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Szablya, Helen – 1989
This document describes five demonstration programs administered by the Enterprise Foundation in the Washington, D.C., area. The purpose of the Partners for Success Program is to support and assist hard-to-employ jobseekers in setting and achieving both professional and personal goals. The Words for Life Program is a workplace literacy project to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Services, Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs
Gordon, Donald M. – 1983
This project was conducted in New Castle (Henry County), Indiana to train and use the services of a work analysis specialist who would work with manufacturing companies to improve company profits through the provision of training programs based on a specific needs assessment. The determination of specific needs was accomplished through the…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, Economic Development
Rosow, Jerome M.; Zager, Robert – 1992
This volume, Interim Report No. 2 in a 3-year study, establishes the need for job-linked literacy programs that respond to technological and organizational change, outlines the character of successful programs, and demonstrates these programs' potential value. The volume is divided into two parts: report and case studies. The introduction to the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Download full textHacker, James C. – 1992
A workplace literacy demonstration project was implemented through a partnership among the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Institute for Adult Learning and Literacy, and the United Auto Workers/General Motors (UAW/GM) Human Resource Center. Competency-based, job-related foundation skills training was provided for 400 employees, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Computer Managed Instruction
Rosow, Jerome M.; Zager, Robert – 1991
This volume, Interim Report No. 1 in a 3-year study, recommends that employers who want to enlarge the pool of applicants for entry-level career-oriented jobs give serious attention to "vestibule training." The volume is divided into two parts: report and case studies. The report suggests that vestibule training programs can provide job candidates…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1989
This report on progress in achieving the 1989 goals of the Kansas state plan for vocational education includes four parts and three appendices. Part 1 describes vocational education opportunities and accomplishments under Title II, Part A of the Perkins Act for: handicapped, disadvantaged, limited English proficient, adult training and retraining,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Career Guidance, Consumer Education
Nielsen, Soren P. – 1999
The Phare Vocational Education and Training (VET) Reform Programme in Romania was evaluated in May-June 1999. According to the two evaluators who conducted intensive visits to 14 pilot and demonstration schools and met with 9 zonal and local development committees and key representatives of Romanian government and educational agencies, the VET…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change
Rosow, Jerome M.; Zager, Robert – 1993
This volume, Interim Report No. 3 in a 3-year study, considers literacy programs designed to qualify employees for promotions or professional advancement. It adopts a multidimensional definition of moving ahead, one that extends to monetary rewards, career development, and employment security. The volume is divided into two parts: report and case…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Career Change
