Job opportunities in the United States are growing, but there are not enough interested or qualified workers to fill them. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also transforming the future of work, bringing both innovation and uncertainty and emphasizing the growing need to equip students with adaptable, future-ready skills. This report advocates for…

A career/vocational assessment program with four participating high schools was developed. The major goal was to provide students the opportunity to identify and explore their specific vocational interests and opportunities. The target population consisted of 222 ninth-graders who were prevocational students or who had expressed an interest in…

Developed for use by career educators and counselors in Fresno County, California, this checklist is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides space for recording students' development in vocational and career awareness, interests and hobbies, work experience, vocational test scores, individual goals, and community agency input from the…

A discussion among student personnel administrators of how they had come to careers in student affairs, of the complexities of making choices for personal and professional development, and of advice they wished they had received from, or would like to give to, others in the field led to the development of this monograph. Articles include: (1)…

This final evaluation report describes the Curriculum-Based Vocational Assessment (CBVA) project of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The program serves mildly handicapped (learning disabled and mildly retarded) secondary level students in 18 regular vocational education courses delivered in 45 middle, junior high, and senior…

Argues that for arts education to compete for scarce resources, it helps prepare youth for the workplace. Describes a variety of arts education programs related to vocational educational and career planning. Concludes that this approach is intended to supplement, not diminish, the argument for arts education in the schools. (CFR)

Designed to assist in planning at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC), this report presents the results of a year-long study of local manpower needs and educational and training interests. Chapter I provides background on the school and the purpose of this community manpower assessment study. Chapter II focuses on study methodology,…

This guide provides a reference to educators interested in helping students make the link between school programs and career opportunities after high school. Presented in two parts, it focuses on ways of infusing career education into the high-school curriculum. This approach reduces the gap between career education (usually relegated to guidance…

A study was conducted to determine the career or educational interests of high school juniors in Monroe County, to compile information about potential Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) students, and to gather data to project future enrollment trends at the college for long-range planning. Information on students' educational/career interests…

In 1987, a study was conducted by Johnson County Community College (Kansas) in cooperation with local public school districts to determine the career and educational interests of the county's public high school students. Surveys were administered in class to 11,477 freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, requesting information on high school…

School-business partnerships can be a valuable supplement to the public education system, especially in an era of limited resources. The business and industrial community can provide support for schools in a number of ways, including awards to students and teachers, scholarships, equipment loans, on-the-job training, curriculum revision, part-time…