Using a hypothetical example of how a job placement program was developed in a small, rural community, this booklet is intended as a guide to aid local high school systems in the development of job placement programs. Written in a question/answer format, it focuses on four major objectives of a job placement program: To provide information to…

This guide describes program components and models for the provision of vocational training and skills recertification for refugees. Necessary service components are identified, and possible delivery strategies are outlined with reference to successful programs throughout the United States. The document is intended to help service providers in…

The American Association of Teachers of German advocates setting up local and regional Placement Information Centers (PICs) to provide help for members of the profession, cooperate with potential school and business employers and expand the bilingual job market. A PIC should concentrate on full- or part-time public school teaching positions,…

The booklet provides some guidelines and suggestions around which career guidance programs may design their standards. It discusses and briefly outlines some recent legislation, publications, speeches, and committee actions which deal with the objectives and methods of career guidance. It lists 10 assumptions which should be considered when…

This trainee's manual is designed to assist those helping professionals responsible for the vocational rehabilitation of drug abusers, including counseling, job development, and job placements. The learning modules focus on the following areas of concern: (1) client assessment, treatment planning, vocational guidance and counseling, and ancillary…

The guide is a component of the Program Development Section of the "Career Education Handbook for Implementation" whose purpose is establishing and operating a school-based job placement program. It is designed to be of practical assistance to the user in building a placement program that will effectively meet the needs of a particular situation.…

This is the first of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The prupose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content areas of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

This coordinator's guide is designed to assist in leading a workshop covering four competency based modules in Job Placement, Follow-Up and Follow-Through. The purpose of the modules is to help the placement coordinators plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services in a school setting. The content areas of the four modules are…

Developed out of a study which sought to identify efficient procedures in school placement programs, this guide is designed to assist in motivating schools and/or school systems in formulating and implementing placement programs, and training personnel (at the higher education level) to staff such programs. Major contents are covered under the…

This manual describes the methods and procedures which Project Skill has developed since its beginning in 1974 and provides a sourcebook of ideas for those who might be interested in adapting a program designed to expand the employment opportunities of the handicapped in the civil service system. The first of the five sections in the document…

This monograph describes a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. The course provides experience with the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for contact work with employers and educators. Job development is a process which includes the creation, selling and…

The Brevard County Plan was written to include goals and objectives for the years 1974-77. Goals for 1974-75 include promoting the career education concept in all district schools (emphasizing the various career education elements at appropriate grade levels), setting up placement services, coordinating county and district goals, program…

This document describes program components and models for the provision of employment services for refugees. Necessary service components of programs are identified and possible delivery approaches are explored with reference to successful refugee programs throughout the United States. These program components include: (1) outreach, intake,…

Designed in response to three pieces of legislation (Public Law 94-142, Section 504 of Public Law 93-112, and vocational education legislation in Public Law 94-482), the administrator's manual provides information on planning the full spectrum of appropriate services needed in educational programs for handicapped students at the secondary level.…

Market analysis for new program development in the community college occurs in four phases. (1) An overall manpower needs survey involving a canvas of all the employers and community organizations in the district. This phase is difficult because of the magnitude of the task, and the difficulty of forecasting changes in the market, especially in…