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Morauer, Kurt – Tech Directions, 2002
Looks at steps needed to create an effective building trades program: (1) identify political and financial obstacles, (2) identify industry needs, (3) identify local assets, and (4) create long- and short-term goals. (JOW)
Descriptors: Building Trades, Educational Finance, Postsecondary Education, Program Development
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech., Adult, and Community Education. – 1998
This booklet provides an overview of the youth apprenticeship program in Florida. The 12 sections cover the following topics: (1) "why" youth apprenticeship; (2) goals and objectives of youth apprenticeship in Florida; (3) characteristics of youth apprenticeship; (4) how youth apprenticeship differs from other work-based learning…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1993
The B-WEST (Building Workers Entering Skilled Trades) project was an 18-month demonstration project at a campus of Portland Community College (Oregon). During the B-WEST project, the following programs/components were developed: (1) a model building construction (electrical, mechanical, construction) trades program for unemployed and underemployed…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Building Trades, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. School of Education. – 1980
Developed through synthesis and review of existing task analysis literature, this guide lists tasks expected to be performed by workers in nine trade and industrial occupations and presents information for incorporating these tasks into articulated secondary and postsecondary competency based vocational education programs. Task listings are…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Competence, Competency Based Education, Cosmetology
Little, Ralph – 1984
This guide sets forth minimum approval criteria for construction occupations education programs in Oregon. The key occupations in the construction cluster are: carpenter, trowel trades, floor coverings, roofer, painter, and pipe trades. The information in the guide is intended for use by district-level curriculum planners, teachers, regional…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Construction Industry
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 2000
This booklet presents 12 examples of innovative initiatives to skill shortages nationwide. The description of each one provides this information: the challenge, partners, the story, and contacts with addresses and telephone numbers. The initiatives are Communications Workers of America and Cisco Systems: Military to Work Project; Knowbility and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Auto Mechanics, Building Trades
Moye, Michael D., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide provides a model for organizing vocational instructional content from which secondary level instructors can extract a construction cluster curriculum that meets local needs. Primarily oriented towards classroom use, this guide may also assist administrators, counselors, and lay people involved in local school systems.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Competence, Competency Based Education