The bill proposes to provide financial assistance to States and other agencies and institutions to assist them to: operate and improve existing programs of vocational education; develop new programs of vocational education; provide vocational guidance, counseling, and placement; and provide part-time employment for those who need it. Details are…

This publication was prepared to assist Federal, regional, state, and local administrators of post-secondary programs to prepare technicians for environmental control and related fields. Administrative concerns discussed in the guide include: (1) identifying a technological field and determining the need for a 2-year training program, (2)…

Objectives of the conference, proceedings of which are described in this report, were to (1) provide decision makers with information designed to foster the continued development of essential attitudes and skills in planning, implementing, administering, regulating, and assessing vocational education in corrections; (2) provide a forum for the…

This booklet, which is intended to provide ideas on how Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds can be used to serve disabled youth, lists and describes over 75 promising programs funded by the JTPA to provide vocational education, training, and employment services to handicapped youth. The following types of programs are described: State and…

During the 1980-81 school year, enrollments in vocational education programs totaled nearly 16.9 million and federal, state, and local capital outlays for vocational education increased by approximately $470 million from 1979-80 to an all-time high of $7.3 billion. Vocational education also served significantly increased numbers of handicapped,…