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Holley, William H., Jr. – Training and Development Journal, 1972
Reports the results of survey conducted among private employers and personnel managers in Birmingham, Alabama. (MB)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Problems, Government Role
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Melvyn, P. – International Labour Review, 1977
Deals with some of the problems (and reasons for the problems) which school-leavers and young workers encounter in their search for jobs or training places. Measures taken or envisaged in a number of countries to alleviate the problems are also reviewed. (SH)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Programs, Educational Responsibility, Employment Practices
Holemon, Richard L.; And Others – 1969
Concerted Services in Training and Education was conceived as one way to minimize the dysfunctional effects of technological developments on rural communities. Three pilot projects were established to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a concerted approach to solving the training problem and other needs of rural people. One project was…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment Problems, Needs, Pilot Projects
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1964
THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION IDENTIFIED AND CONTACTED 314 MEN FOR ENROLLMENT IN RETRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE MEN, AGES 21 TO 65, WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS WERE (1) A 52-WEEK COURSE IN BRICK MASONRY, AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS, SHEET METAL WORK, ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, OR…
Descriptors: Age, Attitude Measures, Communication Problems, Educational Attitudes
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National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1976
Youth employment is the focus of this compilation of 11 working papers (by selected specialists) developed to aid the National Commission for Manpower Policy (NCMP) in its ongoing efforts to develop a national manpower policy. An introductory section comments on the overall needs/conclusions revealed by the policy papers. Policy paper titles and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Business Responsibility, Career Development, Community Involvement
Bobrow, Sue Berryman – 1976
Implications of developmental characteristics of youth are assessed for community education-work councils and the career education programs which councils might be expected to sponsor, in order to decide whether to evaluate councils, and if so, what outcomes councils might be expected to affect. Youth are defined to include pre-adolescent children…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Groups, Agency Role, Career Development