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Greenwood, Katy; And Others – 1981
Written to provide business executives with examples of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs that successfully prepare people to be skilled workers, this guide also describes the financial incentives for hiring unemployed and economically disadvantaged persons. In an overview of CETA and Title VII programs, private industry…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Incentives
Download full textEley, Robert K., Ed. – 1976
This manual, developed to provide vocational instructors or coordinators with model training plans to be used to conduct concurrent work and education programs for disadvantaged and handicapped students, has the purposes of: (1) serving as a description of the kinds of content that should be included in a training plan, (2) serving as an example…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Students
COOK, FRED S. – 1966
A REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF A SERIES OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHER EDUCATION CLINICS IN WHICH SUGGESTED GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE PREPARATION OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHERS. A SERIES OF CLINICS GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS EDUCATION AND BUSINESS EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR…
Descriptors: Business Education, Clinics, Curriculum Guides, Distributive Education
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1977
This planning charter for the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) explains the Department of Labor's basic principles in designing and implementing YEDPA programs to provide a framework for the development of YEDPA efforts. This booklet is divided into six sections. The first section briefly discusses priorities regarding the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Community Programs, Employment Programs
Smith, Thomas J.; And Others – 1988
This guide to youth unemployment problems is based on the belief that a comprehensive system of program initiatives offers the best solutions. The principal focus is on vocationally at-risk youth. The first chapter defines and describes the target group, and outlines needs and appropriate responses. The second section describes the following eight…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged
Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD. – 1980
This manual is intended as a resource for anyone involved in planning, developing, and/or operating a horticultural training or work co-op program for the handicapped. Following an introductory chapter, the manual is divided into three parts with the greatest weight given to the second part. Part I elaborates on development of the horticulture…
Descriptors: Adults, Agricultural Education, Contracts, Cooperative Programs
Stern, David; Dayton, Charles; Lenz, Robert; Tidyman, Susan – 2001
This document presents four case studies illustrating how selected high schools from across the country have implemented the career academy model schoolwide. The case studies profile the career academies of the following schools: (1) Ben Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); (2) Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California); (3) South…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Check Lists, College Preparation, Curriculum
Missouri Univ., Columbia. – 1978
Based on an analysis of problems in Missouri's distributive education programs, labor market needs, and a literature review, this report introduces three models developed for area vocational-technical schools. Basic guidelines are suggested for specialized and performance-based programs. The performance-based programs encompass the following…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Exploration, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Education
California Univ., Berkeley. Career Academy Support Network. – 2002
This document presents guidelines and resource materials to assist individuals in planning career academies. Chapter 1 defines career academies as programs designed around the following key elements: (1) development and cultivation of a small learning community; (2) a college preparatory curriculum with a career theme; and (3) partnerships with…
Descriptors: Career Academies, College Preparation, Conferences, Definitions
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1997
This document is intended to provide New York schools, business/industry representatives, and others with resources to develop or further refine work-based learning (WBL) strategies or components. Section 1 presents background information on the following topics: (1) the scope of WBL; (2) foundations for the development of WBL; (3) categories of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Joseph, Ken; Nelson, Victoria; Hayes, Stacey – 1997
This document is intended to assist health care organizations in designing and implementing a school-to-career (STC) initiative within their organization. Section 1 presents an overview of STC that discusses the following topics: skills needed by the health care industry's future workforce; the definition of STC; special needs of the health care…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Allied Health Occupations Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 2000
This document, which is intended to provide technical assistance to individuals responsible for integrating year-round and summer employment and training services for youth under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), contains case studies of eight employment and training programs that have already or are in the process of integrating their summer…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Case Studies
Leff, Judy; Malyn-Smith, Joyce – 1999
This document is a practical manual to assist community-based organizations and coalitions in using voluntary industry skill standards in programs preparing people for success in the workplace and further education. The following are among the topics covered in the manual's six sections: (1) developing and maintaining systems (things partners can…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Community Education
