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Schiavone, James – Continuing Education, 1973
A vocationally-related adult basic education curriculum would include diagnostic testing, identifying academic skills, group planning, availability of instructional materials, parallel teaching of office procedures, and team teaching. (DS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Curriculum Development, Job Skills, Labor Force Development
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document reports the oral and written testimony given by witnesses at a congressional hearing on Workforce 2000 (House Resolution 2235). Witnesses included educators, government education officials, business executives, teacher association representatives, and educational researchers. The witnesses considered the fact that, by the year 2000,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1994
The current pressure to look seriously at the connection between the economy and the educational and occupational skills of adults is being driven by changes in both economic conditions and the makeup of the U.S. labor force. Manufacturing has declined, taking with it low-skill, high-wage jobs, and the work force has more immigrants, women, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship
Sanyal, Bikas C.; And Others – 1990
Following a summary of the discussions of an intensive training course on education, employment, and work conducted in Botswana, this document contains the following 18 papers presented at the training course: "Education and Employment in Africa: An Overview" (Sanyal); "Diagnosis of the Employment Situation: Some Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2001
This document provides information relevant to the commission's communication on "Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality." Section 2 presents a selection of illustrative examples of lifelong learning in practice throughout Europe, grouped under these same priority areas used in the communication itself: valuing learning;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2001
This document presents a Consultation Platform formed by seven major networks to maximize impact of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations on development of the Communication on Lifelong Learning. Section 2 is a summary of platform conclusions structured according to these six key messages in the Memorandum on…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1995
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the future of job training in Ohio. Among the topics discussed are the following: the job training needs of selected special needs groups, including convicted felons on probation, dislocated workers, displaced homemakers, unemployed individuals, underskilled employees, disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Disabilities
Freeman, Jennifer; Taylor, Judith Combes – 2002
This document is the first in a series of two reports on demand-led strategies to support welfare-to-work clients. The authors believe employment retention programs that demonstrate they can meet the needs of employers for effective employees follow a demand-led approach, which has the potential to expand the opportunities available to welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills
Ott, Joyce A. – 2001
This document introduces community leaders and practitioners to innovative approaches to improving workforce literacy by building accessible lifelong learning systems to prepare adults with the array of skills needed to prosper in the new economy. The introduction defines literacy and workforce literacy and outlines the challenges that education,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This report presents the testimony and submissions presented at the first of a series of Congressional hearings on workforce development and reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. Statements were given by the following individuals: (1) Buck McKeon, U.S. (United States) Congressman from California; (2) John Tierney, U.S. Congressman from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons
