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International Union of Operating Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1975
The Operating Engineers Dual Enrollment Program combines trade union apprenticeship with college study. Young persons are "dually-enrolled" by meeting both the requirements for indenture as an apprentice and matriculation as an Associate Degree candidate. Apprentices may receive college credit for apprenticeship-related training classes…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Associate Degrees, Construction Industry, Cooperative Programs
Franklin, William S. – 1975
The report describes a study of industry-sponsored upgrading programs for journeymen in construction unions. Interviews with union and training officials, as well as 405 journeymen and 99 contractors, revealed that upgrading activities were concentrated in electrical work, carpentry, and the pipe trades, and that both the number of programs and…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Carpentry, Construction Industry, Electricians