This guide is intended for use in articulating secondary school and community college vocational and technical education programs. The process and materials described in the guide have been field tested by El Paso (Texas) Community College and a number of area secondary schools. Part 1, which deals with aspects of secondary and postsecondary…

A study examined five local work training programs in California that have combined resources from both the federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the public education system. The programs studied are located in San Diego County (Ramona), Montebello, San Francisco (Chinatown), Shasta County, and southeast Los Angeles County. In these…

Provides a brief history of articulation, along with a description of the relationship between technical preparation/associate degree (TPAD) programs and articulation. Includes definitions of key terms (e.g., advanced placement, advanced skills, and 2+2). Lists the benefits of TPAD programs and recommends steps to realize benefits. (MAB)

This document reports on a study conducted to determine which States use State equipment pools to share vocational education equipment. Five States--Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee--indicated that they have such pools. The report consists of the original letter of request for information and replies from the five…

This guide provides information regarding the development of a vocational cooperative whereby neighboring school districts may share vocational programs at a central location or at several sites on a cost-sharing basis. Chapter 1 presents procedures involved in the initial planning stage. Chapter 2 outlines the development of a proposal, and…

The goal of Project VAST (Virginia's Approach to Services for Transitioning) is to develop, implement, and evaluate a model at both state and local levels which ensures that students with disabilities who move through Virginia's public school programs and into the community will receive transitional services focusing on career preparation,…

This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "What Works Where You Are? The Implementation of Training Packages in Rural Australia" [ED495190] and is an added resource for further information. The original report investigates the implementation of training packages in five rural communities, and the…

A study examined the coordination of Minnesota vocational education and job training programs implemented with funding from the Perkins Act and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). A questionnaire regarding the coordination of job training and vocational-technical education was mailed to all of Minnesota's service delivery area (SDA) directors,…

An assessment was made of the degree to which a consistent, integrated, and coordinated effort is being made to provide vocational education services in Iowa. To assess the extent of cooperative relationships between selected human service agencies, five field visits were made to meet with representatives of local agencies and service centers…

In 1984 the Commission of the European Communities (EEC) disbursed some $1.437 billion in support of a range of retraining, relocation, and job creation measures intended to help youth. The EEC's policy toward vocationalization was first defined in 1963. In the 1970s the commission began to reassess its reason for existence, which led it to…

The Transition Plan for a Career Development Program was developed as a plan for phasing in the career development concept, including its shared-time features, in the Washington, D.C. public schools. Shared-time is a scheduling process that allows students to attend a comprehensive high school for academic courses and a career development center…

The 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments mandate that vocational education planning for individuals with disabilities be coordinated by appropriate representatives of vocational education, special education, and state vocational rehabilitation agencies. The Florida Council on Vocational Education for…

This implementation guide is designed to provide practical, useful help to vocational and academic teachers, administrators, and support personnel in integrated academic and vocational instruction. The introduction defines integration, discusses assessment of the status of current programs and the assumptions underlying integration, and presents…

Industry, labor, and educational institutions are entering a new period of enthusiasm for mutual cooperation and alliances within communities. Local collaborative councils bringing together leaders from business, labor, government, and education are demonstrating anew the community-level leadership that is essential to create and establish a new…

This resource guide/workbook is designed to show how to form and operate a tech prep/associate degree (TPAD) consortium. It contains 20 activity-oriented units that can be used by the planning teams to put the consortium together and get it running. Each unit may contain descriptive material (or scenarios), guidelines, resources, suggestions,…