In this article, Gwen Taylor describes the West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) groundbreaking program, "Accelerating Opportunity" (AO), which targeted students who are deficient in math, reading, or writing. The program uses the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges' (2013) Integrated Basic…

Outlines the background, rationale, methodology, and outcomes of developing local lifelong guidance strategies in four geographic areas. Analyzes the main components of the strategies developed and addresses a number of issues relating to the process of strategy development. Explores implications for parallel work in other localities. (RJM)

Guidelines for a state-mandated employment counseling and placement program are discussed. (Author)

Implementation of Career Plans, a course at Penn State's College of Human Development to assist graduates in entering the job market is described. (Author)

Kearsley, Michigans' Practical Experience Program (PEP) serves college bound and non-college bound high school students with internships, career seminars, day on the job, part-time work experience with credit, cooperative training education and placement center service. (MW)

Program activities inherent in and important to career education include such elements as school-industry cooperation, job placement, school-community coordination, and innovative instructional methods. This report contains abstracted descriptions of vocational guidance and career education programs in New Jersey. Presented first are brief…

The clients are required to undergo a battery of tests, provide a series of self-estimates, and indicate certain preferences relevant to the work situation. These data are then fed into a computer which is programmed to select occupations that appear compatible. A computer printout is made available. (Author)

Discusses the use of the Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, with particular emphasis on career planning and placement services and outreach efforts. Highlights special displaced workers programs with industry. (DMM)

Cites benefits of using computer technology in career counseling and information dissemination. Describes Thomas Nelson Community College's system, which features career and employment counseling, job vacancy information, career planning workshops, on-campus interviewing, and a current, easily accessible database of occupational information.…

A career planning and placement center with 8,100 students--most of whom are on campus only for classes--uses a computer to reach its clients. (Author)

Creating a Career, a 45-50 hour curricular program for classroom presentation by an instructor has four main areas of focus: (1) self-development, (2) occupational choice, (3) world of work, and (4) job search skills. Components and main features of the program are described. (MW)

In the program described in this article, a three-stage career model has been developed to integrate career planning and job placement functions. The emphasis has shifted from counseling to skill training and different methods of teaching these skills have been utilized. (Author)

Describes the basic ideas underlying the Governor Cahill Career Development Vocational Education Pilot Project. (Editor)

Designing a placement service so that students become responsible for their own progress is the first basic step in this community college's career planning and placement program. (Author)