This guide contains information about apprenticeship programs in the skilled trades, especially in North Carolina. The guide, modeled in part on the "Ohio Apprenticeship Notebook," opens with a general description of the system of apprenticeship, including an account of the role of the North Carolina Department of Labor. The next section…

Describes the Pennsylvania Youth Apprenticeship Program modeled after similar programs in Germany. The program assigns mainstream students in good academic standing to apprenticeships in metalwork and other industries. (MDH)

This booklet is intended both to upgrade the image of the skilled nonprofessional worker and to furnish a guide to vocational education opportunities in Spokane, Washington. An extensive rationale for career education and vocational education is presented, citing the problems of unemployment, poverty, and the failure of our educational systems to…

SEVERAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COMPANIES WERE EXAMINED FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES. ARMOUR AND COMPANY SOUGHT TO GUIDE DISPLACED EMPLOYEES TO CLASSES OR COURSES OF ACTION OUTSIDE ITS OWN SPHERE OF OPERATION. LOCKHEED HAS PROVIDED UNUSUALLY WELL FOR UPGRADING AND RETRAINING, MAINLY BECAUSE OF INDUSTRY FLUCTUATIONS AND RAPID…