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Job Training Programs at the Community College: An ERIC Review.
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Palmer, Jim – Community Services Catalyst, 1984
Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents dealing with job training programs, methods of granting academic credit for employment training activities, and human resource development. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Experiential Learning, Job Training
Economic Development: What Is the Community College's Responsibility? "The Role of Contract and Continuing Education."
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Maiuri, Geary M. – Community Services Catalyst, 1993
Argues that the community college's contract and continuing education division can provide the necessary avenue for local business and industry to train and update their work force. Maintains that economic development should be a central institutional goal. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Economic Development
Community Colleges and Workforce Development in the New Economy.
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Katsinas, Stephen G. – Community Services Catalyst, 1993
Traces the development of the Clinton Administration's economic policy, including an overview of reports authored prior to July 1992 which influenced the Clinton/Gore workforce development strategies. Presents the key components of the Clinton economic plan, locates the plan in a historical context, and analyzes the six specific planks of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Technology Transfer: Continuing Education's Hidden Treasure for the 21st Century.
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Spaid, Robin L.; Parsons, Michael H. – Community Services Catalyst, 1993
Explains the technology transfer strategy, "Transformations," developed by the Center for Occupational Research and Development to provide pretechnology, technology core, and specialized training to help students learn or relearn the skills needed by today's technological work force. Describes the implementation of the strategy at…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Job Training
Beyond Job Training: Rural Economic Development and the Two-Year College.
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Banks, Thomas A. – Community Services Catalyst, 1990
Argues that rural two-year colleges must go beyond traditional job training programs for business/industry to have a decisive impact on local economic development. Presents a comprehensive economic development model, including human capital development; economic development awareness; and business, special group, infrastructure, and agricultural…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Human Capital
Focus on the 90s: Clarifying the Role of Community Colleges in Economic Development.
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Mora, Peter L.; Giovannini, Eugene V. – Community Services Catalyst, 1989
Offers a review of the literature and research studies on the role of community colleges in promoting economic and human resource development, providing occupational education, promoting community involvement in economic development, and surveying and meeting the training needs of business and industry. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Services, Continuing Education
Meeting the Challenge of the New American Unemployment.
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Crossland, Ronald J.; Milander, Henry M. – Community Services Catalyst, 1986
Predicts changes in workforce supply and demand. Looks at ways new technological delivery systems can be used to enhance lifelong learning and improve adult retraining/education. Reviews the Commission on Higher Education and the Adult Learner's recommendations, and projects ways technology will be used in innovative programs for adults. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Educational Innovation
Linking for Lifelong Learning: Some Approaches in North Carolina Community and Technical Colleges.
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Owen, James H. – Community Services Catalyst, 1981
Reviews the North Carolina community college system's role in the state's economic development. Outlines a five-step process providing customized training program for new and expanding industries. Describes State Board regulations supporting preemployment and inservice training, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Manpower Resource Development…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Schools, Industrial Training, Job Training