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| VocEd | 7 |
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| Carlos, Ellen B. | 1 |
| Gess, Larry R. | 1 |
| Huddleston, Kenneth F. | 1 |
| Packer, Arnold H. | 1 |
| Paul, Krishan K. | 1 |
| Persons, Edgar A. | 1 |
| Porteous, Peter L. | 1 |
| Rieder, Corinne H. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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| Youth Employment and… | 1 |
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Huddleston, Kenneth F. – VocEd, 1982
The author discusses job redesign and employee participation as two management practices that need to be developed and utilized. Also examines skills needed by workers, supervisors, and lower-level middle management for which colleges and technical institutions could deliver training. (CT)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Communication Skills, Employee Responsibility, Higher Education
Paul, Krishan K.; Carlos, Ellen B. – VocEd, 1981
Vocational educators have finally realized that they can offer more to economic development and job creation activities than just training. At places where this realization has spurred action, building linkages and opening channels of communication, vocational programs are succeeding in their efforts to increase employment opportunities. (CT)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Job Development, Job Training
Gess, Larry R. – VocEd, 1978
The author presents an 18-point action plan to develop youth's job skills and job opportunities. He calls for a comprehensive youth development policy including job stimulation, mastery of basic competencies and employability skills, and the establishment of local-state-federal youth development councils. (MF)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cooperative Education, Employment Opportunities, Job Development
Persons, Edgar A. – VocEd, 1978
Vocational education should now enter the area of job creation. The author discusses urban renewal, economic decentralization, the "bootstrap" school, and part-time job creation. (MF)
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Employment Potential, Job Development, Labor Force Development
Packer, Arnold H. – VocEd, 1979
Describes a program designed to reduce unemployment among out-of-school youth caused by the inability of these youth to document that they have assets in demand by employers. The program would provide the chance to acquire such assets and to build a documented record of achievement, experience, and certification. (LRA)
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications
Porteous, Peter L. – VocEd, 1978
Describes various approaches in several states to creating jobs and providing vocational education and training through school-community programs, including secondary and vocational school cooperative job training for students and adults, inplant programs for employees and trainees, and skills training for small business entrepreneurs. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cooperative Education, Employment Opportunities, Inplant Programs
Rieder, Corinne H. – VocEd, 1979
Youthwork, Incorporated, was created by the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) to keep track of youth employment and training programs. Privately-owned Youthwork administers federal demonstration grants across the country to help provide job guidance, work experience credit, private sector involvement, and…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
