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Funnell, Peter; Muller, Dave – 1991
This book examines the impact of the single European market (SEM) on vocational education in the United Kingdom. Part 1 consists of two chapters: "The Single European Market--Its Rationale and Consequences" (Peter Luff) and "The Single European Market--Uncertain Implications and the Vocational Educational Challenge" (Colin…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Programs, Coordination
New Jersey State Council on Vocational Education, Trenton. – 1993
A biennial evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of New Jersey's vocational education delivery systems in meeting Perkins Act purposes and their coordination with the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) resulted in 19 recommendations. Respondents to a survey of country vocational districts, JTPA service delivery areas, and community…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1998
This document provides an overview of the Workforce Investment Act, which provides the framework for a national work force preparation and employment system designed to meet simultaneously the needs of the nation's businesses and of job seekers wishing to further their careers. The document begins with a brief summary of the act's five titles,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees
1998
This document contains four papers from a symposium on professional development of human resource development (HRD) professionals. "Lifelong Learning and Performance: The Role of Key Qualifications in Human Resource Development" (Simone J. van Zolingen, Wim J. Nijhof) argues that, besides being of interest to employers, key…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, College Programs, Competence
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1992
In one of a series of hearings held in communities around the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear testimony from higher education professionals, business people, and students in the state of Hawaii. In particular the witnesses, grouped in seven panels, testified…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Wells, Alice; Robertson-Phillips, Theresa – 1992
The Labor Education Achievement Program (LEAP) provided workplace literacy services to 664 union workers in 39 classes at worksites, union halls, and other locations. Students' average age was nearly 40. All had attended some public school; 91 percent had some high school education. Students reported various reasons for enrollment; 90.6 percent…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Ancillary School Services, Competency Based Education
Phelps, L. Allen, Ed.; Thurston, Paul W., Ed. – 1989
These proceedings contain 11 papers that examine several diverse collaborative efforts designed to improve education and training programs through substantive involvement of the private sector. Authors and titles are as follows: "Public-Private Sector Collaboration in Education: Implications for Research, Policy, and the Education of Professional…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Coordination
Copeland, Scott – 1992
Workplace literacy projects were established at Warn Industries, a winch and hubcap maker, and Oregon Cutting Systems (OCS), a producer of cutting edges supplying the timber industry by Clackamas Community College (Oregon). At Warn, project staff developed functional context materials, delivered instruction to a math class, and implemented a basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy
Ganzglass, Evelyn, Ed. – 1992
This volume contains an introduction and four policy option papers that explore key issues affecting the economy and state options to address the issues within the context of the U.S. workplace. "Introduction" (David Bedford, Evelyn Ganzglass) discusses the issues identified in the first phase of the governors' initiative on Excellence…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economics, Education Work Relationship, Employer Employee Relationship
Tracey, William R. – 1992
This book presents a systems approach to developing a comprehensive training and development program. It is addressed primarily to human resources development (HRD) managers and training and development practitioners in either the public or private sector, and it may also be useful to individuals responsible for developing instructional programs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development
BCEL Brief, 1993
This annotated bibliography describes 42 documents dealing with work force and workplace literacy. Annotations are provided for 17 how-to guides and assessment tools, 19 policy reports and research papers, and 6 surveys. The following are among the topics covered in the individual documents described: job-related literacy training, basic skills in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1991
This document consists of five 3-year follow-up reports to a series of technical reports that presented 44 recommendations and 210 suggested activities for improving vocational education and job training in Illinois. Each report has three sections. The executive summary provides background and describes actions taken during 1989, 1990, and 1991 to…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Corporate Support
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of Adult and Occupational Education. – 1990
This document consists of performance, computational, and communication modules used by the Working Smart workplace literacy project, a project conducted for the hotel and food industry in the Los Angeles area by a public school district and several profit and nonprofit companies. Literacy instruction was merged with job requirements of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Popkes, William A. – 1990
This annual report includes an introduction on preparing a world-class work force, and three major sections. The first section provides statistics on 1988-89 vocational education enrollments in California by ethnicity, gender, program type, service area, and special need category. The second section provides brief descriptions of the vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Articulation (Education), Business Education, Career Guidance
Training Ideas, 1984
This document contains three issues of "Training Ideas," a bimonthly publication of instructional materials and articles dealing with human resource development. The premiere issue (1984) includes the following articles: "Information Retrieval: Finding That Lost Article" by Patrick Suessmuth; "Increasing Learning in Printed Materials through the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction