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Download full textSchindler, John; And Others – 1975
A study to identify the basic skills and tasks that are necessary to obtain job-entry level employment as an auto body technician was conducted at the Southwest Wisconsin Vocational-Technical Institute from March to July 1975. Surveys were distributed to employees, vocational graduates, and employers in the auto body trade. The survey determined…
Descriptors: Auto Body Repairers, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Center on Wisconsin Strategy. – 1992
A study examined the emerging skill needs in the Wisconsin printing industry, a key industry that provided the largest increase (more than 13,000 new jobs) in manufacturing employment in the state in the past decade. Eighteen interviews were conducted with industry personnel and production managers, union representatives, technical college…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demand Occupations, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Gyan-Baffour, George; Shaffer, Ron – 1989
A survey of 501 Wisconsin firms (260 responses) assessed the impact of changes in demand, productivity, and technology on the employment needs and training requirements of Wisconsin employers in 10 selected economic sectors. Major findings included the following: (1) Wisconsin's services sector has recently experienced major employment growth and…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Avery, John H. – 1977
A sample of 145 people representing eighty farm operations and a statewide sample of 233 agricultural and agribusiness workers participated in a study to identify competencies, their importance (on a one to five rating scale), and the performance level required of a beginning farm operator in each of the following five cluster areas considered…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production
Wisconsin Governor's Office, Madison. – 1998
Initially, Wisconsin Works (W-2) emphasized moving people from welfare to W-2 and employment. Eventually, recognition of the important role of education and training in moving families to self-sufficiency was renewed. The goal of W-2 is to connect its broad client population (only 17% of whom have a high school diploma) with appropriate work or…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Continuing Education, Education, Education Work Relationship
Oinonen, Charlotte M., Ed.; And Others – 1984
A study, which was part of a multiphased secondary education improvement program entitled the Parker Project, examined Wisconsin employer and employee perceptions of the effectiveness of job training and career education available in high schools in the state. Survey data indicated that employers are not entirely satisfied with the training…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
