School-to-work initiatives have a place in elementary schools. A Rhode Island school has introduced Making Connections, a program that provides work-place-like settings for learning and applying practical skills. An "employment agency""hires" fifth- and sixth-graders in positions such as tutors, computer assistants, and ad…

This document provides an introduction to a job search training activity--self-directed job search--which can be implemented by Private Industry Councils (PICs) or Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsors. The first section introduces self-directed job search for the economically disadvantaged. The next section describes…

Because most high school counselors have not had the opportunity to explore job opportunities in their own community, this project's purpose was (1) to provide the counselor with first hand information concerning the various job opportunities available to students in their own community; (2) to implement programs in the schools of the vocational…