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Supported Employment Handbook: A Customer-Driven Approach for Persons with Significant Disabilities.
Brooke, Valerie, Ed.; And Others – 1997
This manual provides training information for implementing supported employment by using a customer-driven approach. Chapter 1, "Supported Employment: A Customer-Driven Approach" (Valerie Brooke and others), describes current best practices, a new customer-driven approach to supported employment, and the role of the employment specialist. Chapter…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employment Interviews, Evaluation Methods
The Impact of E-Portfolio Development on the Employability of Adults Aged 45 and over
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Stevens, Hilary – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of an evaluative case study that used an electronic portfolio to enhance the employability of older adults. The evaluation sought to identify programme effects and highlight the factors that were instrumental in generating them. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative inquiry methods…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Potential, Mentors, Adults
Using Video Resumes to Teach Deaf College Students Job Search Skills and Improve Their Communication.
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Kelly, Jacquelyn F.; O'Brien, Elizabeth H. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1992
This paper describes the instruction and evaluation process of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf course on preparing video resumes, based on views of instructors, students, and employers. Video resumes were found to be a feasible tool in the job search, and the process of preparing the video was a learning experience for students.…
Descriptors: College Students, Courses, Deafness, Employer Attitudes
Placement Manual. A Systematic Approach. Revised. Bulletin 1982, No. 4.
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Burks, Bonnie J.; And Others – 1981
This guide is designed to provide the vocational teacher, vocational counselor, and placement coordinator with resource materials for planning a comprehensive placement program. It is divided into six sections which represent a systematic approach to placement services. They are (1) Planning (goals and benefits, resource coordination, rural and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Career Counseling, Career Education, Coordinators
A Systems Approach to Developing Employability Programming.
Novak, Jan L.; Kosmo, Susan J. – 1978
Designed to develop materials by a systems approach to help local postsecondary educators plan and evaluate vocational job training programs, this project focused on the following: (1) the personal, interpersonal, and social skills necessary for job acquisition and survival in office, trade, and industry occupations; (2) the development and field…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Development, Employment, Employment Potential
Job Placement and Follow-Up Manual.
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1977
This operational guide for job placement specialists and others charged with establishing and operating placement and followup programs in state and area vocational-technical schools and joint college programs is presented in eleven sections: (1-3) A centralized, specialized program is proposed to meet state board of education requirements, to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Advisory Committees, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities