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Davis, Tonya; Elliott, Jessica; Gandy, Zielda; Binkley, Dottie; Wilburn, Cathy; Ladner, Melissa; Howell, Karen; Shirley, LeAnn; Hinton, Debbie; Allhoff, Tammy – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Surgery, Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education
Boney, Linda; Lee, Joanne; Pyles, Alice; Whitfield, Stacy – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2009
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Radiology, Certification, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 1999
This proposal is intended to provide the California Community College system with a means by which to better serve student needs and enhance the ability of the Chancellor's Office to record and report the many different certificates that are awarded by California's community colleges. This proposal is designed to provide the Chancellor's office…
Descriptors: Certification, Classification, Community Colleges, Credentials
Carver, Matthew; Hoff, Jody; Little, Lisa; Samuel, Carolyn – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2008
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Food Service, Competency Based Education, Course Content, Dining Facilities
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Hodgson, Grace – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Describes the Career Associate in Special Education program at Santa Fe Community College (Florida), a one-year certificate program to train paraprofessionals to work with handicapped students. Discusses the program's emphasis on practica, classroom studies, cooperation with the University of Florida, in-service courses, evaluation, and advisory…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Handicapped Students, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Wojciechowski, William A. – 1972
The philosophy, objectives, and design of the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) are discussed. The seven campuses of the CCAF are drawn together around the CCAF administrative functions, which provide a career-oriented institutional context. The primary objective is to integrate the on-duty Air Force technical training and voluntary…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Educational Innovation
Wojciechowski, William A.; Hayes, Robert E.
The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) integrated Air Force technical education with civilian related education, resulting in 77 Career Education Certificate programs. CCAF plots the career education of Air Force enlisted personnel, using service instruction as a core and guidelines established by the U.S. Office of Education and other…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Certificates
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Price, William F.; Bellis, James M. – Educational Gerontology, 1982
Describes a one-year certificate program designed to meet inservice and preservice training needs in educational gerontology. The curriculum uses a modular format and stresses communication skills, culture variability, gerontology, management and service skills. Found over half the students are adults or community professionals. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Chaffey Coll., Alta Loma, CA. – 1979
Various planning issues related to the development of a program to train paraprofessional counselors as Adult Career Development Specialists are considered in this four-part report. Part I presents a literature review dealing with the developmental tasks associated with the various stages of the adult life cycle, the need for new adult guidance…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
Scott, Veronica – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2007
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional Personnel, Competency Based Education, Vision, Optometry
Tice, Tonya; Elliott, Jessica; Gandy, Zielda; Wilkerson, Tammy – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2006
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Surgery, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design
O'Hara, Leonard F. – 1980
In view of the relative absence of Spanish-speaking personnel at area health care delivery sites, Northampton County Area Community College (NCACC), with financial and administrative support from Lehigh Valley Manpower Organization (a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act agency) and input from the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Channing, Rose M.; Blanco, Virgil – 1980
After introductory material descrying the lack of international studies in American education, this report describes the development, design, and accomplishments of the International Business Education program at Middlesex County College (MCC). The following phases in the development of the program are detailed: (1) a five-member curriculum team,…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Education
Duffy, David E. – 1978
By providing relevant credit courses, this community college project has attempted to meet the needs of members of the business and industry community. The project had four objectives: (1) Manchester Community College (MCC) was to expand the existing cooperative training program for apprentices/graduate apprentices employed by Pratt and Whitney…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Aerospace Industry