Recent vocational education and training (VET) reforms in many countries have focused on reducing the number of VET qualifications available and restructuring qualifications so that they better meet the needs of working life. This literature review provides examples of how VET qualifications have been rationalised in various countries and briefly…

Many have called for greater alignment between education systems and the workforce, more equitable access to career-oriented experiences, and new policy approaches that will enable all individuals to successfully enter and thrive in the evolving labor market. Overall, education leaders at all levels must commit to new policy solutions that offer…

In 2017, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) awarded SRI International and its subcontractor, Gibson Consulting Group, (the SRI/Gibson team) a contract to conduct a study to inform the state's efforts to improve career and technical education (CTE) programs. The SRI/Gibson team designed the study to help TEA learn more about the CTE programs offered…

Career and technical education (CTE) programs play a vital role in preparing high school students for life after graduation. The Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006 (Perkins) requires states that receive federal CTE funding to align secondary and postsecondary programs, so that students can transition seamlessly from a high school CTE program to a…

Career clusters, career pathways, career majors, programs of study, plans of study--the list of terms being used these days to help describe the process for helping learners/students reach success in careers and postsecondary education seems endless. Lost in the dialogue of most conversations, however, is the discussion about the content of the…

In the midst of several upheavals in the American labor market, career clusters entered the scene in the late 1990s. Career clusters, sometimes called career pathways or ladders, have exploded in popularity and are now being implemented by most states. Job types can be grouped according to similar work interests and knowledge/skill requirements.…

Home Builders Institute (HBI), the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of education and training programs serving the needs of the building industry. For more than 30 years, HBI has trained skilled workers in residential construction, promoted the industry as…

Oregon is embarking on a new approach to secondary education, and this marketing curriculum guide was prepared to assist curriculum specialists in developing high school, entry-level employment programs. Developed in consultation with representatives of industry and education, the guide makes extensive use of the cluster concept, manpower data,…

This document presents skill standards for technology occupations. An overview describes national context, changes in the updated "Millennium Edition" of the skill standards, trends in information technology, and curriculum informed by skill standards. Skill standards are presented for eight career clusters in information technology (i.e.,…

THE FAMILIAR "TYPING" OF STUDENTS AS COLLEGE PREPARATORY OR NONCOLLEGE PREPARATORY IS NO LONGER ADEQUATE IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT. AS THE RANGE OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY BECOMES HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED AND FORMAL EDUCATION STANDS BETWEEN MAN AND HIS JOB, THE CHOICE OF AN EDUCATIONAL PATTERN IS A VOCATIONAL CHOICE, AND A COMMITMENT…

The directory is designed to aid individuals desiring to become aware of postsecondary occupational programs available in the State of Illinois and is intended to serve only as an information tool. Part 1 of the directory lists the names of public postsecondary institutions alphabetically, their location, the occupationally oriented programs they…

Intended as a basic career information reference for students and others, this guide consists of the following sections: (1) an introduction that explains how to use the guide; (2) descriptions of 12 career areas and the 66 worker trait groups associated with them; and (3) nine appendices that provide detailed definitions of the work factors and…

The directory is intended to provide a comprehensive collection of information regarding those programs offering job training below the baccalaureate degree throughout Tennessee. The information was gathered during the months of December 1973 through April 1974 using questionnaires designed by the U.S. Office of Education for the survey of post…

A study was conducted to examine changes in the vocational choices of a national sample of junior-community college students. Holland's psychological classification scheme for vocations--realistic, investigative, conventional artistic, enterprising and social--were used. The dependent variable was constructed by comparing each student's fall,…