The final report on Phase 1 of the Manpower Projection Model (MPM) Project provides a guide for implementation of the model system by area Vocational Education Practitioners within any Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA). A cooperative effort between Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office and the Community College District, the…

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

This report updates the labor market information available for planning vocational education programs at the local and regional levels in Pennsylvania. To help identify occupational shortages, the report provides supply and demand statistics and projected 1975 employment by occupation for the 15 major labor market areas in the state. Additional…

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…

Relates trends in degrees awarded to projected work force requirements in 1990. Implications for policy include an urgent need for college-level teachers of math, science, and engineering; higher standards for math and science in the public schools; and national priorities for work force training before 2000. (JOW)

This annotated bibliography on manpower planning and utilization covers materials received in the U. S. Civil Service Commission Library from 1968 through 1970. References are listed in sections by subject, such as manpower forecasting, policies and methods, planning, utilization, shortages, changes, jobs, and skills. No indexes are provided. (MF)

THREE HUNDRED REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR, MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHER INTERESTED GROUPS ATTENDED A CONFERENCE PLANNED AS A MEDIUM TO DISCUSS ISSUES, EXCHANGE VIEWS, AND SHARE EXPERIENCES IN MATCHING PEOPLE AND JOBS. SPEECHES INCLUDE--(1) "GREETINGS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF…

Forecasts for manpower requirements by NUSC for fiscal years 1973 and 1974 were made using a linear regression model of the goal programming variety. An application of one of the Charnes, Cooper, Niehaus career management models for manpower planning was then made to evaluate the consequences of the policy reducing average GS grade to 9.35 while…

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)

This article discusses major issues that will affect the development of gerontology education in response to manpower needs in aging in Canada: definitions of aging for educational and manpower policy, manpower forecasting, knowledge base in gerontology, gerontology as an academic field or professional field, development of education programs,…

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

Designed to assist vocational education program planners as well as researchers in making manpower projections, this report attempts to sort out and classify forecasts and their underlying models. In reviewing this subject, major sections of the document were devoted to: (1) The Forecasting Process, (2) Unspecified Techniques, (3) Specified…

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…