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Daugherty, Lindsay – RAND Corporation, 2021
Individuals in the United States can pursue a variety of different types of postsecondary education credentials. This Perspective describes four common types: degrees, certificates, industry certifications and licenses, and apprenticeships. Bachelor's degrees are the most commonly awarded postsecondary credential in the United States…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Academic Degrees, Certification
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Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie Lee; Swan, Bonnie; Clark, M. H. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
One component of postsecondary education needed for economic recovery and development relates to blue-collar industries, jobs requiring some postsecondary training but less than a four-year degree. The U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program provides funding for community…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Career Development, Rural Areas, Community Colleges
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2018
The Opportunity Grant (OG) program is the Washington community and technical college system's dedicated financial aid program designed to help low-income students enroll in and complete programs leading to high-wage, high-demand careers. Washington's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program is a nationally recognized model…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, Literacy Education
McConville, Shannon; Bohn, Sarah; Brooks, Bonnie – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
These are the technical appendices for the report, "Supporting Student Parents in Community College CalWORKs Programs." The appendices include: (1) CalWORKs and EOPS Programs at California Community Colleges; (2) Survey of Program Directors; (3) Survey Instrument; (4) Survey Summary Statistics; and (5) Analysis of CalWORKs Students.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Parents, Child Rearing
McConville, Shannon; Bohn, Sarah; Brooks, Bonnie – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
Many Californians face difficulties connecting to good jobs because of limited education. This is especially true for poor families who receive cash assistance from the state's CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) program. Few CalWORKs parents have more than a high school degree, and many struggle to balance family and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Parents, Child Rearing
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Butler, Roy L. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1979
Discusses both sides of the issue of whether admission to apprenticeship programs should continue to be contingent upon completion of a high school educational program. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Apprenticeships, Credentials, Educational Certificates
Stoyanoff, Karen, Comp.; Klehm, Jeanette, Comp. – 1981
Summaries are presented of 15 case studies conducted at Illinois Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) regions to determine the kind of credentialing mechanisms that exist for awarding academic credit or some other record of achievement to those eligible participants who complete CETA training programs. Introductory material describes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Credits, Credentials, Credit Courses
Adams, Frank G.; And Others – 1982
This manual provides guidelines for setting up employment skills training activities for the chronically unemployed, focusing on the establishment of a system to provide credentials for training. Following introductory material on the types and characteristics of credentials and the steps in establishing linkages with appropriate organizations and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Credentials, Degrees (Academic)
Knutton, Harry – 1982
The City and Guild of London Institute was set up about one hundred years ago in England to create links among schools, industry, and apprenticeship programs in order to provide examinations to qualify persons entering various trades. Today, the Institute provides services for vocational education according to this procedure: (1) agrees with…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Certification, Competence, Credentials
Ainley, Patrick – 1999
This book, which traces the emergence of an official state-sanctioned learning policy for education and training in the United Kingdom, examines how the country's government has taken a concerted approach to accomplishing the following two goals: (1) integrating the reproduction of knowledge at all levels in the educational institutions under…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Competence, Continuing Education