Program rationale, goals, and strategies are outlined in this description of Arizona-based centers which trained migrant workers in the use of microcomputers for business and clerical applications. Topics include the need to create new jobs for displaced farm workers, the assets farm workers bring to the business world, the training-related…

A DATA PROCESSING TRAINING PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON HAD 10 DATA PROCESSING CENTERS IN OPERATION AND EIGHT MORE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PLANNING IN 1963. THESE CENTERS WERE FULL-TIME DAY PREPARATORY 2-YEAR POST-HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS, OPERATED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION. EACH SCHOOL HAD A COMPLETE DATA PROCESSING…

The authors describe a data processing program developed at the Capital Area Career Center in Mason, Michigan, which is continually updated with current information from area employers on skills and equipment needed for employment in data processing jobs. Students work from learning activity packets for specific data processing jobs, following a…

A performance-based articulation program in data processing was developed between a secondary and postsecondary institution. Focus was on communication between secondary and postsecondary schools related to articulation needs, development of a common data base, and the identification of career options. The project had nine objectives, among which…