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Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay along the Way to the B.A.
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Carnevale, Anthony P.; Jayasundera, Tamara; Hanson, Andrew R. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012
For recent high school graduates, life is tough. In the past year, one in four young high school graduates was unemployed and over half were underemployed. In the past decade, recent high school graduates' wages have fallen by 12 percent to just $19,400 annually in 2011, below the poverty threshold for a family of four. The downward plight of high…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Employment, Education Work Relationship, Job Training
How Workers Get Their Training.
Carey, Max; Eck, Alan – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1984
Describes results of a survey of workers concerning skills needed to obtain a job and training to improve those skills. Sources of training are explored. Occupational patterns are examined by group: executive, administrative, and managerial; professional specialty; technical; sales; clerical, household; service; farming; precision production; and…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Craft Workers, Farm Occupations, Household Workers
Australian Apprentice & Trainee Statistics: Electrical and Electronics Trades, 1995 to 1999. Australian Vocational Education & Training.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
Statistics regarding Australians participating in apprenticeships and traineeships in the electrical and electronics trades in 1995-1999 were reviewed to provide an indication of where skill shortages may be occurring or will likely occur in relation to the following occupations: electrical engineering associate professional; electronics…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate
Australian Apprentice & Trainee Statistics: Mechanical Engineering and Fabrication Trades, 1995-1999. Australian Vocational Education & Training.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
Statistics regarding Australians participating in apprenticeships and traineeships in the mechanical engineering and fabrication trades in 1995-1999 were reviewed to provide an indication of where skill shortages may be occurring or will likely occur in relation to the following occupations: mechanical engineering trades; fabrication engineering…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate
Information Technology Skills--Ohio Employers' Labor Demand: Implications for EnterpriseOhio Network Campus-Wide Leadership.
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Lorain County Community Coll., Elyria, OH. Joint Center for Policy Research. – 2001
This document is intended to inform and advise the development and operation of campuswide information technology (IT) education and training programs at two-year colleges belonging to the EnterpriseOhio Network (EON). The report is based on information from the following sources: a comprehensive national literature review; an environmental scan…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills