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Download full textSpaid, Robin L.; Parsons, Michael H. – 1984
In August 1983, when the second largest employer in Washington County, Maryland, closed its plant, the local unemployment rate was 13%. The following month, Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) received $50,000 in state funds to initiate a dislocated worker (DLW) program. The program included orientation by a counselor, diagnostic testing, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Program Development
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Private organizations and state governments are increasingly seeking out businesses with training needs they cannot fulfill themselves and finding community colleges willing to set up flexible retraining programs quickly. (MSE)
Descriptors: Consultants, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Needs
Smith, Billy G. – 1985
Developed for those actively involved with planning the future of two-year postsecondary educational institutions, this publication synthesizes information from the literature with the knowledge and practice in the field regarding the impact of the new adult majority. Chapter I summarizes the issues. Chapter II provides an overview of some of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Change, Educational Change
Doty, Charles R. – 1985
Designed for staff development personnel, this paper reviews information and resources on technical upgrading for vocational education faculty, and offers recommendations for the implementation of a staff development program. The paper offers an update on materials published between 1982 and 1984, highlighting a major survey of staff development…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Literature Reviews, Professional Development
Peer reviewedZappala, John – Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 1996
Discusses a study to determine the extent that Michigan Adult Education Alternative Training (AEAT) providers used selected concepts of systematic planning in developing training programs. Finds that 55.6% of 65 responding AEAT planners utilized the concepts. Suggests that planners should also incorporate political and practical considerations.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1981
This model was developed to assist Oregon community colleges in making a planned response to the needs of business and industry for retraining/training of their employees. The model offers a streamlined process for making needs assessments in business and industry through sequential steps for converting needs data into instructional programs. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Analysis, Job Training, Marketing
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 1997
This report is the fourth review of the accomplishments of Washington's 32 two-year colleges under the provisions of the Worker Retraining program. It provides detailed information about program results, with findings indicating that: (1) workers who participate in programs are finding good jobs at high salary levels, with 81% of all worker…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Educational Improvement
Smith, Elizabeth Brient – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Discusses characteristics identified by the Center for Occupational Research and Development as indicative of fully functioning advanced technology centers, including the provision of training and retraining in such areas as design, manufacturing, materials science, and electro-optics; technology transfer; demonstration sites; needs assessment;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Job Training, Needs Assessment
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 1998
This report is the fifth review of the accomplishments of Washington's 32 two-year colleges under the provisions of the Worker Retraining program. The Worker Retraining program assures that jobless workers have immediate access to job retraining for a new career if they are not able to find work in their current field. It also builds the capacity…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Educational Technology
Reitan, Henry M., Ed.; Sadowski, Bernard S., Ed. – 1977
The papers presented at three conferences dealing with nontraditional students at community colleges comprise this report. Papers included are: "Aging in America" by Francis Scott; "Aging in Oregon: A Look at Clackamas Community College" by Larry Forsythe; "Community Needs Assessment: Some Reflections" by Alice Kethley; "Education for Aging: A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Conference Reports
MINEAR, LEON P.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SECONDARY, POST-SECONDARY, AND ADULT LEVELS. A STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SURVEY PROVIDED PROJECTIONS OF NEEDS IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS FOR COMPARISON WITH 1965-66 ENROLLMENT FIGURES. MOST OF THESE ANTICIPATED NEEDS ARE BEING WELL MET AND OTHERS, SO FAR, ONLY PARTIALLY. CURRICULUM GUIDES, WHICH…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Allied Health Occupations Education
Mulder, Anne E.; Wismer, Jack N. – 1991
In an era with corporate layoffs, budget freezes, and plant closings, Lake Michigan College (LMC) is providing job training services in the economic revitalization of Southwest Michigan. The college's Corporate and Community Development Division, in cooperation with the Berrien County Economic Development Commission and the Cornerstone Alliance,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Eash, Maurice J.; Lane, John J. – 1984
In order to promote faculty development, the potential for sharing faculty resources among Illinois private and public institutions was studied. Three institutions were assessed: a comprehensive graduate-level public university, a comprehensive graduate-level private university, and a public community college. Faculty development activities that…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Consultation Programs, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Versteck, Mary M. – 1981
In the mid-70's mental health programs in Florida underwent a major change with the implementation of a Unit Treatment Rehabilitation (UTR) model of patient care, which emphasizes the re-socialization of patients and a team approach to mental health care. In response to this change, an innovative program was developed through coordination between…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Huddleston, Kenneth F. – 1982
Productivity is a major issue in every discussion about the national economy. There is growing evidence that lagging productivity is one of the roots of the national economic slowdown, manifested in high rates of inflation and unemployment, increased federal deficits, and in reduced ability to compete in international markets. Many economists…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
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