Individuals with disabilities often have difficulties transitioning to employment after the completion of high school. This is especially true for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, as many of the soft skills needed for employment (e.g. communication, flexibility, teamwork) are characteristically difficult. Employment training in…

Missouri career education opportunities are preparing young people and adults for the job market and/or further education. These programs combine academics and job-specific skill training to assist in narrowing the skills gap. This fact sheet highlights 2018-19 data on Missouri's career and technical education (CTE) programs. [For the 2017-18 Fact…

Missouri career education is preparing young people and adults for the job market and/or further education. It combines academics and job-specific skill training to assist in narrowing the skills gap. This fact sheet shows how Missouri's career education programs are preparing students for the future. [For the 2016-17 Fact Sheet, see ED590196.]

Missouri career education is preparing young people and adults for the job market and/or further education. It combines academics and job-specific skill training to assist in narrowing the skills gap. This fact sheet shows how Missouri's career education programs are preparing students for the future.

This paper discusses methods for benchmarking vocational education and training colleges and presents results from a number of models. It is conceptually difficult to benchmark vocational colleges. The colleges typically offer a wide range of course programmes, and the students come from different socioeconomic backgrounds. We solve the…

The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV" or "Act") authorizes federal funding for career and technical education (CTE) and specifies a formula for distributing those funds. Allocations at the secondary level are based on the number of youths ages 5-17 who reside within a local…

The directory gives name, address, and course offerings of 1,413 schools in New York State which have been approved for the training of veterans, servicewomen, servicemen, and eligible dependents under Title 38, United States Code, as of January 1, 1973. The index is compiled alphabetically with reference numbers assigned for correlation with the…

Traces the history and development of the postsecondary vocational and technical educational system in Scotland since 1956. Summarizes organizational structure, courses of study, entrance requirements, and services. Reviews the government's plan for curriculum reform introduced in 1983. (NEC)

Contained in this alphabetized, occupational education directory are the names of secondary and post-secondary education programs offered by New York's public and private institutions. Listed alphabetically by county, only licensed, registered, or approved schools and programs are included. (SN)

Describes legalistic education of trainees and their parents in senior-level technical training schools in areas of crime prevention and civil and labor law. Resource persons such as jurists, personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, physicians, sociologists, and cultural figures lecture and give seminars. Describes evaluation methods of…

A review of problems faced by sheltered workshops for disabled persons (low placement rates in open employment, nonconsideration of individual needs, poor financial rewards) includes an outline of a habilitation model featuring improved staff training, production and wages, vocational and nonvocational options, organization of training, and…

Describes the South Carolina Technical Education System which was created in 1961 to meet a wide variety of educational needs, from a special schools program of job training or upgrading courses for industry to degree programs in technical education centers. Examples of problems and solutions are included. (MF)

The seven-year-old school described is Canada's largest safety training center; about 85 people graduate from the six-weeks course every month. Studies include theory, driving technique, and a practicum on the highways. (Author/AJ)