January 1990, there were no Pharmacy Technician (PT) programs in Iowa. To determine the need for a PT program in the Eastern Iowa Community College District, a survey was conducted of 958 pharmacy-related businesses in Iowa and the Quad Cities of Illinois believed to be employing PT's. The survey gathered information on personnel employed;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Eastern Iowa Community Coll. District, Davenport. Office of Academic Affairs and Planning. – 1992
In October 1991, a labor market assessment was conducted to provide information and direction for the curriculum development and evaluation efforts of the Eastern Iowa Community College District's (EICCD's) Business Computer Programming (BCP) Program. The study focused on employment opportunities for and educational needs of personnel performing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
McDougall, Kay; Giallo, Joseph – 1986
In September 1986, a comprehensive labor market survey of Santa Cruz County, California, was conducted by Cabrillo College to assess the employment and training needs of business leaders in the county. Questionnaires mailed to 428 randomly selected businesses and services yielded the following findings: (1) the service and retail industries were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Economic Climate, Employer Attitudes
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