Improving bio-security practices among 4-H members who raise and show project animals is important. Bio-security measures can reduce the risk of disease spread and mitigate potential health and economic risks of disease outbreaks involving animal and zoonotic pathogens. Survey data provided statistical evidence that the Bio-Security Proficiencies…

Technical and vocational skills development (TVSD) has received pronounced emphasis in planning and policy texts in Pakistan over the last decade. Several positive outcomes are typically ascribed to TVSD, ranging from purely economic (increased productivity, competitiveness and economic growth) to social (improved employment, poverty-reduction and…

This paper provides an overview of vocational education and training (VET) system in India, and discusses various challenges and difficulties in the Indian VET system. The paper also examines labour market outcomes of vocational graduates and compares these with those of general secondary graduates using a large-scale nationally representative…

The western Canadian province of Alberta has used some of the proceeds from exploitation of its extraordinary natural resources to make available a range of post-secondary training and education opportunities to residents. While these provisions appear comprehensive, this study examined how well they actually suit the express needs of the…

This research is motivated as a result of rapid changes in the lifestyle of our youths and the increasing deterioration of their welfare in terms of the increase in the number of out of school youth in the country, high incidence of child participation in economic activities and incidence of street children in Nigeria. Although, many researches…

Pressure to adopt enhanced production technologies, changing government support policies, increasing and more diverse competition, and changing markets have posed economic challenges to North American farmers over the past two decades. As a response, farmers are adjusting their production model by incorporating agricultural related enterprises.…

This guide is for use in the classroom and field training of inspection and operational personnel who serve in planned community rodent-control programs. The urban rat survey may be used as the primary means of obtaining information on rat infestations and the conditions favoring rat populations in urban communities. It provides the data necessary…

This study was conducted to develop a set of guidelines for making community occupational surveys and to examine the extent to which recent surveys conformed to these guidelines. A total of 42 guidelines were developed from literature pertaining to purposes, objectives, procedures, and techniques for planning, conducting, and reporting surveys. Of…

ARTICULATION OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY WAS STUDIED FROM ASPECTS OF GUIDANCE, EXPLORATORY PREVOCATIONAL COURSES, AND VOCATIONAL COURSES. SOURCES OF DATA WERE INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYERS, PLUS INFORMATION IN SEVERAL EARLIER STUDIES OF THE AREA'S EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS AND NEEDS.…

PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING STUDENT INTEREST IN A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. A PLANNING CHECK SHEET, AN ORIENTATION CHECK SHEET, A TABULATION PROCEDURE, AND A REPORT FORM ARE INCLUDED FOR USE OF SCHOOL SYSTEM PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN A VOCATIONAL SURVEY. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES A STUDENT VOCATIONAL INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, AN…

THIS REPORT COVERS THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF A PROPOSED SIX-PHASE PLAN. A COMMITTEE OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL, A VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR, AND THE DISTRICT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CONSULTANT DEVELOPED GUIDELINES FOR THE MASTER PLAN BASED ON OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AN 18-MEMBER COUNCIL OF HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.…

THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND THE ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLECTED THIS INFORMATION FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY IVCC, TO DETERMINE THE RELATION BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES AND RECOMMENDED TRAINING. QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS REPRESENT OVER 30 PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS IN THE AREA, INTERVIEWS COVER…

Surveyed were 201 business establishments in Sarasota County, Florida, to determine available jobs suitable for educable mentally retarded (EMR) graduates of high school vocational education program. Types of businesses surveyed were automobile dealers; cleaners and janitorial services; general construction; government, utilities, and schools;…

Local in-service training was used in Louisiana as a solution to declining interest in adult education classes in agriculture. In-service training of local teachers and administrators consisted of a community survey, determining community training needs, developing instructional units and resources, identifying resource persons and prospective…