Purpose: This paper aims to describe how the human resources development (HRD) policy has shifted from the national level to the sectoral levels; the paper also explains the changes that have been made in skills formation in the economy by presenting the emergence of Industry Skills Councils (ISC). Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents…

The Perkins Act mandated the Georgia Council on Vocational Education (GCOVE) as an independent agency strictly responsible for assessment, evaluation, and advisement in the area of vocational and technical education. Planning was always an integral part of the way GCOVE did business. In 1992, agencies larger than GCOVE and with whom GCOVE worked…

The use of learnware by human resources sector councils and industry associations in Canada was examined to identify critical success factors in the use of technology-based training. Eight case studies--four involving sector councils and four involving industry associations that either have national mandates or distribute their products across…

The state and local vocational education advisory councils, created by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, provide citizen input into the development and planning of vocational education programs. The whole structure of American industry is undergoing enormous change. We look to vocational education to help prepare this nation for…