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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1980
This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Nuclear Energy, Postsecondary Education
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1980
This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Nuclear Energy, Postsecondary Education
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1980
This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Nuclear Energy, Postsecondary Education
Download full textBobbitt, Billie M. – 1974
The document addresses itself to the changing attitudes concerning jobs acceptable to and for women, and the time lag involved in their qualification in technical skills. Myths and facts about women workers are explored and discounted. The author holds to the position that men are male, women are female, and jobs are neuter. The first step toward…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Employment Patterns, Females, Military Service
Watkins, Donald; And Others – 1973
The study was undertaken to assess the needs of Alabama's industry for chemical technicians and to determine the kinds and levels of skills required by major employers. Of the 75 organizations responding to the questionnaire with usable data, 62 were private industries, 6 were testing laboratories, and 7 were federal agencies. Generally, the study…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemical Technicians, College Science, Curriculum
Rhine, Shirley H.; Creamer, Daniel – 1969
Relaxed educational requirements and rising salaries attest to the increasing shortages of technical manpower over the past two decades. This report quantifies the shortages of technicians, engineers, and scientists. Increasing shortages are projected for the next 5 years, in spite of a growing supply of personnel. Abundant charts provide the…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Paraprofessional Personnel
Swearer, Harvey F. – 1971
Jobs in radio arts, from serviceman to station engineer, are easier to get if one has a recommendation of the U.S. Government in the form of a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This study guide for FCC radiotelephone licenses is designed to thoroughly prepare the applicant for any radiotelephone exam and to serve as a…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Electronic Technicians, Engineering Technicians, Guides
Peer reviewedSlick, Mryna H. – Clearing House, 1987
Outlines the types of courses available through postsecondary vocational technical schools and the benefits that strong vocational technical programs provide for the nation's economy. (JC)
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Semiskilled Occupations, Student Needs, Technical Education
Peer reviewedMinty, Gordon – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1987
The study attempted to determine needs for training robotic technicians in Michigan. The survey had three parts: (1) needed technical specialities, (2) current problems with robot maintenance and repair, and (3) number of robots needed to keep a full-time technician occupied. (CH)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Labor Needs, Machine Repairers, Postsecondary Education
Carey, Max L.; Hazelbaker, Kim L. – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1986
Discusses the field of temporary employment. Topics covered include (1) the need for temporaries, (2) how the agency concept works, (3) why people become temporary employees, and (4) the types of occupations available on a temporary basis. (CH)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Industrial Personnel, Occupational Information, Office Occupations
Smith, Howard – Industrial Education, 1973
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Career Planning, Careers, Case Studies
Banerjee, Tapan – Tech Educ News, 1970
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum, Marine Biology, Marine Technicians
Peer reviewedGleeson, Paul – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 1996
Studies of gender identity and activity preferences in young children and of the characteristics of work culture in traditional male trades are used to support the argument that women seeking nontraditional employment are faced with a work identity based on a traditional concept of masculinity. Reconstructing work cultures to ensure equal access…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Bias
Gray, Kenneth – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Counters misconceptions with facts about school-to-work (STW): students have unrealistic career goals; most are not prepared for college academics; college is increasingly paid for by loans; only one in three college graduates finds a relevant job; technical employment is the fastest growing sector; STW does not preclude college; and technician…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Noncollege Bound Students, Occupational Aspiration
Peer reviewedErinosho, Stella Y. – Journal of Career Development, 1997
Responses from 209 of 520 Nigerian women in science and technology professions and university departments found they typically attended single-sex schools, had highly educated parents, had more fathers than mothers in scientific-technical professions, received parental and spousal support, and were concerned about combining marriage and career.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Females, Foreign Countries
