Purpose: Young graduates in Morocco are encountering an increasingly challenging labor market environment. Confronted with intense competition, job insecurity, and unclear career trajectories, many find themselves in low-skilled positions despite possessing relevant qualifications. This issue is particularly pronounced among vocational training…

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of university and vocational education, and other influences on a variety of labour market outcomes for Australian youths aged between 16 and 25. The six labour market outcomes investigated are: occupational status, hourly and weekly earnings, employment, unemployment and full-time work. The…

Career and technical education (CTE) programs play a vital role in preparing high school students for life after graduation. The Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006 (Perkins) requires states that receive federal CTE funding to align secondary and postsecondary programs, so that students can transition seamlessly from a high school CTE program to a…

Describes two critical dimensions of work-based learning (WBL), firm-based versus school-based, and "learn-and-stay" versus "learn-and-go." Recommendations are offered for the design of new WBL in the light of empirical findings on the employment patterns of young people as they grow older. (SLD)

A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO ASCERTAIN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND IDENTIFY DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE OCCUPATIONS OR JOB CLUSTERS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. OF 1,170 FIRMS IDENTIFIED IN A 25 PERCENT SAMPLE OF TOWNS IN CONNECTICUT, 685 WERE CONTACTED AND 480 USABLE RESPONSES WERE OBTAINED BY…

Berrey reports survey findings that many adults in Utah do not associate vocational training with good careers. McCabe suggests ways to improve public education. (SK)

Developed for counselors and students, this handbook contains descriptions and occupational trends of over 700 occupations which are categorized according to: (1) professional and related occupations, (2) managerial occupations, (3) clerical and related occupations, (4) sales occupations, (5) service occupations, (6) skilled and other manual…

In order to provide more useful and timely occupational information for program development and evaluation, curriculum design, and labor market response to employer needs, the federal Office of Management and Budget has created a standard system of occupational definitions called the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Criteria for the SOC…

Career information concerning jobs in the electricity-electronics field is presented. Included is an overview of all positions of employment in the field, such as professional engineers, technicians, skilled craft workers, and semi-skilled workers. A description of their work, training requirements, and employment outlook is given. Information is…

Seventy-one educator-administrators participated in a conference organized to produce a working definition of vocational education. The speakers were an economist, a corporation president, a vocational education specialist, a child behavior and development specialist, and an educational administrator. The speeches were--(1) "Our Work Force Is…

This guide is intended to inform the people of North Carolina of the advantages of apprenticeship training and to promote the registration of apprentices and apprenticeship programs. It opens with a general description of the system of apprenticeship, including an account of the role of the North Carolina Department of Labor. Next, profiles are…

THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO GATHER INFORMATION HELPFUL IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PRIMARILY WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. OCCUPATIONAL NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED FROM FORECASTS OF CHANGES IN CURRENT OCCUPATIONS, AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND…

This study was conducted to determine the manpower needs of El Paso, Texas, by surveying and interviewing employers in regard to numbers of employees, education and training level preferred, and related employee information. A second purpose was to identity specific kinds of skills needed by EL Paso business and industry. Information was gathered…

This is a structured interview study of a 20% random sample consisting of 148 clients interviewed a year after leaving a rehabilitation center vocational program. Employment outcome is related to age, marital status, impairments, education, race, social class, program completion, attendance and punctuality. Clients' occupational distribution in…

A study attempted to determine whether the United States experience of continuing education and training provides an appropriate resource for changes intended to increase lifelong learning in the United Kingdom by considering institutional and cultural differences for the two countries. The study considered the trajectories for lifelong learning…