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"Project QUEST" ("Quality Employment through Skills Training") provides comprehensive support services to help participants complete occupational training programs at local community colleges and professional training institutes, pass certification exams, and obtain well-paying jobs in targeted sectors of the local economy.…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Employment Potential, Skill Development, Job Training
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Project QUEST" ("Quality Employment through Skills Training") provides comprehensive support services to help participants complete occupational training programs at local community colleges and professional training institutes, pass certification exams, and obtain well-paying jobs in targeted sectors of the local economy.…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Employment Potential, Skill Development, Job Training
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Project QUEST" ("Quality Employment through Skills Training") provides comprehensive support services to help participants complete occupational training programs at local community colleges and professional training institutes, pass certification exams, and obtain well-paying jobs in targeted sectors of the local economy.…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Employment Potential, Skill Development, Job Training
Direct linkJones, James G. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This study, a naturalistic inquiry conducted between 2002 and 2005, presents an integrated portrayal of issues and concerns of twenty-seven directors of postsecondary distributed/distance learning programs as well as the results of a survey that examined technology utilization and methods in 316 postsecondary schools. The major issues and concerns…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education, Postsecondary Education, Surveys
Feuer, Dale – Training, 1985
Describes the human resources department at West Virginia University. Discusses the training needs assessment project, formation of an advisory committee, targets for training, budget restrictions, department faculty and staff, faculty attitudes about the program, training sites, use of video-based simulation, and how the program is currently…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Postsecondary Education, Program Costs, Program Design
Fennell, B. H.; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this study was to assess, in a preliminary way, the costs of teacher professional development and inservice training related to the implementation of new instructional programs. The study addressed two issues: the estimated expenditures by Alberta school boards on teacher inservice programs in the most recent fiscal period and the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment
Robertson, William D. – 1984
A discussion is provided of the ways in which audio teleconferencing can provide instruction to students in rural areas using the regular telephone network. After introductory material describes the benefits of audio teleconferencing (e.g., its low costs, familiar technology, and wide availability), a technical description of its operation is…
Descriptors: Budgets, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Parker, James T. – 1985
The Fiscal Year-1986 310 catalog includes more than 350 projects funded under Section 310 of the Adult Education Act, with a total investment of almost $8 million. Analysis of 310 project information submitted by states came to the following conclusions, among others: (1) staff development is the highest priority for 310 projects, nationally (32…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Content
Semple, Robert M.; West, David B. – 1982
A research project was undertaken to design, develop, implement, and test a model to examine and evaluate curriculum programs on a cost efficiency basis. The researchers used existing information and the computerized data management system at Nash Technical College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to evaluate the cost effectiveness of each…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Curriculum Evaluation
Oldsen, Carl F. – 1984
The Electronic Telecommunications System project was conceived to assist in the integration of telecommunications technologies such as electronic mail into adult and vocational education programs. After identifying and evaluating over 20 vendors and electronic mail systems, the researchers selected the ITT Dialcom system as the subject of a three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Mail, Field Tests
Gomez, Tom; Niss, David S. – 1992
In 1991-1992, the Montana state legislature's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Review Committee evaluated implementation of JTPA in Montana. The committee gathered background information on JTPA and state laws and programs implementing the federal programs and heard testimony on the plans and state job training programs. After 3 meetings, the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation
Faddis, Constance R. – 1992
Articulation is used to indicate curriculum linkage between two-year secondary vocational programs and two-year college technical programs. Articulation efforts widen the pipeline of students preparing for vocational-technical careers. All programs seek to eliminate duplication of training across educational levels. The primary goal is to meet…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2000
A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of federally funded work force development programs, such as employment and training programs. Information, including budget data for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, was gathered on federally funded employment and training programs for which a key program goal is providing assistance…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs
Evans, Karen; Brown, Alan – 1983
This report presents findings of an evaluation of the Trades Education (TRADEC) schemes to report on the approach's distinctive features and to assess its effectiveness and potential to meet the needs of the populations it serves. Chapter 1 describes the origins and key features of TRADEC courses; succeeding chapters examine how they were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Bateman, Peter; And Others – 1994
A 23-month evaluation of the Cooperative Demonstration Program (High Technology) assessed the extent to which grant applications selected for funding presented a clear and coherent design for the projects, project designs were successfully implemented, and project costs were reasonable in relation to projected or actual outcomes. Findings were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement
