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Layman, Mary – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1974
The Alberta Vocational Center, planned to serve the training needs of a burgeoning area, is under construction by students, including several women; a heavy industrial campus and a downtown campus will serve a wide variety of needs. Academic courses, apprenticeships, and many types of job training are already being offered. (AJ)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Females, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
Download full textPeat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., San Juan, Puerto Rico. – 1971
To assist decision makers in appropriating funds wisely for vocational school programs, this study was undertaken to: (1) conduct a cost effectiveness analysis of vocational programs administered by the Department of Education, (2) determine variations in unit costs of programs and curricula, (3) identify factors contributing to variations in unit…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Programs, Postsecondary Education, Program Budgeting
Andreyka, Robert E. – 1980
The first year of a three-year project focused on planning for establishment of a demonstration site for open entry open exit, individualized competency-based vocational education (CBVE) in Florida. Fourteen specific project tasks were identified. These included documenting the CBVE implementation process; continuing development of student…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Botterbusch, Karl F.; Smith, Christopher A. – 1988
This monograph outlines a model procedure for developing and running a community vocational transition center that would assist workers in making various planned and unplanned vocational transitions throughout their lives by offering a comprehensive array of vocational assessment and transition services. The first chapter addresses the question of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Feasibility Studies, Job Placement, Models
McManis Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
Part 1 of the project aimed at determining unmet vocational-technical education needs in the State of Maryland which might be met through residential education; Part 2 was designed to study the possible alternatives for meeting the needs discovered and to make recommendations regarding how these could best be met. A summary of Part 1 of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Employment Patterns
School Survey Service, Columbus, OH. – 1968
In an effort to improve vocational-technical education in Montana, the 1967 legislative assembly requested a private survey to examine public education in the state and make recommendations. Some major conclusions were: (1) Junior and community colleges had little impact on vocational-technical education, (2) The state staff organization was not…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Planning, High Schools, Higher Education
Campbell, Clifton P. – 1981
A serious constraint to the development of a modern and diversified industrial base in Saudi Arabia is the critical shortage of skilled manpower. To remedy this deficit, vocational and technical education programs in the country are being revised and expanded. Five secondary-level Vocational Industrial Schools have been established by the Ministry…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Labor Needs
Spiers, Elizabeth, Comp.; Samberg, Laura, Ed. – 1992
Designed for parents and professionals facing development of transition programs in their own communities, this guide offers in Section 1 an overview of noncollegiate educational options after high school for students with disabilities who need additional time and training to prepare for adulthood. It covers employment, postsecondary education and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
