Presents an overview of the problems and challenges facing postsecondary education posed by economic conditions, enrollment fluctuations, and rapid changes in the job market. Urges public and proprietary school leaders to develop long-range plans to complement and supplement each other's efforts through communication and cooperation. (DMM)

A summary of many studies and papers prepared during the course of the project, this final report describes efforts to develop a planning methodology for meeting educational program needs in allied health professions which could be utilized in the California State University and colleges. The introductory charter describes the multifaceted system…

Part of the South Carolina technical education system which helps the state attract new industry, Appalachia Tri County Technical College plays a significant role in the preparation of appropriately trained technical workers and in the establishment of new industry in the area. (SB)

This article focuses on the Rhone-Alpes region's policy for the development of alternating training based on cooperation between the occupational branches and the national educational system. It discusses the following: France's 1987 law on apprenticeship that provided an opportunity for its emergence; cooperative apprenticeship as the culmination…

A project was conducted to develop activities leading to the coordination of regional vocational-technical education and training programs with data-based labor market needs in East Texas. An existing group, the Technology Partnership Organization, became the work force planning agency for the area. During the project, the following objectives…

This publication presents materials synthesized from a consultative seminar jointly sponsored by Britain's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the National Training Organisations (NTO) National Council, and the Further Education Development Agency (FEDA) in Britain. The seminar's aims were: to examine the business case for investing in…

Prospects of upward mobility are bright for health occupations students in San Diego and Imperial Counties--adults and out-of-school youth included. (Editor)

To ensure that Florida's vocational education programs are relevant to the changing needs of the state's labor market: (1) activities on new and emerging occupations should be coordinated through the Labor Market Information Coordinating Committee (LMICC); (2) the Bureau of Labor Market Information (BLMI) should identify significant occupations…

An extension of the 1999 Manual, "Development of Standards in Vocational Education and Training," this second volume presents the key terms and attitudes, reports on experience and knowledge in standards development collected in recent years on the basis of questions raised during the process, and suggests how to deal with the problems…

To do a comprehensive assessment of Oregon's professional technical education and work force programs, project evaluators identified, obtained, and extracted relevant data from documents and other related materials that pertained to key program concerns. Fieldwork consisted of four major activities: interviews with key players, written surveys…

Global competition, coupled with the United States' loss of its competitive economic edge and its failure to sustain and develop a highly skilled work force, has created a new and serious challenge. To meet this challenge, the State Employment and Training Commission has developed a series of recommendations, called the Unified State Plan for New…

This bulletin focuses on the integration of school-to-work systems into a comprehensive set of economic development services that can help address a critical need articulated by businesses, spur economic growth, and equip young people with the skills necessary for further learning and work. It first describes these strategies to integrate…

A strategic planning process for work force development has been proposed as the best way to improve the coordination of Utah's many employment and training programs. At both the state and federal level, it is widely recognized that employment and training issues have not been addressed in a very coherent way. Both the federal and state…

This study of the nature, depth, and comprehensiveness of the system of postsecondary cooperative education shows the incidental presence of that system on U.S. campuses and demonstrates that cooperative education is highly unlikely to become the resource for a profound transformation of the work force that its advocates have suggested. The data…

Four background papers prepared for an assembly on industry/education cooperation and a summary of discussions and recommendations which came out of the assembly are contained in this report. After Henry Halsted's introduction to the report and to the theme of the relationship of industry and education, Herbert E. Striner's paper, "The Joint…