This report is the fourth review of the accomplishments of Washington's 32 two-year colleges under the provisions of the Worker Retraining program. It provides detailed information about program results, with findings indicating that: (1) workers who participate in programs are finding good jobs at high salary levels, with 81% of all worker…

This report is the fifth review of the accomplishments of Washington's 32 two-year colleges under the provisions of the Worker Retraining program. The Worker Retraining program assures that jobless workers have immediate access to job retraining for a new career if they are not able to find work in their current field. It also builds the capacity…

This industrial training handbook covers the following areas: preparatory considerations; training methods and techniques; training for specific functions; and established organizations. Part I examines the extension and re-designing of technical colleges since the 1920's and the present integration of the work of colleges with the needs of…

Productivity is a major issue in every discussion about the national economy. There is growing evidence that lagging productivity is one of the roots of the national economic slowdown, manifested in high rates of inflation and unemployment, increased federal deficits, and in reduced ability to compete in international markets. Many economists…

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…