Materials contained in this career guidance unit are intended to help the senior high school student become familiar with ways in which the availability and/or desirability of vocational opportunities are influenced by trends resulting from social, economic, and technological factors. Instructional sequence of the one- to two-week unit includes…

This facilitator's guide provides materials for an interactive program for guidance counselors and teachers to use in presenting the tech prep concept and related career information to students at the middle, junior, and senior high school level. Introductory materials include the rationale and purpose of the program, suggestions for use, and…

The French worker certification system is focusing on efforts to design a scheme for the accreditation of work-based learning. If implemented, the scheme would be directed by a business-government-worker partnership, recognized and accepted by different occupations, and accessible to all employees regardless of the way their qualifications were…