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Spaid, Robin L.; Parsons, Michael H. – 1984
In August 1983, when the second largest employer in Washington County, Maryland, closed its plant, the local unemployment rate was 13%. The following month, Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) received $50,000 in state funds to initiate a dislocated worker (DLW) program. The program included orientation by a counselor, diagnostic testing, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Program Development
Black, Lisa Harcourt – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The University of Virginia's Computing Survival Skills program, begun in 1997, addresses the ongoing technology training needs of departmental staff. An overview is provided of the program's first year, including background, content, materials, certification, benefits, results, success, and future plans. Tips for designing a training program are…
Descriptors: Certification, College Administration, Departments, Higher Education
Smith, Billy G. – 1985
Developed for those actively involved with planning the future of two-year postsecondary educational institutions, this publication synthesizes information from the literature with the knowledge and practice in the field regarding the impact of the new adult majority. Chapter I summarizes the issues. Chapter II provides an overview of some of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Change, Educational Change
Doty, Charles R. – 1985
Designed for staff development personnel, this paper reviews information and resources on technical upgrading for vocational education faculty, and offers recommendations for the implementation of a staff development program. The paper offers an update on materials published between 1982 and 1984, highlighting a major survey of staff development…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Literature Reviews, Professional Development
Crockett, David J. – Currents, 1997
The Internet and other technological tools are rapidly becoming an expected means of communication for college and university public relations offices. Making this transition requires conquering fears of new technology, building on existing staff public relations skills, reorganizing operations to accommodate new tasks, enjoying the new…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Miller, Juliet – 1983
The displaced worker is an individual who has been laid off from a job and has little or no hope of returning to that particular position. The number of displaced workers is large and is apt to increase. Displaced workers are typically male, older, not highly educated, and are union members with several years of seniority and above-average wages.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Business Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Dislocated Workers
Mulder, Anne E.; Wismer, Jack N. – 1991
In an era with corporate layoffs, budget freezes, and plant closings, Lake Michigan College (LMC) is providing job training services in the economic revitalization of Southwest Michigan. The college's Corporate and Community Development Division, in cooperation with the Berrien County Economic Development Commission and the Cornerstone Alliance,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Bolton, William; Clyde, Albert – 1989
Further education (FE) colleges in England are facing a reduced level of support from local and central government and an increased level of competition for customers. At the same time, the demographic trends mean a reduction in numbers in the age group that, traditionally, has provided the most full-time and part-time FE students. FE colleges…
Descriptors: College Programs, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Innovation
West, Ann – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The challenge of recruiting, retaining, and retraining information technology (IT) staff in colleges and universities affects the entire institution, not just the IT organization. Some of the issues surrounding the projected IT staffing crisis are outlined, and steps campus IT leaders can take to minimize the effect of staff turnover on…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education
Liming, Roxi A.; Warmbrod, Catharine A. – 1987
This guide is intended to acquaint postsecondary-level administrators, instructors, and counselors with the background, philosophy, components, structure, and use of the OPTIONS program. The first section discusses recent and likely demographic changes that will affect postsecondary education and the work force. It explains the role of the OPTIONS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Change, Career Guidance
Hamilton, James B.; Wonacott, Michael E. – 1984
An overall strategy is reported for updating secondary and postsecondary vocational/technical teachers in the technologies of their teaching areas. It is designed for use by vocational educators and others who provide technological update: local school, institution, and district administrators and boards; teacher educators; vocational/technical…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Job Skills, Models
Murray State Univ., KY. – 1988
This handbook was designed to provide information necessary for school teachers/administrators to develop an effective and thorough short-term adult upgrade program plan for businesses and to provide advice and suggestions for implementing the plan. The guide is organized in seven sections, plus extensive appendixes. The first section introduces…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Course Organization, Education Work Relationship
New Hampshire Vocational Technical Coll., Nashua. – 1990
This document describes a project to develop a 320-hour tractor trailer driver training program and a 20-hour commercial driver licensing upgrade training program. Of 34 graduates from the training program, 28 secured employment in the trucking industry. From August 1989 to June 1990, 725 students were trained in the upgrade training program with…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This guide is intended to serve as a reference tool to individuals responsible for planning and implementing a work force reduction program. The information included in the guide represents a synthesis of practices that have worked for a number of companies, individuals, and communities that have had to cope with a work force reduction. The first…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dislocated Workers, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
Shubird, Ernest – 1990
This manual provides guidelines for promoting adult vocational programs in order to obtain increased funding, expand program offerings, attract more students, and develop and conduct customized training. The publication is organized in seven chapters. Chapter 1 discusses briefly the history of adult vocational training, reviews its purposes,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Contract Training, Corporate Education
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