This handbook explains the components of the North Carolina Career Information and Guidance Data Base. (This database is a three-volume statewide career information and guidance system that is being built to offer counselors and clients computerized access to standardized occupational and educational information.) Outlined in the handbook are the…

Pursuant to developing an interactive system for planning and managing vocational education programs, the project focused on methods of obtaining student supply and manpower demand information. The goal was to operationalize a student data base that would facilitate planning and regulatory requirements of the Illinois Department of Adult,…

This report examines the composition, challenges, needs, and training opportunities of the emerging nontraditional work force. By the year 2000, 87 percent of newcomers to the United States' workforce will be Asians, Hispanics, Blacks, women returning to work, and immigrants. After an introduction, the report provides information on the following:…