Discusses the importance of new employee orientation programs to make a strong positive impression of the employer, resulting in employee success and retention. Describes the design and development of an intranet orientation program continuously available for staff with a wide range of educational and computer experiences that uses a modular…

Developed for workers in the apparel, carpet, and textile industries, this curriculum package presents a curriculum guide, the lesson plan, handouts, transparencies, tests, and evaluation forms for use by instructors in customizing a one-hour course for new employees on understanding the employee handbook. The introduction describes how the…

This package contains self-paced training materials for mental health aides, designed to increase career mobility for lower grade Civil Service employees by preparing them to pass a Civil Service examination for upgrading. Procedures are described whereby the materials were developed by educational personnel at several adult education centers and…

This curriculum was developed to assist instructors in planning and implementing a comprehensive, competency-based activities program to teach students skills for entry-level jobs as activities coordinators in nursing homes or extended-care facilities for older persons. The guide contains instructional units for each task listed on the job…

This publication is one of the courses from the Oklahoma Practical Nursing series of competency-based training programs designed to coordinate the job-related experience and knowledge needed by personnel working in a practical nursing position. The nutrition module includes several concepts that are integrated throughout the Practical Nursing…

This module on private security guard training was designed under the direction of the Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains four instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) public relations; (2) performing fixed post…

This module on electricity is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains four instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) electrical materials; (2) electrical tools; (3) electrical layout; and (4) electrical basic skills. Each instructional unit…

A curriculum used over a 3-year period in statewide training programs for residential child care workers is organized and described according to 11 training modules. The modules focus on increasing the self-awareness of the human service professional and on presenting basic facts about human development, procedures for assessment and planning, and…

This Alberta curriculum guide defines competencies that help students build daily living skills, investigate career options in cosmetology, use technology in the cosmetology field effectively and efficiently, and prepare for entry into the workplace or related postsecondary programs in the field. The first section provides a program rationale and…

This document is intended to help education and training institutions deliver the Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology (MAST) curriculum to a variety of individuals and organizations. MAST consists of industry-specific skill standards and model curricula for 15 occupational specialty areas within the U.S. machine tool and metals-related…

This document is intended to help education and training institutions deliver the Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology (MAST) curriculum to a variety of individuals and organizations. MAST consists of industry-specific skill standards and model curricula for 15 occupational specialty areas within the U.S. machine tool and metals-related…

This module on concrete reinforcing is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains three instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) concrete reinforcing materials; (2) concrete reinforcing tools; and (3) concrete reinforcing basic skills. Each…

This curriculum guide is intended to prepare students for entry-level employment in the health care industry. The two-year program, designed to be used in high schools in New York City, will prepare students to assist in various health career settings such as doctors' offices, hospital clinics, and group practice facilities. The curriculum guide,…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students learn about the operations of a marine hose factory, requisition supplies, rewarp nylon binders, determine the cost of material depreciation, communicate with coworkers, and learn about health and safety procedures. Though specific to…

Materials contained in this package are designed for use with students interested in the occupation of nurses aide. The package has two sections, one which looks closely at the job and the student, and the other--the curriculum phase--which concerns actual student use of learning activity packages (LAPs). These two components together form a "job…