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Stern, Walter F.; And Others – Rehabil Lit, 1970
The article is based on the report of the Massachusetts Vocational Rehabilitation Planning Commission. (JM)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Exceptional Child Services, Program Development, Rehabilitation Programs
Download full textSmith, 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
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
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
NICELEY, JOHN B.; VALENTINE, IVAN E. – 1965
AN INSTITUTE WAS CONDUCTED TO RETRAIN TEACHERS IN (1) THE TEACHING OF BUSINESS ELECTRONIC PROCESSING AND PROGRAMING AND (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF COURSE MATERIAL. COURSES OF STUDY AND ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES WERE INCLUDED IN THE 8-WEEK PROGRAM. TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING WAS RECEIVED BY 35 TEACHERS. CLASS OUTLINES WERE ALSO DEVELOPED TO…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computers, Curriculum Guides, Data Processing
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
Demik, Gary H.; And Others – 1975
The report describes the development of a model training program, Training and Technology, and subsequent efforts to diffuse the innovation. Before the inception of TAT, a survey study, Resources for Southern Manpower Development, had indicated that the South had considerable manpower development potential and need. TAT was organized by Oak Ridge…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Industrial Training, Institutional Cooperation
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1997
Work force development systems have three primary subsystems: youth development and preparation for employment, adult work force entry, and worker retraining and transition assistance. Programs targeting youth pose one of the greatest challenges to those striving to develop or improve work force development systems. School-to-work will not…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Strategies, Entry Workers
Leigh, Duane E. – 1994
The federal government's experience with adult retraining programs began in 1962 with the passage of the Manpower Development and Training Act and creation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. When the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act expired in 1982, Congress enacted the Job Training Partnership Act. During the 1980s, states…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers
Hamilton, James B.; Wonacott, Michael E. – 1984
An overall strategy is reported for updating secondary and postsecondary vocational/technical teachers in the technologies of their teaching areas. It is designed for use by vocational educators and others who provide technological update: local school, institution, and district administrators and boards; teacher educators; vocational/technical…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Job Skills, Models
Ohio State Council on Vocational Education, Westerville. – 1988
A study examined the level of coordination exhibited by six Ohio communities (Evergreen, Avon Center, Central City, Douglasville, Frostburg, and Buckeye) in planning and delivering training services to workers dislocated because of plant closings. Information was obtained from a wide variety of documents and reports as well as from Job Training…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Bogaty, Lisa; And Others – 1994
A discussion is provided of the role of community colleges as the primary delivery sources for workforce retraining, using the Pellissippi State Workforce Innovation Program as a case study. The first sections of the paper document the need for worker retraining in the United States, reporting the Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Green, C. Paul; Orsak, Charles G. – 1976
To determine the need for the development of a vocational education program in solar energy, an advisory committee considered opportunities for solar energy technicians and the need for the development of training programs and curricula and formulated recommendations for a program and curriculum. They concluded that the immediate need for persons…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Courses
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This report examines energy-related vocational programs at two-year colleges and discusses the factors to be considered in the future development of these programs. The report first presents the major findings of five surveys conducted between 1975 and 1979 to determine the number of degree and certificate programs offered in energy-related areas.…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Curriculum Development
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