Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for education in business and marketing. (SB)

Notes that manpower needs in a technological society change rapidly, and that these changes require that distributive educators continually evaluate their programs and make modifications that reflect current manpower trends. To help distributive educators in determining manpower needs effectively, a model is presented to aid in making the…

Presents an annotated bibliography of documents from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Junior Colleges which would be useful to educational planners and manpower specialists who need plans of action in order to achieve a balance between the outputs of education and the requirements of industry and business. (MB)

State director cites basic steps vocational education should take to achieve the goal, career education for all. (Editor)

Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for trade-technical education. (SB)

USOE official advocates complete reformation: Career Education for All. (Editor)

Intended to foster greater understanding of employment projections available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), this paper describes their development, their limitations, their use, and publication details. The methods used to develop BLS occupational employment projections are first described: projection of the labor force based on…

DESPITE SHARP INCREASES, THE SUPPLY OF HEALTH MANPOWER CONTINUES TO BE OUTSTRIPPED BY THE DEMAND WHILE THE NEED FOR 3,700,000 TO 4,000,000 WORKERS BY 1975 IS COMPLICATED BY THE SERIOUS DEMAND FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WORKERS AND FOR LEADERS AND TEACHERS. PREPARATION FOR THE HEALTH FIELD HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF…

Identifies the information resources available to help community colleges conduct vocational program needs analyses, focusing on federal, state, and local unemployment figures and employment projections; periodicals, newspapers, and government publications; emerging occupational categories; projections for new industries; sources for industrial…

This report of employment and job projections in Missouri for 1974 through 1980 is divided into two parts. The first part describes in detail the methods and data sources which have been used to generate employment and job opening projections. The concepts of projections versus forecasts and employment projections versus demand projections are…

This report is an attempt to define the role of the junior/community college in providing vocational training for the physically handicapped. In identifying this role the report offers: (1) an in-depth discussion of the national concern of vocational education for the handicapped, (2) findings from a review of the existing vocational education…

Developed as a report for the United States Office of Education, data presented have been modified from the suggested format for ease of reading and reference. Processes involved in the vocational and adult education planning cycle are to: (1) identify needs, (2) define needs, (3) design programs, (4) specify training staff, equipment, and…

The document contains the proceedings of a conference on manpower research at the Federal, State, and local levels. Two papers from the opening general session focus on the interrelationship of economic, demographic, and educational changes based on its effects on occupational education. J. C. Pettinger's keynote speech presented issues regarding…

This training package, consisting of information concerning the content, use, and applications of the Occupational Information System (OIS), is designed for use in a training presentation conducted for administrators, trainers, counselors, job placement specialists, and economic development staff who will be working with the OIS. Included in the…

The Area Consortium on Training initiated the Training for Technology Project to fill industry needs for skilled personnel and job needs for economically disadvantaged persons. Major accomplishments included establishment of a training team for economic development and for development of training programs; contacting of more than 100 employers;…