Describes the internship phase of the Supermarket Management Program at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, which requires the students to view their on-the-job training as an opportunity to think and act like management. (BM)

The authors describe the state-sponsored Illinois Vocational Instructor Practicum. This program provides financial support for teachers to spend up to eight weeks in a private sector position, allowing them to update their work when they return to the vocational education classroom. (CH)

Without proper background, education, guidance, and on-the-job training, a principal can create havoc within the school community. To safeguard against this potential problem, during the 1986-87 school year, the Polk County (Florida) Public Schools introduced a "principal intern" program to fully prepare its future school administrators.…

This planning and implementation guide is designed to assist marketing educators and others supportive of marketing education. It begins with definitions of vocabulary of related terminology and descriptions of the four models of internships presented in the guide: full-year, rotation-type format; 1-semester, rotation-type format; full-year format…

This packet contains handbooks for vocational education teachers/counselors and for employers, outlining the Douglas County (Oregon) Business and Industry Internship Program. The employer packet describes the internship program, explains the payment plan, describes the application and site identification process, provides a list of suggestions for…

As schools attempt to foster smoother transitions for youth into the workplace, differing realities must be considered. A school-to-work opportunities system cannot be restricted to those occupations meeting an elusive definition of "high wage." Three possible workplace learning opportunities are as follows: the high-skill, high-wage workplace;…

The second year of a pilot internship program for the preservice and inservice professional development of vocational educators was undertaken to (1) provide potential leadership personnel on-the-job learning experiences, (2) provide relevant educational on-the-job experiences to vocational and technical education undergraduates at Colorado State…

Describes the education and training degree programs with government sponsorship operated by a large German chemical company for high school graduates in electronic data processing and mathematics, economics assistant, engineering assistant or fully qualified engineer, and additional staff training in various technologies, leadership, economics,…

Intended as a supplement to the Competency-Based Vocational Education Administrator Module Series, this guide overviews the typical vocational programs available and the general kinds of requirements involved that would have implications for program planning and budgeting. Part 1 of three parts defines what is meant by vocational education. The…

This document consists of descriptions of 43 effective youth employment initiatives that were identified by the Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet), a project of the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC). The document begins with an explanation of the five broad categories of criteria used to select the programs (purpose and…

This document contains 18 papers from the partnership for vocational education and training (VET) section of an international conference on VET for lifelong learning in the information era. The following are papers are included: "School, TAFE (Technical and Further Education), and University Links, in Pursuit of a Seamless Pathway"…