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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
Research was conducted to determine the extent to which the states have been able to spend their Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) 3-percent set-aside funds for assistance to economically disadvantaged workers 55 years old and older, to compare the expenditure rate of the older worker set-aside with the expenditure rates of other JTPA programs,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Expenditures, Federal State Relationship
Los Angeles Mission Coll., Sylmar, CA. – 1995
California's Los Angeles Mission College received a grant to conduct activities to develop sites for home economics and lifespan/life management education. The activities focused on curriculum development and professional development workshops to prepare staff for the changing roles of educators, while emphasis was placed on activities that helped…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aging Education, Articulation (Education), Caregivers
New Hampshire Vocational Technical Coll., Nashua. – 1990
This document describes a project to develop a 320-hour tractor trailer driver training program and a 20-hour commercial driver licensing upgrade training program. Of 34 graduates from the training program, 28 secured employment in the trucking industry. From August 1989 to June 1990, 725 students were trained in the upgrade training program with…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions
Bogaty, Lisa; And Others – 1994
A discussion is provided of the role of community colleges as the primary delivery sources for workforce retraining, using the Pellissippi State Workforce Innovation Program as a case study. The first sections of the paper document the need for worker retraining in the United States, reporting the Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Shubird, Ernest – 1990
This manual provides guidelines for promoting adult vocational programs in order to obtain increased funding, expand program offerings, attract more students, and develop and conduct customized training. The publication is organized in seven chapters. Chapter 1 discusses briefly the history of adult vocational training, reviews its purposes,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Contract Training, Corporate Education
Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania. Center for Vocational Personnel Preparation. – 1990
This process manual explains the procedures followed by a project that provided training for employees of manufacturing industries. It also focuses on the project's attainment of two other objectives: (1) helping industry in the target area become more competitive with foreign rivals; and (2) building a network between industry and education. A…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Career Tech. and Adult Learning. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, enrollment in secondary and postsecondary vocational education (VE) programs in Maryland totaled 201,570 and 66,331, respectively. Career and technology education was provided to a total of 3,664 secondary disabled individuals, 762 disabled adults and postsecondary students, 6,177 secondary disadvantaged students, 6,221…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education)
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Career Tech. and Adult Learning. – 1993
During fiscal year 1993, enrollment in secondary and postsecondary vocational education (VE) programs in Maryland totaled 328,792 and 82,464, respectively. Career and technology education was provided to the following: 3,975 secondary disabled individuals, 766 disabled adults and postsecondary students, 7,603 secondary disadvantaged students,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
