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Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Higher and Professional Educational Testing. – 1970
The New York State High School Equivalency Testing Program is for adult residents of the state who have not completed their high school education in the regular manner. An adult who obtains satisfactory scores on the High School Level tests of General Educational Development (GED) Tests is eligible to receive a New York State high school…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Directories, Educational Certificates
Benton, Thomas; Woloszyk, Carl A. – 1993
Tech prep is an alternative to the traditional college preparatory course of study. It is a 4-year sequence of study encompassing Grades 11 and 12 through 2 years of postsecondary occupational education culminating in a certificate or associate degree. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 is the catalyst for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Curriculum Development, Distributive Education
McDaniel, Patrick L. – 1983
According to the New Mexico Basic Skills Plan, students' attainment of basic skills is assessed by the objective and writing appraisal portions of the New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination (NMHSPE). This report to the New Mexico State Department of Education compiles and analyzes data on diploma endorsements (gold seals) for 1983…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Certificates, Graduation Requirements
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This congressional hearing examines vocational education, adult education, and job training initiatives in Vermont and the role of these programs in developing work force development legislation. Testimony includes statements from a U.S. Senator and individuals representing the following: Vermont Department of Employment and Training; Vermont…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Certificates, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Texas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin. – 1993
The Texas Skills Development Program (TSDP) is a key long-term strategy of the Smart Jobs initiative that will assist Texas business, industry, and labor in conveying job skill requirements to the public education and training system. Employers feel that job applicants do not have the basic reading, writing, and computation skills they need. TSDP…
Descriptors: Career Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Certificates, Job Skills
Inman, Patricia; Trott, Charles E. – 1999
Research identified a literacy assessment program applicable to the adult population functioning at pre-General Education Development (GED) test levels. An attempt to align the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) with the Illinois State Board of Education Learning Standards failed. ACT Work Keys emerged as the recommended and most effective…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Certificates
MGT of America, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. – 1992
This report presents results of a performance review undertaken to develop recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the Windham School System (WSS) and educational programs in the four privately operated prison units in Texas. (WSS provides educational programs for inmates who do not possess a high school diploma.) Chapter 1 is an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Sheets, Robert G. – 1992
Establishment of a national-state system of world-class occupational skill standards is a first step in restructuring adult vocational-technical education and job training programs. Occupational skills standards provide the necessary foundation for addressing three major state policy issues: the state's proper role in private work-based training,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Competition, Economic Development, Educational Certificates
EFF Voice, 2003
This issue comprises seven articles that share ways Equipped for the Future's (EFF's) partners are using EFF to help adults build the skills they need to be successful in the workforce. "Building and Certifying Work Readiness" discusses the Work Readiness Credential being developed that will define, measure, and certify that individuals…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Certificates
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1983
This booklet provides information and direction to community college personnel who wish to offer adult high school diploma programs. The various elements needed for the operation and maintenance of an adult high school diploma program in Oregon are presented here, in two parts. Part I lists elements that are essential in any plan submitted to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Colleges
By the Numbers, State College, PA. – 2000
Interviews with representatives from nine states (Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Ohio [Canton City Schools only], Oregon, Rhode Island, and West Virginia) and two nations (Australia and the United Kingdom) provided a context for the development of a certificate of basic or foundational skills as an indicator of an adult's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1991
This bibliography shows how various states are dealing with the work force crisis and provides examples of tech prep articulation agreements. Forty citations from ERIC and other databases include guides, research reports, project descriptions, conference papers, and position papers. Three articles, representative of current wisdom in the field,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
