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Download full textGrummon, Phyllis T. H. – Centerfocus, 1997
Assessing students for workplace readiness requires that schools know what skills and knowledge students need to succeed at work and how to foster their acquisition. Having seen that the educational systems of global competitors provided them with a significant advantage over the United States, policymakers have attempted to address some…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Work Relationship, Educational Certificates, Educational Legislation
Wisconsin State Dept. of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Madison. – 1995
This guide is intended as a resource for implementing cooperative education skills standards certificate programs in Wisconsin under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA). Section 1 is an introduction/program overview in which information is provided on the objectives of cooperative education, program design, program eligibility, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competence, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Ananda, Sri – 1998
The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 mandates standards-based assessment and skills certification as an integral part of a comprehensive school-to-work (STW) system. An ideal STW assessment system would span elementary through postsecondary education and culminate in assessment of skills at the workplace. It would articulate in progressive…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills
Wisconsin State Dept. of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Madison. – 1995
This document details Wisconsin's state plan for implementation of activities mandated by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 and funded by a grant from the National School-to-Work Opportunities Act. The plan is divided into 23 sections dealing with the following topics: geographical areas; local support/expansion of school-to-work…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling
Stickney, Eric M.; Alamprese, Judith A. – 2001
A process study was conducted between 2000-2001 in order to gauge the progress of 98 Connecticut institutions that received state school-to-career (STC) grants. Progress was measured against national averages. The following were among the findings: (1) grantees made significant progress in implementing fundamental STC components, such as career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Career Academies, Career Awareness
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 2000
This document is intended to serve as a resource for the implementation of Wisconsin's Cooperative Education Skill Standards Certificate Program. Following an introduction there is an overview of the program, school district eligibility requirements, local partner responsibilities, and factors that may present barriers to program implementation. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Administrator Guides
