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Download full textKetter, Per-Marcel; And Others – 1986
Intended as a planning and implementation aid for European political decision makers and organizers of projects that train and employ disadvantaged young people, this document consists of three sections. The first section systematically elaborates on major planning areas (objectives, pedagogy, integration into employment, staff qualifications, and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Saunders, Lesley – 1989
This report provides results of an evaluation of SKILLNET, an education and training innovation to commission training in the newly redeveloped area of London's dockland. Chapter 1, an introduction, defines SKILLNET's primary function--to address the current mismatch between kinds of jobs available in the area and the levels and kinds of skills…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCouch, Robert H. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
This qualitative research project examined employment opportunities for youth with disabilities in Central America. Despite economic problems, high unemployment, architectural barriers, and attitudinal barriers, the study found innovations in financing, special education and rehabilitation programing, job development, and job placement…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Disabilities, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Hedges, Donna M., Comp.; And Others – 1987
This selective list of resource materials focuses on education and training for employment of the learning disabled, to be used as a basis for modifying and developing attitudes, programs, materials, and resource libraries. It aims to assist the learning disabled in the transition from school to work, assist employers and employment agencies in…
Descriptors: Adults, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources, Employers
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). – 1993
This yearbook of PETRA, the European Community's program for providing youths with vocational training and preparing them for adulthood and work, contains 14 articles: "PETRA's Added Value" (Welbers); "Beyond the Fallen Wall" (Hanf); "Project Report: A Flyweight Becomes a Bricklayer"; "PETRA's Southern Tip"…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, International Cooperation
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1980
This report examines selected public sector direct job creation schemes that were in operation in 1977-1978 in Canada, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Based on responses to a questionnaire and discussions with officials in the five countries, the information presented in the report is not intended to evaluate any one…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Dacus, Phyllis, Comp.; Selph, Patricia M., Comp. – 1980
Projects funded by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the Employment and Training Administration are summarized in this document. It includes all projects active on September 30, 1980, and all those completed between October 11, 1977, and September 30, 1980. The projects and publications presented in chapters 1-4 are grouped by…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Employment Practices, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Smith, Janet, Ed. – 1987
The conference "People and Technology: Investing in Training for Europe's Future" was the largest combined conference and exhibition ever launched by the European Community in the field of vocational training. The major themes discussed during the course of the conference were the future of training and work in light of technological…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Commission des Communautes Europeennes (Luxembourg). – 1987
The following papers are included in this volume: "Technological Change: The Future of Training and Work" (Lord Young of Graffham); "L'Education, la Formation et l'Evolution Technologique dans l'Industrie" (Mathias Hinterscheid); "Education, Training, and Technological Change in Industry" (Philippe Meyer);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Guggenheim, Eric Fries, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 11 papers from a 2-day meeting on the principles, practice, and effectiveness of Jobrotation, which denotes a European Union program of investing in human capital by giving employees the opportunity to temporarily leave their posts for training without any major disturbance in the production process. The following papers are…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
