The demand for project management skills in industry is increasing resulting in a higher demand for project management educational programs. Universities are addressing industry demand by developing project management courses, degree offerings and certificate programs that focus on both technical and general project management skills. While…

Developed on the assumption that part-time nursing services will eventually become part of a comprehensive health program for each industry served, this 3-part guide contains guidelines for planning, promoting, and developing a part-time nursing service. Part I provides administrative considerations for planning the service and responsibilities of…

A variety of mechanisms for academic/industrial cooperation have emerged, including industrial parks, intermediary coordination agencies, industrial liaison offices, industrial education, and university initiative or support in establishing industrial companies. Barriers to cooperation include a variety of attitudinal and administrative…

Offers advice on developing successful partnerships between higher education institutions and corporations, including characteristics of effective relationships, determining the nature of the partnership, identifying potential partners, getting campus cooperation, and identifying benefits to both institution and corporation. Examples of programs…

In order to implement industry-education cooperative activities without encountering some significant problems, institutions must consider beforehand the kind of relationship and responsibilities required, and clearly outline assumptions, mutual goals, resources, priorities, and evaluation criteria. Types of cooperative agreements include…

ELEVEN AREAS OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH NONCREDIT SERVICES OFFERED FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AS SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES, AND INSTITUTES, WERE RATED ON A SCALE OF INFERIOR TO SUPERIOR BY 79 INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EVENING COLLEGES IN 1954-55. THESE…

College alumni who are corporate directors have significant fund-raising potential. Charitable award programs allow corporate directors to designate nonprofit organizations to receive gifts when they die or retire; employee stock ownership programs can provide a private stock market for a potential donor seeking philanthropic opportunity and tax…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on training instructors for industry services. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide…

Fourth in a series of five, the document presents guidelines for the development and study of a cooperative adult education program or for the evaluation of an existing program. Intended to be "content free," the guidelines focus on the processes of cooperative efforts. The 12 areas of concern are: needs assessment, objective setting and…

One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on evaluating safety conditions at training sites. (The industry services program for which these materials were developed would involve provision of job training by public agencies for new or expanding private…

More than 1.5 million men and women received special training during the period from October 9, 1940 to June 30, 1945 in short, intensive college-level courses designed to prepare for technical and scientific work in war industries. These courses were conducted by colleges and universities under the sponsorship of the U. S. Office of Education.…

This guide presents nine tasks to be performed in planning organizational career development programs. Following an introduction that briefly discusses the guidebook's purposes, the state of career development programs in the work place, and uses of the guide, the nine tasks are discussed in two main sections. Part 1, Leadership Tasks, covers…

Part 1 of this document reviews literature written by or primarily addressed to university adult educators, and provides a topical index to the accompanying 144 item annotated bibliography. Divided into 22 brief sections, Part 1 draws out and summarizes the major policy level issues and concerns discussed in the literature, elaborates its summary…

Designed to assist postsecondary area vocational-technical schools in developing internship programs, this manual provides basic explanations and steps to help understand the objectives of the Athens Tech internship program and how these objectives are met. An introduction contains a definition; purpose; explanation of benefits to student, school,…

This guide is Missouri's primary resource for planning, implementing, and evaluating Industrial Technology/Technology Education (ITE/TE). It contains 10 chapters: (1) a direction for ITE/TE; (2) planning the ITE/TE program; (3) planning ITE/TE facilities; (4) implementing a safety program; (5) creating ITE/TE's image (public relations); (6)…