This guide contains information about apprenticeship programs in the skilled trades, especially in North Carolina. The guide, modeled in part on the "Ohio Apprenticeship Notebook," opens with a general description of the system of apprenticeship, including an account of the role of the North Carolina Department of Labor. The next section…

This document synthesizes information on the training of trainers of young people in Ireland. The report looks at the situation in Ireland in relation to career patterns, mobility in and between various types of trainers (those in companies, in training organizations, and in the vocational education system), as well as the provision of inservice…

This document synthesizes information on the training of trainers of young people in the United Kingdom. The report looks at the situation in the United Kingdom in relation to career patterns, mobility in and between various types of training situations (in companies, in training organizations, and in the vocational education system), as well as…

This national guide presents credit recommendations and course descriptions for education officials to consider when granting credit to students for learning acquired in noncollegiate organizations. The courses listed in the guide represent only a small sample of the educational programs conducted by the participating organizations. A section on…

The purposes of this directory of existing industry-based training programs--for limited English-proficient (LEP) adults employed in those industries--are as follows: (1) to provide a sense of the types of existing industry-based programs available to LEP employees; (2) to identify programs with the potential of implementing bilingual vocational…

This document lists 35 training programs in Michigan that provide job training assistance to nearly 1,000,000 people, with an annual investment of more than $800 million in federal, state, local, and private funds. The programs illustrate the two-fold purpose of job training: to build and maintain Michigan's reputation for a skilled, versatile…

This guide is intended as a resource for service providers and small and midsized companies seeking assistance in the areas of employer training, labor-management relations, work restructuring, and workplace literacy. It contains annotated listings of 194 national and state organizations and agencies conducting work in the four areas. Among the…

Nontraditional methods of qualifying for a college degree are described in this student guide to off-campus study and examination. The three external degree institutions in the United States that offer these programs are discussed. They include: Regents External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York; Thomas A. Edison College of…

This directory of preparatory trade and industrial training programs in the public schools of the United States was compiled to help meet a continuing demand for current information about specific courses available in the schools. In addition to day trade programs, it includes part-time cooperative training programs meeting the standards of the…

Information is presented on offerings and student costs at colleges of applied arts and technology in Ontario, Canada. These colleges are comprehensive institutions offering primarily diploma programs (2-3 years), and certificate programs (less than 1 year). Credit courses leading toward a diploma may be offered through continuing education on a…