Surveys by the Polytechnic of Wales recruitment and training research unit indicate that school/industry linkages in Britain are still very weak, despite governmental efforts. Schools must use better marketing to help employers understand education; they must also continuously monitor their programs to ensure they are teaching practical skills.…

This self-instructional module, one of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, provides preservice and inservice educational materials for teacher-coordinators supervising on-the-job training. The two goals stated for this module are to know the procedure for job placement and to be prepared to instruct students for job…