After a year of planning, the American Republic Insurance Company has opened a new training facility which occupies a complete floor of the National Headquarters building in Des Moines. Pictures of the facilities are shown. (EB)

A random sample of 70 rehabilitation program graduates was used. Placement criteria were: 1) salary; 2) number of weeks between graduation and employment; and 3) number of contacts by a field rehabilitation counselor between graduation and closure. Data were collected on 55 test and rating variables during the students' evaluation and training…

The school psychologist-vocational teacher relationship in a vocational school setting is emphasized by the author in his discussion of the school psychologist working in a vocational evaluation center. (Editor/CT)

In 1979, Ohio passed a law creating a Rehabilitation Division within its Industrial Commission and authorizing the building of two comprehensive rehabilitation centers to serve disabled workers. Ohio provides industrial rehabilitation services almost entirely through the public sector. This paper describes industrial rehabilitation policies and…

The attitudes of 96 clients in a complete rehabilitation center were studied with regard to 15 concepts. The interrelationships among the variables are discussed not only with respect to evaluation and training but also in terms of the total rehabilitation program at the center. (Author)

The past history of varied operations of the Job Corps Centers indicates that the high incidence of failure to acculturize trainees to socially acceptable behavior has been due to the Centers' limited, vocational orientation. The Centers should identify the different types of deviant behavior and treat them individually. Also, they should help the…

The teaching approach utilized by the Melwood Horticultural Training Center in the vocational training of the mentally retarded is described as demanding, but the techniques are based on a belief in humanism, an individualized approach, and common sense. (EC)

Built for the multiply handicapped, the Occupational Center of Union, New Jersey, had to be completely free of architectural barriers. (Author)

Exemplary projects which help disabled people use technology (particularly computers) expand their employment opportunities include: Project Entry (Seattle); Georgia Computer Programmer Project (Atlanta); Perkins Project with Industry (Watertown, Massachusetts); Project Byte (Newton Massachusetts); Technology Relevant to You (St. Louis); Special…

This critical analysis of vocational education in the Federal Republic of Germany appeared in the Hamburger Lehrerzeitung (September 23, 1973, v51 n15). (Editor)

This article first appeared in the Bulletin of the Embassy of Switzerland (November, 1971, v11 n3). (Editor)

Describes the Regional Industrial Development Corporation that promotes vocational education. (PG)

A description of the $55-million International Center for Training and Management Development now being constructed by Xerox Corporation near Leesburg, Virginia. (GB)

Topics discussed include (1) establishment of a national vocational training service in Nicaragua; (2) vocational training in Senegal; (3) national vocational training week in the Ukraine; and (4) inplant training in the U.S.S.R. (SK)