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Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1993
The Dalton (Georgia) High School Apprenticeship Program, a joint effort of local carpet companies and the school, provides high school students with the necessary skills for high-tech jobs in the carpeting industry. The program seeks to reduce the dropout rate while addressing the local shortage of skilled workers. (LP)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, High School Students
Stoll, Michael A. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2004
This paper examines whether a geographic skills mismatch exists between the location of less-educated minorities, in particular African Americans, and high-skill job concentrations, and if so, whether it contributes to the relatively poor employment outcomes of this group. It explores these questions by examining data on the recent geographic…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Job Skills, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Location
Georgia Univ., Athens. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1991
This publication provides program standards for commercial sheet metal programs. Twelve categories of standards are presented. Each category is divided into one or more subcategories, and each subcategory contains three components: standard statement, explanatory comment, and evaluative criteria. Subcategories for foundations standards are as…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Advisory Committees, Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Sappe', Hoyt; Kirkpatrick, Thomas – 1989
This report provides results of Phase I of a project that researched the occupational area of electrical distribution, established appropriate committees, and conducted task verification. These results are intended to guide development of a program designed to train apprentice line workers. Section 1 contains general information: purpose of Phase…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Equipment, Educational Research
Smith, Pamela E.; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide provides a model for organizing vocational instructional content from which secondary level instructors can extract an electronics cluster curriculum that meets local program needs. Primarily oriented towards classroom use, the guide may also assist administrators, counselors, and lay people involved in local school systems.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Watkins, James F.; And Others – 1981
Intended to provide a model for organizing vocational instructional content, this curriculum guide consists of information pertinent to conducting a postsecondary level course in aviation mechanics. While the guide is primarily oriented towards the classroom, whether as a primary resource or as a supplement to other teaching materials, it may also…
Descriptors: Aviation Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Course Descriptions