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Download full textMillstein, Eugene J.; And Others – 1972
This manual describes procedures for conducting a program to train personnel for educational research and development (R & D). It is intended as a guide for any institution planning to administer such a training program. The program may be utilized in several ways. They are: (1) for training various types of personnel for educational R & D; (2) as…
Descriptors: Adults, Apprenticeships, Curriculum Guides, Educational Programs
Tweto-Johnson, Linda – 1986
The goal of a 2-year vision teacher training project is to provide the coursework instruction and student teaching opportunities necessary for Oregon certification as teacher of the visually impaired. The program was designed in response to several conditions affecting services for visually impaired students living in seven eastern Oregon…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Certification, College School Cooperation, Education Courses
Modesto Junior Coll., CA. – 1965
THIS REPORT OUTLINES PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND PROGRESS MADE IN THE STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TRAINING PROJECT. INITIAL DIFFICULTY IN SECURING FEDERAL APPROVAL AND FUNDS FOR PREVOCATIONAL OR BASIC EDUCATION WAS ENDED BY THE AMENDED MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT. HOWEVER, DIFFICULTIES, MAINLY IN REORIENTING PREVOCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Educational Facilities
Geddes, John A. – 1975
In spring 1975, a Task Force of 35 members was established as an advisory committee and idea generation group for the San Diego Community College District. At each of three meetings, the 35 members divided into five work groups led by a vocational coordinator discussion leader. This description of and master plan for the San Diego Community…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Planning, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1972
The increasing problem of unemployment among technical professionals from the aerospace and defense industry and their general lack of employment opportunities dictated a need for study of potential profitable expansion of use of these personnel in other areas. Also, recommendations were needed for developing mechanisms to start the transition of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Vocational Education, Aerospace Industry, Career Development
Barsby, Steven L. – 1970
The relative efficiency of various manpower programs as seen through cost-benefit analysis is assessed, and the contribution that cost-benefit analysis has made in evaluating manpower programs is discussed, taking into account a variety of methodologies presented in different studies. Vocational rehabilitation appears to yield the highest…
Descriptors: Career Development, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs
McDonald, Joan – 1984
This report describes the results of a study aimed at presenting a broad picture of educational opportunities open to unemployed adults in England and to identify problems and possible solutions. Material for the report was gathered through visits to a variety of institutions and agencies in urban and rural areas of England. The report is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Dislocated Workers, Educational Counseling
Groff, Warren H. – 1979
This three-part report describes the development and operation of Project Care III, an interagency effort involving area colleges, unions, and industry, and state agencies in the retraining of 500 tire builders laid off in August 1978, when the Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company (Mansfield, Ohio) was shut down. Part I outlines the historical…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Counseling, Community Development
Edelson, Paul J.; And Others – 1997
This booklet, which is intended for practitioners in continuing higher education, examines the role of higher education in retraining displaced professionals. The booklet begins with brief descriptions of four innovative university programs for displaced professionals and an exploration of higher education's role in retraining displaced…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Career Development, Careers
University Continuing Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1997
This publication profiles four award-winning programs honored in 1997 by the University Continuing Education Association. The four programs have instituted imaginative continuing higher education responses to important community needs. In all four cases, the focus is on developing human resources to support local employment and enhance the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, College Programs, Continuing Education
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This booklet contains examples of a number of different ways in which companies can support or utilize the new job training system created by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Described first are Hewlett-Packard's efforts to provide strong corporate leadership on behalf of the job training partnership. The second section includes…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
McEntire, Carl R.; Hukill, V. N. – 1977
The Education Industry Exchange Program was initiated (1) to provide nonvocational industrial arts teachers with industrial skill training to teach trade and industrial subjects (to be accomplished through a graduate education program in cooperation with industry), (2) to enable craftspersons and skilled workers who were interested in teaching…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Career Ladders, Curriculum Development, Experimental Programs
Ferrini, Paul – 1977
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) retraining program is for air traffic controllers who have been removed from their jobs due to either operational or medical disqualifications. The FAA's New England region second career program deals mainly with older adults who have completed their child rearing and related family responsibilities by…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
THE ROLE OF PUBLICLY FINANCED TRAINING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IS DISCUSSED IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND TRAINING. ACCOUNTS OF AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY CLASS FOR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES OF SMITH-CORONA, A PUBLIC SCHOOL SPONSORED WELDING COURSE FOR MEN AND YOUTH WITH AT LEAST A TENTH-GRADE EDUCATION OR ITS…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Educational Needs, Electronics
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
TO COUNTERACT BUREAUCRATIC STAGNATION, ENCOURAGE SELF-DEVELOPMENT, AND USE WORKERS EFFECTIVELY, SINCE 1957 THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION HAS EMPHASIZED CONTINUING EDUCATION. CASE STUDIES OF THE INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM AT ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION AND MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Automation, Aviation Mechanics, Data Processing
